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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. According to George Jackson, what is true of the Master's tongue?

2. What does Hebdige say style articulates between the dominant culture and subcultures?

3. According to Chapter 9, a rocket jacket is which of the following qualities?

4. What method is used to facilitate the mass society's understanding of subcultures?

5. Which of the following is a value held dear by the Skinheads?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nuttal feel about the rocker jacket?

2. At what point in the book did Hebdige come to his conclusion about style?

3. What does Hebdige say about the straightforward style?

4. How does Hebdige say Punkers' desire to be different sometimes affects them?

5. According to Chapter 6, what is the relationship between the mass culture and subcultures?

6. According to Hebdige, how do Punkers affect mass media?

7. In terms of its relation to the subculture, what does Hebdige say happens to the object's meaning once it goes back to the dominant culture?

8. How does Hebdige view the objects used by the Punk subculture to promote their subculture?

9. In your opinion, how does the content of this book affect present day society in America?

10. In what way does Hebdige describe style as being cyclical?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Hebdige, how did the black and white communities view the mods? Why did they view the mods in this way? How did the mods view themselves? Why?

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

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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