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borden
youth subculture made up of youths who share the same hobby of skateboarding
skaters are loosely associated with low commitment, and status was mostly gained through skating ability.
neo tripe. example of how youth subcultures are changing and how they have changed from being based on social class, gender or ethnicity.
muggleton
contemporary subcultures are no longer as physically motivated
found less defined boundaries between members, a weaker sense of commitment
greater variety styles adopted within a group and a greater emphasis on style than belief
back
hybrid identities emerging among young people
these young people are in a transitional stage where they have the freedom and opportunity to construct new identities.
inter racial friend groups and a great deal of cultural borrowing from other groups
such as language and interest in reggae, soul, hip hop, rap, house
nayak
done
thornton
argues that youths now take an individual palsied approach to style and identity and are likely to make decisions which vary from eachother
studied clubbing culture and found that people use a pic n mix approach, choosing random elements which make a mis matched identity
only thing ravers shared was music taste
blackman
strong critique of post modern approach
by choosing to focus on subcultures like clubbing, researchers are ignoring politically active subcultures that exist.
suggests Thornton has failed to see that there is a political angle to even these subcultures
katz
done this
polhemus
supermarket of style to show that youth styles and fluid and young people can choose from a range of different fashions, music tastes and identities etc
infinite choice which leads to a blending and rehashing of styles, no longer distinctive subcultures like ‘goths’ or ‘punks’