Chapter 4 Youth, Deviance, and Subcultures Jonah Koken, Rachel
Gaetz, Sarah Jablonski, Lisa Falaniko, Heber Bennion, Edna
Castro
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Observant-Psycroptic The author, Patrick Williams, listened to
this song while working on the intro to the chapter. What does this
say about him? Automatically, some of us may label him, the song,
or the band as Deviant. Why?Who decides which forms of music are
normal or deviant?
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To quote straight from the book, We dont all walk around with
rule books explaining what we can and cannot say or do. Nor are we
born preconditioned to speak a certain language, be attracted to a
certain kind of person, or appreciate a certain music genre.
Rather, such normal thinkgs are learned and internalized through
participation in everyday life.
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Deviance. Why do we care? understanding deviance is the key to
a better understanding of social rules, order, and individual and
collective behavior.
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Chapter Outlook: The Role of Labeling Music, Subculture, and
Moral Panics The Postwar Era Hip-Hop Subculture Music, Internet,
and Deviant Subcultures.
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Music, Subcultures, and Moral Panics
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American Music American Style Moral Panic German Music German
Style Subcultures
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The Beginning of an Era: Swing Dance was the ultimate
experience. The best thing about being a Swing Kid in Nazi Germany
was the opportunity to Swing and jitterbug to a fast tempo. The
best thing about this was freedom. The youngsters were free to
break down and blow off steam, excess teenage energy. Duke
Ellington The youth of the western world was celebrating the end of
global economic depression and the approach of modern times during
the 1930s and 40s with a riotous explosion of dance and music
called Swing.
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Fashion Style of the 30s -Clothing and Hair Style- American
Style American girls became fairly standarized in their apparel.
They only needed a few sweaters, a skirt, saddle shoes and bobby
sox. German Style Male Swing Kids favored London/New York-style
bulky double-breasted suit coats with very wide lapels, or zootie
suit coats almost reaching to the knees. American fashion
Gangsters.
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Moral Panic According to Stanley Cohen author of Folk Devils
and Moral Panic (1972) Moral panic is an condition, episode, person
or group of persons emerges to become defined as a threat to
societal values and interests. As with any new kind of music or
dance craze there is gonna be rejection.Moral Panic set in. It was
more prevelant in Nazi Germany. The German officials could not
comprehend this type of dancing. In their little minds dancing was
suppose to refined. Moral panic increased and Swing was viewed as a
very dangerous foreign import. Even worse, as far as the Nazi
officials were concerned, Swing was a deliberate product of Jewish
media mogul America that, if spread to Germany, could contaminate
the blood of its own youth. Most new music styles, and the fans of
such styles, have induced at least in small scale of moral panic.
From ministers condemning the evils of rock and roll to significant
news coverage of the hippie culture and from Kurt Cobains death to
the Goth movement. In the 1980s a moral panic was created in the
media over HIV/Aids. In 2011 moral panic set in about the Boat
people. In overall consensus moral pain is used to sway the
majority into backing an idea that contravenes our human
rights.
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Subcultures Subcultures are live sociological phenomenas, they
are phenomena that change over time and depends on the location,
state and continent where occur. Also, changes that occur in
society and the mainstream culture, leads to the emergence of new
subcultures, whereas the old disappear or change. Culture Club-
Karma Chameleons
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Anarchism Anarcho-punk Bohemianism Dizelasi Gopniki Gothic
culture Graffiti writers Hacker culture Lager Louts Metalheads
headbangers Mods and Rockers New Age Travellers New romantics
Rivethead Punks Scooter boys Skinheads Straight edge Suedehead
Swing kids Teddy boys Teddy girls Vampire culture Subcultures our
world wide, here is a very, very small list, just in America alone.
Subcultures exist in every country from, tattoos subculture to the
Philippinos skate boarding, subcultures.
