The Continuing Importance of the 'Cultural' in the Study of Youth
Author(s)
Bennett, A
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2011
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The academic study of youth culture has changed markedly in the past two decades. The early 1990s saw a 'cultural turn' as the sociological focus moved from institutional and structural features of society to the study of culture'. Andy Bennett begins this article with a critical evaluation of the 'cultural turn' and its impact on the field of youth cultural studies. Importantly for youth cultural studies, this approach signalled a challenge to notions of culture as a direct product of class relations. Bennett then looks at specific ways in which the cultural turn has influenced recent theoretical, empirical and methodological ...
View more >The academic study of youth culture has changed markedly in the past two decades. The early 1990s saw a 'cultural turn' as the sociological focus moved from institutional and structural features of society to the study of culture'. Andy Bennett begins this article with a critical evaluation of the 'cultural turn' and its impact on the field of youth cultural studies. Importantly for youth cultural studies, this approach signalled a challenge to notions of culture as a direct product of class relations. Bennett then looks at specific ways in which the cultural turn has influenced recent theoretical, empirical and methodological developments in the study of youth culture.
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View more >The academic study of youth culture has changed markedly in the past two decades. The early 1990s saw a 'cultural turn' as the sociological focus moved from institutional and structural features of society to the study of culture'. Andy Bennett begins this article with a critical evaluation of the 'cultural turn' and its impact on the field of youth cultural studies. Importantly for youth cultural studies, this approach signalled a challenge to notions of culture as a direct product of class relations. Bennett then looks at specific ways in which the cultural turn has influenced recent theoretical, empirical and methodological developments in the study of youth culture.
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Journal Title
Youth Studies Australia
Volume
30
Issue
3
Subject
Human society
Sociology not elsewhere classified