Social Class

Question 1

CCCS

Answer 1

suggested social class and feelings of deprivation and frustration are what lead young people to form subcultures and that different economic situations can explain the differences between youths. They saw youth as a form of resistance to the capitalist.

Question 2

Brake (1980)

Answer 2

argued that youth cultures, as a form of resistance, were ‘magical’ symbolic solutions rather than practical concrete solutions to the problems faced by the working class youth. Being in a subculture gave youths a collective identity and feelings of strength.

Question 3

Hebdige (1979)

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Answer 3

used the concept ‘incorporation’ to describe how these subversive styles are taken over by the media and fashion industries making them lose their edge and element of rebellion and no longer distinctive.

Question 4

Thornton (19995a)

Answer 4

argued that due to youths exemption from adult financial commitments such as rent and bills, many youths from many backgrounds enjoy disposable income with freedom and do even the poorest can take part in club culture.