Essays on Youth Culture

Erik Erikson, an American psychologist, believed that young adults, face the challenge of Identity vs. Role Confusion. They struggle with the questions, “Who am I?” and “What is my purpose?.” Such an answer can come through exploring different roles, setting goals, and trying to discover…

A growing number of people around the world are participating in online social media platforms, where floods of information are eroding barriers once imposed by national borders, religious convictions and governmental pressures. Nearly 4 out of 5 active Internet users visit online social networks and…

How did foreign media impact Australian youth culture of the beatniks during the post war period? The Australian youth sub culture of beatniks were significantly influenced by foreign film, music and television amidst the post-world war period. (Education Portal, 2014) The perfect way to describe…

While commercial success and mainstream attention are two of Jimmy’s objectives in forming and managing the band, popularity is never the primary goal of the project. Innovation and escapism are two apparent themes in this novel, and serve as the primary motivations for most of…

In a time when men have lost both their power and sense of usefulness, as wars once provided, they seek other means to make them feel good about themselves. They look for other ways to mask their insecurity, an insecurity that has men trying to…