Essays Tagged: "Youth culture"

The Door's influence on the 1960's

960's were a time of major political and social change. These changes were primarily fuelled by the youth of the time. Their parents had come from life in both the great depression of the 1930's as we ... tics and other affairs which affected them, than what the previous generations would have been. The youth culture aimed to change all of the contradictions that remained unchanged from their parent's ...

(6 pages) 146 0 4.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Drugs

gs are more and more normal in the young people's lives and unfortunately drugs are linked with the youth culture we know today. Drugs create problems, but mostly we only hear about robberies, gang fi ...

(3 pages) 49 0 3.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters > Child Abuse

Explanation of moral panic, examples from the uk.

Cohen in his paper 'Fork devils and moral panics' where he examined how police attempts to control youth culture in the 1960's only succeeded in more attention being focused on the sub-culture and in ... is battle still continues, re-emerging and escalating each time a child is abducted.Looking back at youth culture, it is recognised that since the 1960's each generation has pushed the boundaries furt ...

(3 pages) 160 1 4.6 Jul/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Marijuana and Alcohol This essay contrasts the historical backround of marijuana and alcohol in relation to sociology.

d be opposed to any deviance found in migrants' behavior. Marijuana was a definite deviance. As the youth culture began to pick up this drug use as a trend, their parents became extremely concerned. F ...

(1 pages) 65 1 2.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

These are studynotes for Ch. 39 of the American Pageant. NOTE: the notes are meant for review. Sounds obvious but some do not understand that.

THE STORMY SIXTIES1960'S a sex revolution, civil rights rev and the emergence of a youth culture. The Vietnam war and feminism.KENNEDY'S "NEW FRONTIER SPIRIT"-The attorney general, Ro ... "New frontier" quickened patriotic pulses. Proposed the Peace corps which was an army of idealistic youth volunteers who would take Amer. Skills 2 underdeveloped countries.THE NEW FRONTIER AT HOME-the ... e War on Poverty however, the poverty rate declined, the educational performance of underprivileged youth rose w/ Project Head Start and health conditions improved in minority communities.BATTLING FOR ...

(8 pages) 41 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Assess the impact by 1939 of Nazi social and economic policies on the mass of the German people

the commencement of the Second World War in 1939. National Socialism touched every aspect of life; youth culture, the role of women, education, the economy and the effect it had on employment, the wo ... vincing the German masses of the power of the Third Reich as an all conquering, superior phenomenon.YouthThe mobilisation of German youth was a vital cog in the National Socialist propaganda machine. ...

(5 pages) 80 2 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

Levi Strauss Strategic Choices

marketing, advertising, and computerized systems. The company's advertising emphasized its American youth culture roots with advanced forms of a Web banner alternative called I-Candy running at online ...

(2 pages) 142 0 5.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Hip-Hop Artcle nalysis

has become a popular part of society and has evolved since its creation. Their article "Hip-Hop and Youth Culture: Contemplations of an Emerging Culture Phenomenon" explains how important hip-hop is t ... and deceptions in society. They also talk about why hip-hop has become so popular among the youth of society. Those who heard hip-hop and discouraged it being listened to like parents forbiddi ...

(1 pages) 30 0 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Abercrombie and Fitch - A Case Study

ketAbercrombie and Fitch is one of today's most popular clothing companies that cater to American's youth culture. Abercrombie and Fitch clothing is worn by children and young adults, but is largely m ...

(7 pages) 211 0 5.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

The Effects of Media: A Brainwashed Society.

family, or self, but mostly they are from media. The power of media can influence family life, our youth culture, and how we view a man's or woman's role in society.Advertising can affect the relatio ...

(5 pages) 121 0 1.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Sex and rock

Through the 20th century, music has influenced the sexual views/tendencies ofthe American youth. Simon Frith's essay, 'Rock and Sexuality' depicts the changesbetween the early 1920's, where ... age andsexuality, right till the mid 1970's where after going through a rock and punk phaseAmerican youth now entered an era where disco and dance became the focus ofyouth culture, turning everything, ...

(3 pages) 114 1 4.5 Apr/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

"The Doors" and the Sixties

of major political and social change in the western world. These changes were mainly driven by the youth of the time. Their parents had come from life in both the great depression of the early thirti ... n politics and other affairs affecting them than what the previous generations would have been. The youth culture meant to change all of the contradictions that remained unchanged from their parent's ...

(6 pages) 26 0 0.0 May/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Comparative Analysis of 'Blackrock" - Nick Enright and "Blurred" Stephen Davis (which play best represents the values/attitudes and beleifs of Australian youth culture)

late Nick Enright. The plays must represent the values, attitudes and beliefs of today's Australian Youth Culture. "Blackrock" explores the strength of mateship, the importance of image and the danger ... ephen Davis; which offers a comedic and clever representation of perhaps the most famous Australian youth orientated rite of passage, "Schoolies". Both of these plays portray representations of the hi ...

(8 pages) 29 0 3.0 Jul/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

"Blurred" And "Black Rock" Australian Play Analysis

The International Young People's Festival explores the passion and emotions youths experience in today's culture, whether it's the surfing community of Australia, the "schoolie ... ralia, the "schoolies" week they plan at the end of high school or even experiencing tragedies, the youth culture is an important part of our society. The plays that are being considered for inclusion ... ight) which unravels the death of a teenage girl at an underage drinking party and explores how the youths handle the situation. The second play is "Blurred" (by Stephan Davis) which reveals multiple ...

(5 pages) 45 1 4.8 Jul/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

What should the core functions of policing be?

n of Victoria has passed two million and police were trying to combat gambling issues, a developing youth culture, Vietnam War demonstrations and the impact of drugs on society.From the 1980's police ...

(8 pages) 158 0 0.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Compare and contrast the work done by one agency/ organisation or worker with that done by another

Youth WorkerThe day-to-day activities that a youth worker carries out are:A youth worker works close ... orks closely with young people gaining their trust and by doing this they develop a friendship. The youth worker will then try to encourage and guide the young people to help them understand what they ... and guide the young people to help them understand what they are doing and where they are/can go. A youth worker will do this by communicating in a certain lingo that is identifiable by youth culture. ...

(2 pages) 29 0 3.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Video Game Violence

roblem-video games and violence 2000-07-10 In recent years, video games have been a popular icon of youth culture. However,as games have become popular, so has the amount of violence contained in them ...

(5 pages) 28 0 3.0 May/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Youth Depression

Youth Depression Youth depression is affecting one fifth of the youth in our society and is still go ... th in our society and is still going unnoticed under-diagnosed or ignored.Report to the Minister of Youth Affairs On the issues affecting the youth of today.Youth Culture 1.0 Depression is affecting o ... the issues affecting the youth of today.Youth Culture 1.0 Depression is affecting one fifth of the youth in society. Recent studies in the U.S. have shown that greater than 20% of adolescents in the ...

(6 pages) 27 1 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Elvis Presley: Positive Impact On The Race Relations Of The South

of the industry having a positive effect on racial relations, particularly in the south. America's youth adopted and embraced Elvis Presley as the generations "King of Rock n' Roll." During the ... n' Roll." During the decade of the 1950's American popular culture began to transform into a youth culture. For the first time teens weren't being forced to work to help supplement the family's ...

(11 pages) 19 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Rise Of The Teenager

heir different groups and subcultures and what effect this had on the fashion of that time. Was the youth movement fed by the media and rock music and it's idols, or was the social and economic climat ... media and rock music and it's idols, or was the social and economic climate the cause? We identify youth culture with its music, styles and leisure consumption. Post war youth did engage in distincti ...

(5 pages) 21 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers