marxist explanation

• Lea and Young


  Relative deprivation due to the media.

  Marginalisation - people feel pushed to the edges of society.

  Subculture is formed due to relative deprivation and marginalisation
• Evaluation


  Ignores gender, so it generalises.

  Ideas are outdated
• Brake

  • Youth subcultures offer a magical solution to working class frustrations
  • They allow young people to feel as if they are resisting inequality, but they do not change their situation
• Hall & Jefferson

  • Youth subculture is a form of resistance to capitalism and class inequality
  • Magical resistance – symbolic rebellion through fashion, music & style
  • However, their resistance doesn’t change the system, so it is ineffective