SOCIOL 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Dick Hebdige, Polysemy, Progressive Conservative Party Of New Brunswick
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Punk subculture signified chaos at every level, made possible through its thorough ordering. Chaos cohered as a meaningful whole (paradox solved through the concept of homology) Paul willis uses homology to describe the symbolic fit between values and lifestyles of a group, its subjective experience and musical forms it uses to express or reinforce local concerns. Homology between alternative value system, hallucogenic drugs, and acid rock=hippy culture. Resistance through rituals: hall: cross concepts of homology and bricolage to provide systematic explanation of why a particular subcultural style appeals to a particular group of people. Answer: appropriated objects reassembled were made to reflect, express, and resonate aspects of group life (hall) Chosen objects (intrinsically or in adapted form) reflected the focal concerns, activities, group structure and collective self-image of a group. Skinheads chose their symbols to communicate the desired qualities of hardness, masculinity, and working-classness.
