FEATURES OF YOUTH CULTURE
FEATURES OF YOUTH CULTURE
Author(s): Raluca GhenţulescuSubject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Education, Psychology, Studies of Literature, Sociology, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Editura Conspress
Keywords: teenagers’ subculture; adolescence vs. maturity; teds; mods punks; cyberpunks
Summary/Abstract: This article presents the main features of youth culture and offers a lot of examples to illustrate the ways in which teen spirit expresses itself: music, fashion, personal experiences and literary representations. The four major concepts implied by personality modelling – exploration, becoming, maturity and sufferance – are defined and exemplified by some forms of expression that are specific for adolescents: a diversity of music genres, linguistic innovations, fashion styles, etc. The main conclusion of this article is that each of these stages in young people’s development leaves its mark on their personality, as well as on the entire generation they belong to.
- Issue Year: IV/2011
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 22-26
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
