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1. Rite of passage/ Coming of age 2. Rebellion 3. Identity formation
4. Forgotten youth/ Directionless youth
5. Subcultures/ tribes bring meaning and identity
6. National identity and landscape
7. The meaning of Britishness/ British values 8. The family unit 9. Disenfranchisement/
alienation
Key Themes
White Girl, About A Girl, This is England
10. (Collapse of) Grand narratives of nationalism, religion, ethnicity
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Issues relating to the rise in postmodernist identity/ies.1. Rise in new personal technology2. Decline in ‘job for life’3. Rise in niche media4. Rise in subcultures5. Rise in consumer capitalism6. Rise in divorce/ absent fathers/ complex family structures7. Globalisation8. Greater movement of population9. Decline in traditional religion/ rise in niche beliefs10. Rise in brands11. Rise in dominance of pop culture 12. Collapse of traditional industry
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