... as a means of identification and expression of a sense of self. In the 1970's, subcultural theorists, such as Paul Willis, gave attention to popular music consumption as a signifier of a group's style, outlook, and focus. Willis advocated a structural homology evaluation "concerned with how far, in their structure and content, particular items parallel and reflect the structure ... , style, typical concerns, attitudes and feelings of the social group" (Willis 1978, 191). Thus, for Willis and other subcultural theorists, it was argued that a "fit" was evident ... social class background...

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... themselves as members of Western society while overlooking any negative consequences. These European characters, then, must necessarily have non-European counterparts who form the reverse side of the Western imperialist narrative. In both stories, this opposing group consists of indigenous peoples who function as the objects-in contrast to the agents-of exploitation and colonization. It is in the disparate representations ... ...

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... of action, (e) consider the potential consequences of all options and then choose a course of action, (f) evaluate the course of action, and (g) implement the course of action. An examination of the narrative under each of the steps just listed yields the conclusion that with this model no cultural variables are included in the analysis of a dilemma. The assumption may be that one ... ...

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... of action, (e) consider the potential consequences of all options and then choose a course of action, (f) evaluate the course of action, and (g) implement the course of action. An examination of the narrative under each of the steps just listed yields the conclusion that with this model no cultural variables are included in the analysis of a dilemma. The assumption may be that one ... ...

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... kept them captive, enforcing western systems and values onto the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. Throughout this piece the dancer's represented moves of traditional Indigenous dance as well as modern western style contemporary, for example, the scene "Exile," the movements by the dancer who performs as Mathinna seems orientated from the ground while her facial expressions and body language show fear and ... ...

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