1) Marxists see society as being based on the domination and exploitation of the working class by the ________ economic system. a) capitalist b) communist c) socialist d) liberal e) conservative f) New Right 2) Marxist argue that capitalism is able to maintain its domination through the use of _______ and legal systems. a) power b) force c) magic d) government e) argument f) the army 3) Marxists suggest that the working class accept their class position because of the way that capitalism passes on ______ and ideology about society through social control via agencies such as the media and education. a) values b) norms c) status d) ideas e) arguments f) power 4) The study of social symbolism is known as _________. a) surrololgy b) post-impressionism c) aestheticism d) materialism e) archeology f) semiology 5) Semiologists believe that there are hidden _________ in everyday objects and behaviours, so an item of clothing could mean more than just an item used to cover the body. a) curriculum b) ideologies c) ideals d) meanings e) hegemonies f) powers 6) Cohen (1972) claimed youth cultures were a response to a loss of traditional _________ life and their styles could be ‘read’ as responses to that loss. a) community b) street c) urban d) industrial e) rural f) group 7) Hall claimed that young people joined subcultures with norms, values and dress codes that were ________ to mainstream cultures. a) corresponded b) in-line c) antagonistic d) consensual e) normative f) disruptive 8) Hall and Jefferson (1976) looked at _________ and claimed that their style was an expression of contempt for middle-class values. a) Punks b) Goths c) Skinheads d) Teddy boys e) Hippies f) Mods 9) Clarke (1976) looked at skinhead gangs and argued that the aggressive racism of skins was simply an attempt to preserve a traditional but threatened working-class _______. a) identity b) community c) norm d) value e) ideology f) behaviour 10) Brake (1984) claimed that youth cultures provided _________ to the lives of their members. a) well being b) sense of belonging c) sense of identity d) integration e) comfort and joy f) magical solutions 11) Brake argues youth cultures provide a magical solution because it has no basis in _______. a) community b) society c) reality d) nationality e) regionality f) geography 12) The _______ was formed in Birmingham University in 1964 and gave rise to a number of influential Marxist and Neo-Marxist theorists and studies. a) CCSS b) SCSC c) SSSC d) SSCS e) CCCS f) CSCS 13) Criticisms of Marxism: Barton (2006) and feminists in particular have criticised the CCCS for _________ some rather unpleasant youth groups a) romanticising b) eulogising c) applauding d) elevating e) symbolising f) categorising 14) Criticisms of Marxism: Feminists have complained that the CCCS had a ________ bias a) middle class b) social class c) mainstream d) subcultural e) malestream f) intellectual 15) Criticism of Marxism: Muggleton points out that the CCCS assumes most of the youth cultures of 70s/80s were ________. a) working class b) middle class c) ruling class d) underclass e) precariat f) upper class 16) Criticism of Marxism: Thornton suggests that social class is irrelevant because youth cultures are _______-generated anyway. a) class b) media c) gender d) globally e) socially f) culturally 17) Criticisms of Marxism: Postmodernists argue ________ and subcultural groups come from a range of backgrounds. a) youth cultures b) neo-tribes c) gangs d) community e) punks f) goths 18) This refers to the conflict between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat who have differing interests. a) false consciousness b) ideology c) hegemony d) patriarchy e) class struggle f) resistance 19) Is the response of young people who reject capitalist values and choose alternative values of their own. a) false consciousness b) patriarchy c) ideology d) hegemony e) class struggle f) resistance 20) CCCS sociologists tended to focus on social class and the ________ situation faced by young people as their explanations for the formation of youth subcultures. a) political b) social c) economic d) spiritural e) cultural f) religious

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