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Five ways sociologists explain youth cultures

Five ways sociologists explain youth cultures

Theory map of youth cultures with five surrounding boxes for functionalist, Marxist, feminist, postmodernist and interactionist perspectives, each linked to a central youth cultures circle

Youth is a social category shaped by school, work, law, family expectations and media, not just a biological age. A youth culture is the shared style, tastes, practices and identities of young people, while a subculture is a smaller group with distinctive symbols or behaviour.

Theoretical perspectives of youth cultures Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Sociology
  3. /Theoretical perspectives of youth cultures

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