Are youth subcultures genuine signs of revolt or simply the manifestation of style?
I think youth subcultures are simply a manifestation of style. However I do think that the originators of each subculture were being rebellious and original and the people that follow their trends are just copying them.
I think that famous people are a big reason as to why different people conform to different youth subcultures. If a teenager sees a famous person wearing something or hears them singing a certain type of music, they might feel like they have to dress like that or enjoy that type of music because that is what is ‘in fashion.’ I think this relates to peer pressure, especially at school, where youths feel pressurised into conforming to a particular youth subculture because all their friends are. This means that the individuals do not think they are rebelling against anyone, they are only conforming to that style because they feel like they have to.
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I would really like to have seen some mention here of some of the theorists and theories that were mentioned in the lecture and discussed in the seminar (Hebdige, Cohen etc.). Unfortunately without some reference to this material, this post is rather lacking in substance.
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