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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a value held dear by the Skinheads?

2. What does Hebdige say style articulates between the dominant culture and subcultures?

3. What does Hebdige say is the next step after a subculture is ready to become a part of the "mass cultural consciousness"?

4. Where does Hebdige say objects begin?

5. Of the following, who does Hebdige say finds value in everything except for those things "signified by the hollow men of mass culture"?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Hebdige, what is considered cultural "noise"? What does it mean?

2. At what point in the book did Hebdige come to his conclusion about style?

3. What does Hebdige say the general public's understanding of a subculture leads to?

4. How does Hebdige view a style of chaos and flux?

5. What does Hebdige say about the existence of subcultures?

6. What conclusion does Hebdige finally come to about style?

7. How does Hebdige feel about the relationship of a common object's intended use and its actual use?

8. How does Nuttal feel about the rocker jacket?

9. What is Hebdige's thought on Skinheads and how they portray a masculine outlook?

10. In terms of its relation to the subculture, what does Hebdige say happens to the object's meaning once it goes back to the dominant culture?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the end, the author agreed that "Style, as a form of articulation, cannot be understood outside of the context in which it is intended." Do you agree with this analysis? If so, give specific personal reasons and examples from the book that support this. If not, explain why you do not agree as well as your point-of-view on style.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the black and white subcultures listed in the book. Do a general comparison and contrast as well as use specific examples from the subcultures mentioned.

Essay Topic 3

How does the author describe the media's affect on how the public views the Punk subculture? Give specific examples of ways the media can affect the subculture both positively and negatively.

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