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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Of the following, which is a common activity that affects social behavior?
2. Individuals' conduct in society is greatly influenced by which?
3. According to Chapters 5, what do Punks absolutely NOT want to be associated with?
4. 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?
5. Reggae is greatly influenced by what style of music?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Hebdige say was Punk's mission when they formed?
2. How do the Skinheads identify with black subcultures?
3. How does Hebdige feel about common objects when in the hands of the dominant culture as opposed to being in the hands of a subculture?
4. In Chapter 4, how does Hebdige explain the creation of white subcultures?
5. In Chapter 5, what does Hebdige say is important with regard to why a subculture is formed?
6. What is the history of the blacks from the West Indies compared to the post-war British youth?
7. How does Hebdige say some members of the mass culture view the British youth of the different subcultures?
8. In Chapter 4, how do the Teddy Boys contradict themselves?
9. Why does Hebdige think the mass culture "mythologizes signification"?
10. In the Introduction and Chapter 1, how does Hebdige feel about the way the mass culture defines everyday life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did black migration to London affect the black immigrants and the youth of Post-War Britain? Give specific examples and explain the positives and negatives of the move.
Essay Topic 2
How does the author describe the media's affect on how the public views the Punk subculture? Give specific examples of ways the media can affect the subculture both positively and negatively.
Essay Topic 3
The author says its more important to understand the historical context of a subculture than the "familiar rites of passage associated with the transition from childhood to maturity." Discuss the historical context of the Punk, Reggae, Rastafarian, 1950's Teddy Boys, and 1970's Teddy Boys subcultures. Give specific information noted in the text.
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