Response to the social and economic conditions faced

Response to the social and economic conditions faced

1. Economic conditions (marx)

   • Working class rebellion against capitalistic society (Marxist)
   • High unemployment
   • Resistance through rituals
   • Lea & Young - Relative deprivation, feel deprived when comparing selves to others
   • Marxists - Working class rebellion against capitalistic societ

2. Social conditions (func)

   • Masculinity in crisis - Mac an Ghail
   • Cohen - status (functionalist)
   • Labelling (Becker)
   • Racism
   • Media
   • Hebdige - rebellion is resistance to media and society control
   • Cohen - skinheads reclaiming territory
   • Sense of belonging
     • Functionalists - period of transition
       • generalise youth cultures + dont consider females

3. Intro

   • Definitions of key words
   • Outline argument

4. Criticisms

   • Postmodernists - just about the style and developing neo-tribes
     • still some clear subcultures that are not neo-tribes