Youth Culture 2

when a label overtakes everything else that the person is viewed as - a very strong label

when a label begins to shape someone's life to live up to the label

Labelling Theo

The Saints and the Roughnecks

Canteen Culture

the way in which people working in a particular workplace can develop a shared set of norms and values

black children are treated differently and penalised more harshly, leading to them joining A

schools are openly racist and assume that all black boys are anti school.

Mods and Rockers

YC help children learn social solidarity which leads to value consensus

YC brings young people into society during a period of limbo. YC is a way of experimentation, testing boundaries and reinforcing acceptable norms and values as well as supplying a safe outlet.

YC is a bridge that aids the stressful transition process and socialises young people into the world.

Young people who do not believe in value consensus of have attachment to family member are likely to go against norms and values. This period of rebellion is just a phase young people go through

Strain Theory

those who pursue goals through socially accepted means

those who don't accept cultural goals but understand the means of achieving so go to work anyway.

those who use illegal means to achieve the goals of society eg stealing, selling drugs

those who reject the goals of society and are viewed as drop outs eg drug addicts, alcoholics

those who create alternative goals to that of society and seek a counter culture eg terrorists

offending behaviour is sometimes done for the thrill rather than being economically motivated caused by status frustration

when sociologists carry out research that focusses on the masculine perspective and then assume the findings can be applied to women as well

the invisibility of girls in sociology youth cultures is because the research is carried out by men.

girls were present in youth cultures but are overlooked because the ethnography was carried out by men in public areas. Girls were more controlled by parents so not present in street cultures.

examined the role of girls within Teddy Boys, Mods, Rockers and Hippies and found different levels of involvement and the reinforcement of gender roles

Bedroom Culture

laddish behaviour and ASS began to exist amongst female pupils

labelling girls as laddish or bad is a form of social control linked to expected behaviour, the media created a moral panic towards the rise of female 'binge drinkers'

bedroom culture still exists today but has to developed to allow girls to access youth cultures from the safety of their room.

popular culture is sexist and promotes traditional gender stereotypes, music teaches gender roles, female music has less freedom, no self expression

less females in Hip Hop than 20 years ago, black woman in hip hop culture are an extreme form of sexualisation with no positive role models, Hip Hop has been demonised by the media