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The Postwar Era Youth Culture and Deviance on Wholesale
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Homology relationships among ideology, image and practice
within a subculture Consider the roles that music and related
behaviors have played in communicating resistance to mainstream
culture but do not ignore the role of the system in creating
deviant labels as part of its efforts to control peoples
behaviors
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Mid 1960s Hippie Counterculture Adolescent use and politicized
rock and folk music Marijuana LSD Alcohol Collective movements
Vietnam War Social inequalities Racism Sexism
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Late 1960s -Politically Oriented popular Music First generation
to find the meanings of foreign wars through tv and the Civil
Rights Movement Timothy Learys turn on, tune in, drop out Invites
the hippy to switch to the use of mind expanding drugs OR Change
mode of experience, leave path of middle class and reject work,
power, status and composition Mushroomhead- Slow Thing
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1970s Conservative popularization of Disco A dominant form of
popular music Use of cocaine and heroin to go with the all night
dance parties Live for the moment attitude Abba- Dancing Queen
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Rock and Roll Developing into heavier metal and more aggressive
punk Metal had better musicianship and lyrics appealed more to the
popular music customers due to the less opposition to mainstream
Metal bands were playing shows for fans while punk bands struggled
to feed themselves
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1980s Metal Critiquing mainstream values and social
indifference -Drug Use -Truancy -Atheism -Occultism
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Religious leaders, politicians and public interest groups
concerned about lyrics, heavy tones, speed of the music and album
art they deemed dark subjects
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PMRC- Parent Music Resource Center Used tactics of portraying
the fans as victims to control the media content and distribution
Deemed heavy metal a threat because it celebrated and legitimate
sources of identity and community that did not derive from parental
models Making artists appear as deviant and as dangerous as
possible Metallica-Master of Puppets
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AMA-American Medical Assoication published warnings that heavy
metal posed a threat to children and adolescents Back Masking was
believed to instruct listeners of violence and destruction
Potentially Dangerous music themes Drug and alcohol abuse Suicide
Violence Satanic worship Sexual exploitation Racism
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BIC- Back In Control Police gave special talks at high schools
and offered seminars that outlined warning signs -T-shirt
advertising bands -black clothing -w/ spikes or studs -punk jewelry
-multiple ear piercings -dyed or spiked hair The Orange County,
California Local Government provided families with parenting
workshops for families with problem children In a BIC book The Punk
and Heavy Metal Handbook Punk and Heavy metal oppose traditional
values of those in authority and encourage rebellious and
aggressive attitudes and behavior toward parents, educators law
enforcement and religious leaders.
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Understand there is a relationship between music, style,
deviant behavior and audience reception. Dont think that music or
lyrics cause people to act in a certain way. War Sexual Predation
Anger All are found in news, sports, film and television Music is
created around these themes and represent or reflect aspects of
mainstream culture Think about roles subcultural objects play in
representing aspects of mainstream culture that sub culturists deal
with
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Hip-Hop Subculture and the Commodification of Deviance
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Hip-Hop Culture A multi-billion-dollar global culture Emerged
from the African- American ghettos of New York in the 70s. Has
since morphed into a multivalent and multiracial phenomenon. A
variety of popular culture and subcultural forms. Sean Diddy Combs
- $580 million Jay-Z - $475 million Dr. Dre - $350 million 50 Cent
- $125 million
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Rap Rap music stands as the primary creative force within
Hip-Hop culture. Rappers themselves come with diverse biographies
and desires. Some are political, others promote radicalized
group-based violence that pushes only the luckiest few out of their
position in society.
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Rap In the 70s and 80s they focused energy on highlighting the
black, lower-class experience. Keep Ya Head Up Rap has come a long
way since then. It has many styles. Very diverse - Racial
differences, East Coast vs. West Coast, old school vs. new
school.
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Understanding Straight Edge Music, The Internet,and Deviant
Subcultures
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The Straight- EdgeSubculture Emerged as an offshoot of the
hardcore punk subculture. Can be traced to the 1981 song entitled
Straight Edge by the Washington, D.C. band Minor Threat. Minor
Threat - Straight Edge Emerged as a conservative reaction to punks
anarchic orientation.
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Called on punks to renounce drug use and promiscuity and
thereby maintain a straight edge over their mainstream peers. From
the 1980s to today, straight-edge kids consider themselves deviant
and define their values and actions in contrary terms to mainstream
culture.
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Diffusion of Subcultures Personal and official band websites.
Personal stories, biographies, song lyrics Online Stores Places
where people can purchase items from the band.
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The Internet and You The internet is the way most music gets to
you. Some see the internet as a defusion of this subculture. Others
see the internet as their only resource to get their music.