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Marxism and Youth Culture - Coggle Diagram
Marxism and Youth Culture
Hall and Jefferson- Teddy Boys
Elaborate dress code
Casual violence in defence of territory was a form of ideological resistance to the social and economic decay of their neighbourhoods
Working-class youth in the 1950s
Ideological protest because they had been excluded from the relative affluence that existed in this period
Jacket and shoes- associated with upper class showed that the teddy boy had contempt for the upper class- they want to copy the upper class in order to shown their disdain
Reacting against the crisis of capitalism
By forming a subculture young people were able to express freedom and experiment with ideas, often this comes in the form of 'bricolage'
For example, Appropriation of bruberry which signifies working class youth is an act of cultural resistance
Marxim
Spectacular youth subcultures were viewed as a form of magical resistance to the social and economic problems faced by young working class people and linked to the decline to the working class inner city communities
Styles allegedly represent a form of working class ideology or cultural resistance to ruling class hegemony
The cultures are seen as an attempt to symbolically recreate traditional transition of working class community through dress, style and behaviour
Constant conflict between bourgeoisie and proletariat
Social class is seen to be the most crucial division- Subculture as a product of class and economic situation
Youth subculture created by working class people, constitute form of resistance and rebellion against capitalist value and the bleak factor facing working class
They are a symbolic way or resolving problem faced, a way of expressing anger
Way to try and resolve the problems faced by each generation of working class youths
Gramsci
Recognized that these youth face the same social experiences and social conditions
‘Hegemony’ which was the ideological dominance of social authority that the ruling class have over the subordinate classes
Clarke- Skinheads
Exaggerated their sense of masculinity and working class background
Being part of a group with the same attitudes or values made them feel like they could make a change to their circumstances but for Brake this was just an illusion
People exaggerated aspects of their identity which they felt they were losing
Eval
Middle-class subcultures such as the hippy subculture of the 1960s were generally neglected by the CCCS who have been accused of choosing working-class youth subcultures that fit their analysis of ideological resistance rather than the other way around.
The CCCS have been accused by feminists of being gender-blind and ignoring girls in their analyses.
Work was very influential