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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, Hebdige focuses on something and how it affects the definition of a subculture. What is it that he focuses on?
(a) Level of education.
(b) Socioeconomical status.
(c) Style.
(d) Religious preference.

2. Of the following, which does Hebdige say is a representation of the mass culture aesthetic?
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Hair styles.
(d) Self-image.

3. What does Hebdige say about SOME aspects of youth culture with respect to the parent culture?
(a) All youth culture reflects parent culture.
(b) They no way reflect the parent culture.
(c) There is no such thing as a youth culture and parent culture. Both the youth and parent exercise the traditions of one, the same culture.
(d) Parent culture reflects youth culture, not the other way around.

4. What does Hebdige say about the Punkers' style of dressing?
(a) It is similar to that of the dominant culture.
(b) It is different from the mass culture but acceptable by it.
(c) It is confrontation dressing.
(d) It evokes the feeling of peace.

5. What does Hebdige say is the next step after a subculture is ready to become a part of the "mass cultural consciousness"?
(a) Colonization.
(b) Commodification.
(c) Combination.
(d) Culturalization.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hebdige states, "the implication is that style, with its inherent subversion, can . . ." do what?

2. Hebdige presents what type(s) of studies to cast doubt on the assumption that the development of many youth cultures makes the British youth a single class unto themselves?

3. Which of the following do Rastafarians say is the strength behind their beliefs?

4. Which of the following is another word for "science of the concrete"?

5. Of the following, which can be used as a symbol of style?

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