2.2 Patterns in Age Inequality Flashcards
(work) elderly - structuralists say age is what?
socially constructed
(work) elderly - when can employers set a compulsory retirement age?
when they can justify it
(work) elderly - what can happen to a persons life as they leave work?
it can become difficult
discrimination & financial issues
(work) elderly - what percentage of discrimination cases filed after 2006 cited age as the reason?
38%
(work) young - how many times more likely are young people to be unemployed?
3x more than the rest of the population
(work) young - from Nov 2016 to Jan 2017 how many young people (16-24) were unemployed?
554000
(work) young - what do the young experience in terms of pay?
lower pay - minimum wage
(poverty) young - how many children in the UK live in poverty?
3.5 million
almost 1/3
(poverty) young - what percent of children in poverty live in a family where someone works?
63%
(poverty) young - in what areas can poverty affect a persons life chances?
education
housing
food
health
(poverty) young - what effect can poor housing have?
damp & poor housing can make a child more susceptible to illness and poor health
(poverty) young - what affect can poverty have on food?
lack of access to healthy, balanced meals can leave children malnourished affecting development
(poverty) young - how can poverty affect education?
it can affect standard of education and a child’s attitude toward it
(poverty) elderly - are the elderly at a high or low risk of poverty?
high
(poverty) elderly - fuel poverty is a major issue for the elderly, what do many have to choose between?
heating their home
or food/cooking
(poverty) elderly - jobs in the primary labour market are more likely to include what?
an occupational pension giving opportunity for early retirement
(poverty) elderly - what are Britain’s pensioners split into?
2 nations
(poverty) elderly - for the w/c what does old age mean?
poverty
(poverty) elderly - according to age UK how many pensioners are in poverty?
16%
(poverty) elderly - how many pensioners could be living in poverty?
as many as half
(poverty) experience - Featherstone said groups of elderly and young are too what? and why?
simplistic
age is socially constructed
(poverty) experience - why can we not generalise to all societies and age groups?
society is characterised by choice and diversity
people have different experiences
(poverty) experience - Featherstone said increasingly the elderly are refusing to do what?
act in terms of ageist stereotypes
e.g. exotic holidays, extreme activities
(poverty) experience - for who is it easy to challenge the stereotypes of the elderly?
middle class who retire with a good pension and can continue leisure pursuits into old age
(poverty) cross cultural, youth - how do young females experience specific inequality?
domestic violence
genital mutilation
early marriage
(poverty) cross cultural, youth - in some countries what is found with regard to education?
in some countries girls aren’t allowed to be educated
disparity in gender & schooling
(poverty) cross cultural, youth - in the Tonga what are youths seen as?
lacking social competence
(poverty) cross cultural, youth - how are the young seen in the Beng?
treated reverently as it is believed they are brought out of the spirit world to live on earth
(poverty) cross cultural, youth - in the Fulani, what is expected of girls?
girls as young as 4 are expected to care for their siblings, fetch water and firewood
(poverty) cross cultural, elderly - in Islamic culture how are the elderly treated?
with kindness and mercy
caring for them is viewed as an honour
(poverty) cross cultural, elderly - in gerontocracy how are the elderly treated?
they are rulers and leaders
treat with respect
(poverty) cross cultural, elderly - how did those in the Colombian peasant village (Kagan) treat the elderly?
they are valued and respected
(poverty) cross cultural, elderly - in nomadic culture what is often practiced?
gerontocide
(poverty) cross cultural, elderly - what is gerontocide?
elderly viewed as a burden when unable to keep up with the lifestyle
elderly are abandoned or killed when they become a burden
