Rethinking Class and Inequality

Topic 3 – Rethinking Class and Inequality 1. Whilst post modernity advocates for the breakdown of class distinctions (particularly for identity), is class still prevalent today? 2. How does the precariat reflect postmodern priorities and experiences? 3. To what extent is Standing’s (2011) work on the precariat visible in Australia. Provide an example and highlight an implication of this newly emerging class group. 4. Your own chosen question Topic 4 – Youth subcultures 1. How do youth subcultures today differ from those of the past? 2. What do recent subcultures reveal about the post-modern individual? 3. What contributions has New Media made in subcultural participation – Challenges or opportunities? 4. Has New Media enhanced subcultural participation? Why/Why not? 5. Using a specific example, select a contemporary group and justify why they would be considered a neo-tribe, as according to Bennett (1999). 6. Your own chosen question