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‘From Punk to the Propellerheads featuring Miss Shirley Bassey’. A sociological study of the last twenty years of youth subcultures

Milton, Damian (1998) ‘From Punk to the Propellerheads featuring Miss Shirley Bassey’. A sociological study of the last twenty years of youth subcultures. Project report. University of Reading, Reading, UK (Unpublished) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:62667)

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Abstract

One of the most amazing phenomena to hit post-War Britain, has been the meteoric rise of a myriad of youth subcultures, from the Teddy Boy to the Gabba-techno scene. The purpose of this study is to cast an analytical eye over the youth culture of the last twenty years, and its relationship to proceeding and subsequent sociological theory. Due to the vast array of youth subcultures, this study uses the punk movement and the rise of dance club cultures as its major examples, and hopes to highlight some of the significant changes which have occurred, and how these changes have forced sociologists to reconsider the very nature of subcultures. This study also critically examines the new theories which have recently surfaced in the field, and in conclusion takes a postmodernist stance to argue that the nature of subcultures has changed due to the extensive changes in wider society. This study is limited in taking on such a broad topic area, yet hopefully makes a contribution to the current debate.

Item Type: Reports and Papers (Project report)
Uncontrolled keywords: Youth, Subculture, Sociology, Postmodernism, Appropriation
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Tizard
Depositing User: Damian Milton
Date Deposited: 14 Aug 2017 09:28 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:24 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/62667 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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