The sociology of youth culture and youth subcultures: Sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll

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First published in 1980, this book argues that subcultures are formed in defence of collectively experienced problems that arise from defects and contradictions in social structures. Mike Brake looks at the development of post-war youth culture in a sociological context and considers the class base of youth subcultures, showing that they generate a form of collective identity from which an individual identity can be achieved, outside that ascribed by class, education or occupation. Black youth and young females are two groups given special attention here since Brake notes they are prone to particular problems resulting from the racism and sexism inherent in much youth culture. Cover Title Information Title Page Copyright Page Original Title Page Original Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction 1 The Use of Subculture as an Analytical Tool in Sociology Individual and Collective 'Solutions' to Stigma The Concept of Subculture Subcultures and Style Subcultures, Social Reality and Identity The Development of an Analytical Framework for the Study of Subcultures 2 Street-Wise – The Delinquent Subculture in Sociological Theory in Britain and the United States The Chicago School and the Social Ecology of the City The Social Meaning of Territory in the Working-Class Community The Statistical Presence of Delinquency in Working-Class Neighbourhoods Differential Identification in the Deprived Neighbourhood Anomie Theory and its Influence on Subcultural Studies The Influence of American Naturalism, Matza and the Drift into and from Delinquency British Studies of Working-Class Delinquent Subcultures The Social Ecology of the British Working-Class Neighbourhood Structural Contradictions in the Educational System, and the Subculture as a 'Solution' The New Wave of British Subcultural Theory The Ethnography and History of British Working-Class Youth Cultures and Subcultures A Brief History of British Working-Class Subcultures and Styles Teddy Boys Mods Rockers Skinheads Glamrock and Glitter Punk 3 The Trippers and the Trashers – Bohemian and Radical Traditions in Youth Culture The Cultural Rebels - Bohemian Subcultures and Middle- Class Delinquency The Emergence of Youth Culture in the United States The Beat Generation Hippies, Freaks and Heads The Structure of the Counter-Culture The Radical Tradition - Political Militancy and Protest Movements 4 Dread in Babylon. Black and Brown Youth Black and Brown Youth in Britain Rude Boys and Rastafarians: Afro-Caribbean Youth Subcultures Asian Youth Black and Brown Girls 'Let the Power Fall' – Racism and its Effect on Youth 5 The Invisible Girl. The Culture of Femininity Versus Masculinism Love and Marriage; Escape into Romance Girls in Male-Dominated Subcultures The Celebration of Masculinism 6 Subcultures, Manufactured Culture and the Economy. Some Considerations of the Future Subcultures and Manufactured Culture Unemployment and the Local Economy Youth Culture and Identity Youth as a Social Problem Future Prospects Bibliography Index