Adolescent Consumption: Demonstration or Compensation?

Lange, Elmar

doi:10.1515/9783110811001.259

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“…And now you feel that you're someone. (Kieran,19) Consumption carries with it a range of motives and potential benefits to the adolescent (Lange, 1995;Miles et al, 1998). These young men are clearly in search of meaning in their lives and a sense of identity.…”

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“…Their development is embedded within what Bowring (2000) has labelled 'the economic and cultural hegemony of capitalism' (p. 307). The increased monetary power of young people has had a significant impact upon the ways in which the self is constructed during adolescence (Lange, 1995). Young people are generally enthusiastic consumersparticularly of leisure goods (clothes, music, etc.).…”

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‘Everybody’s a Nobody in School’

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Cullingford

2003

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The experiences of 20 male young offenders who had been excluded from secondary school are reported in this article. Participants were interviewed about their school experiences and data analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Three themes are discussed here. The first relates to participants' perceptions that their individuality and autonomy were threatened in the school environment, which was believed to value conformity and uniformity. The second reports a particular dislike of certain rules and the ways in which rules were enforced. Finally, participants discussed the appeal of material consumption, which allowed for the purchase of goods which enhanced their sense of individuality. Most of the money acquired by participants was through crime practised whilst truanting. These results are discussed within Eccles et al.'s (1993) stage-environment fit framework.

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Section: The Importance Of Consumptionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%