Week 7 - Barker, Ch. 13 (Youth)

Youth is not just defined by biology, but is a "cultural construct... under definitive conditions." Subcultures are binary opposites of mass produced mainstream culture - they arise from a "problem" in the culture. Resistance Through Rituals (Hall and Jefferson, 1976) sounds interesting. Bricolage transforms cultural signs into alternative meanings that help identify the subculture. Girls are relegated to certain roles and spaces in being ignored by researchers. Media is crucial to the formation of youth subcultures. Is youth culture resistance? High control industrialization culture has been transferred over to view of youth.