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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. In terms of style, what does supply drive?

2. What does Hebdige say is the next step after a subculture is ready to become a part of the "mass cultural consciousness"?

3. In Chapter 6, how does Hebdige describe the idea of subcultures?

4. In terms of music, what do Punks desire over skill?

5. At the end of the book, who does Hebdige ultimately agree with in terms of style?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hebdige say subcultures use style?

2. Does Hebdige believe recognizing style solely as an art within itself is the most accurate way of seeing it?

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

4. What conclusion does Hebdige finally come to about style?

5. What does Hebdige say about the straightforward style?

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

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

8. What factor of the white culture does George Jackson believe is an example of injustice to the black culture?

9. How does Hebdige say the mass culture uses style?

10. Why do many black subcultures consist of more than the youth found in white subcultures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does the author say that subcultures are unruly expressions of oneself or serve a more functional purpose? How does his opinion relate to the principles of Punkers vs. Skinheads?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the black and white subcultures listed in the book. Do a general comparison and contrast as well as use specific examples from the subcultures mentioned.

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