Comparative Youth Culture: The Sociology of Youth Cultures and Youth Subcultures in America, Britain and Canada

by Mike Brake

Overview

Mike Brake suggests that subcultures develop in response to social problems which a group experiences collectively, and shows how individuals draw on collective identities to define themselves.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415051088
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/04/1985
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	1370L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The use of subculture as an analytical tool in sociology; Chapter 2 Street-wise. The delinquent subculture in sociological theory in the United States; Chapter 3 Just another brick in the wall. British studies of working-class youth cultures; Chapter 4 The trippers and the trashers —bohemian and radical traditions of youth; Chapter 5 Hustling, breaking and rapping—black and brown youth; Chapter 6 ‘Take off eh!’—Youth culture in Canada; Chapter 7 The invisible girl—the culture of femininity versus masculinism; Chapter 8 No future? Subcultures, manufactured cultures and the economy; Bibliography Index;

Editorial Reviews

‘... written with deep sympathy ...' - Comparative Education

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