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Youth Culture

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Teddy boys were generally the wealthy middle class boys who could afford the fashion

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Click as many options that are characteristics of punks

a)

Bands such as the Sex Pistols

b)

Withdrawn, peaceful, not out to annoy

c)

Safety pins in their ears and face

d)

Vampire look (black clothing, long dresses, etc)

e)

Dyed black and back-combed long hair

3.

Many people join a specific youth culture to establish an...

(a)  

4.

The ONS claimed that gang violence equates to what percentage of serious violence in England and Wales?

a)

7%

b)

50%

c)

63%

d)

22%

5.

What is the word that corresponds to the underlined letter here: NEET

(a)  

6.

Which sociologist found that girls have gained status in schools as a result of the CRISIS OF MASCULINITY

a)

Mirza

b)

Willis

c)

Mac an Ghail

d)

Engels

7.

What is the term ? Students who are high achievers and decide to work really hard

(a)  

8.

Who found that girls in the 1970s often formed a bedroom culture?

a)

Mac an Ghail

b)

Cohen

c)

McRobbie

d)

Hebdige

9.

The term when authorities stamp down hard on a group as a result of them being exaggerated in the media

a)

a folk devil

b)

a moral panic

c)

a counter culture

d)

a deviant act

10.

Which sociologist studied the mods and rockers and found that the media sensationalised the new stories about them?

a)

Cohen

b)

McRobbie

c)

Devine

d)

Morley

11.

Which song refers to the romantic idea of being working class, seen as something 'cool' that can be bought by rich youths?

a)

Commoners

b)

Common youths

c)

Common cold

d)

Common people

12.

Which item of clothing was popular during women's youth culture in the 1960s?

a)

The polo neck

b)

The ankle boots

c)

The trench coat

d)

The mini skirt

13.

The term describing where women have largely been ignored from sociological studies

a)

Male dominated bias

b)

Male stream bias

c)

Male sensed bias

14.

Dianne Abbott (MP) argued that young men are more likely to remain immature and stay in peer groups for longer as a result of...

a)

pornography and games controls

b)

drink/drugs and fast food

c)

pornography and drink/drugs

d)

drink/drugs and loss of male occupations

15.

What is the term for when a male youth cultures take on an overtly masculine character?

a)

Hypa masculinity

b)

Hyper masculinity

c)

Hypo masculinity

d)

Hype masculinity

16.

Germaine Greer is which type of feminists?

a)

First wave

b)

Fourth wave

c)

Liberal

d)

Radical

17.

What is the name of the youth culture that is a form of hard punk but reject drink, easy sex, eating meat?

a)

Punks

b)

Emos

c)

Straight Edge

d)

Rockers

18.

True or false? Numerous sociologists found that young men were not aggressively intimidating to female students and staff

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Shain found that some Asian girl groups took on a pro-school subculture rebelling against the sometime traditional upbringing and aiming for careers

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Willis found that this group took on a deliberately rebellious character in order to resist capitalism within school. He called this group the...

a)

ladettes

b)

lads