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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. How does Hebdige relate style to the "myth of consensus"?
2. Where did the parents of the Rastafarians migrate to?
3. What sparked the punk movement?
4. The STYLE between the Teddy Boys of the 50's and 70's is which of the following?
5. In which of the following ways does Hebdige understand the idea of "high culture"?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. When subcultures began to take shape, what group or groups of people became active participants? Why?
3. How does Hebdige say some members of the mass culture view the British youth of the different subcultures?
4. How do the Rastafarians modify the Christian religion?
5. How do the Skinheads identify with black subcultures?
6. According to Hebdige, what affect does the Glam subculture have on someone looking in from the outside?
7. Does Hebdige agree with the idea that all subcultures are lumped into one "class"?
8. What is the significance of the author's description of post-war Britain?
9. What does Hebdige say must be done in order to understand the connection between Punk and Reggae?
10. Even though Punk was founded on some of Reggae's ideas, were the two really similar, according to Hebdige?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is George Jackson? What are his opinions of the black race? Does he believes blacks are treated equally? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Does the author agree with the notion that "style" is an art within itself or part of a greater system? Explain how he supports his opinion.
Essay Topic 3
In what way did Hebdige say the black and white cultures regard the hipsters? What influenced their opinions of the hipsters? In what way did the hipsters view themselves?
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