YS: ETHNICITY Flashcards
How are the mods linked to cultural hybridity?
Seen as imitating the ‘cool’ styles of West Indians and gained their influence through soul music.
How are skinheads linked to ethnicity?
Gained a reputation for being racist and resisting against immigration.
What did Nayak call white working-class youths who were influenced by black music and fashion?
‘White wannabes.’
What can white rappers be seen to represent?
Cultural hybridity.
What did Hebidge see Rastafarianism as a form of?
Rastafarianism and reggae culture were seen as a form of resistance to white culture and racism with roots in the relations of slavery.
What is Brasian culture?
Refers to a subculture of some young British Asians, which is a fusion between British and Asian culture.
What does Johal state about Brasian culture?
Suggests that some British Asians adopted a ‘hyper-ethnic’ style, an exaggerated form of their parents culture.
What does Brasian culture show in comparison to Rastafarianism?
Brasians show evidence of hybridity, whereas, Rastafarianism is seen as a form of resistance.
How does Mercer describe the meaning behind hair in black culture?
Discusses the styling of hair within black culture, and its symbolic meaning. For example, afro and dreadlock can be seen as emphasising identification.
What is a criticism of the functionalist perspective?
Ethnocentric and do not consider the impact of ethnicity and race on youth subcultures.
What are modern primitives?
A subculture found in the US and parts of Western Europe, who are a prime example of ‘Neo-tribes’. Form of expression around body modifications e.g. tattoos.
What do Vale and Juno state about modern pirmitives?
That the body modification undertaken is a reaction to the sense of powerlessness which some sense of power and control can be regained.
How can hybridity in youth subcultures be seen as a positive?
Leading to more mixing and understanding between different groups as a form of ‘cultural exchange’.
What can be a negative of cultural exchange within youth subcultures?
Lead to cultural appropriation.
