Student Number : 9208006A -
PhD thesis -
School of Social Sciences -
Faculty of Humanities / The term ‘ducktail’ was originally used to denote a hairstyle. In the Post World War
Two period, ‘Ducktail’ became associated with a rebellious white youth gang
subculture, which rose to prominence in the major urban centres throughout South
Africa. Societal responses to the subculture’s identity resulted in the generation of a
moral panic which demonised the movement branding it as – amongst other things –
the ‘eendstert euwel’ [ducktail evil]. The major aim of this thesis is to account for the
way in which members of the subculture constructed and practised their class, racial,
ethnic, gendered and generational identities whilst highlighting how society
responded to them. The relationship of conformity, conflict and control that emerged
between the ducktails and more conventional members of society such as the
authorities and academics is plotted. This relationship sets the context for the final
part of the dissertation, which explores the moral guardians and rule creators that
became involved in the designing of youth policies. Particular attention will be given
to how the ‘problem of youth’ brought religion, working mothers, morality, the state
of the nation and the preservation of white supremacy under question. In this process,
the National Party government formulated policies to monitor, shape and construct an
appropriate form of South African whiteness.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/2065 |
| Date | 21 February 2007 |
| Creators | Mooney, Katie |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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