1) Are there any cultural or fashion movements taking place in Britain right now, that you think would be strong enough to form a 'collective identity'?
One cultural movement that is taking place and has been going on for a while is the 'Essex' stereotype. This involves the people speaking in a very common accent and most women aspiring to be a WAG. The women are caught up in glamour and beauty, however not in the most classy of ways. For example, the typical 'Essex' teenage girl would wear thick orange foundation even on their lips with dark, heavy eye make up and with tacky hair extensions. Their clothing is cheap and often showing off too much body. A perfect example of this would be 'Essex' girl Jodie Marsh. Even the men seem to be very vain and obviously take care of their looks and body. They aspire to be footballers and build a reputation by dating many different girls. We think that this cultural movement is strong enough because a TV programme has been made about how people in 'Essex' live and it has proved to be very popular. This is seen as the norm in the typical 'Essex' area.
2) Argue ways that you could relate each theorists argument to one of our case study texts.
Stryker: We think that 'Kidulthood' is a perfect example of this theory because the film is based on gang culture in West London. The people within the gangs are abusive towards everyone even their elders. They have no respect for others and age doesn't seem to matter. The people have been accepted into the gangs because of their status and proving themselves by the bad things they have done. Within the film, there is one girl that is an outsider because she comes from a wealthy background and has had a stable family upbringing. The members of the gang see her as a weak target and out of jealously they attack her on a daily basis.
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