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Mike Brake suggests that subcultures develop in response to social problems which a group experiences collectively, and shows how individuals draw on collective identities to define themselves.

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`... written with deep sympathy ...' - Comparative Education



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Chapter 1 The use of subculture as an analytical tool in sociology; Chapter 2 Street-wise. The delinquent subculture in sociological theory in the United States; Chapter 3 Just another brick in the wall. British studies of working-class youth cultures; Chapter 4 The trippers and the trashers —bohemian and radical traditions of youth; Chapter 5 Hustling, breaking and rapping—black and brown youth; Chapter 6 ‘Take off eh!’—Youth culture in Canada; Chapter 7 The invisible girl—the culture of femininity versus masculinism; Chapter 8 No future? Subcultures, manufactured cultures and the economy; Bibliography Index;

Comparative Youth Culture The Sociology of Youth

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: 7/4/1985 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780415051088, 978-0415051088
      ISBN10: 0415051088
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      Age groups: adolescents Society and culture: general

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Mike Brake suggests that subcultures develop in response to social problems which a group experiences collectively, and shows how individuals draw on collective identities to define themselves.

      Trade Review

      `... written with deep sympathy ...' - Comparative Education



      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1 The use of subculture as an analytical tool in sociology; Chapter 2 Street-wise. The delinquent subculture in sociological theory in the United States; Chapter 3 Just another brick in the wall. British studies of working-class youth cultures; Chapter 4 The trippers and the trashers —bohemian and radical traditions of youth; Chapter 5 Hustling, breaking and rapping—black and brown youth; Chapter 6 ‘Take off eh!’—Youth culture in Canada; Chapter 7 The invisible girl—the culture of femininity versus masculinism; Chapter 8 No future? Subcultures, manufactured cultures and the economy; Bibliography Index;

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