2.2 Patterns in Age Inequality

Question 1

(work) elderly - structuralists say age is what?

Answer 1

socially constructed

Question 2

(work) elderly - when can employers set a compulsory retirement age?

Answer 2

when they can justify it

Question 3

(work) elderly - what can happen to a persons life as they leave work?

Answer 3

it can become difficult

discrimination & financial issues

Question 4

(work) elderly - what percentage of discrimination cases filed after 2006 cited age as the reason?

Answer 4

38%

Question 5

(work) young - how many times more likely are young people to be unemployed?

Answer 5

3x more than the rest of the population

Question 6

(work) young - from Nov 2016 to Jan 2017 how many young people (16-24) were unemployed?

Answer 6

554000

Question 7

(work) young - what do the young experience in terms of pay?

Answer 7

lower pay - minimum wage

Question 8

(poverty) young - how many children in the UK live in poverty?

Answer 8

3.5 million

almost 1/3

Question 9

(poverty) young - what percent of children in poverty live in a family where someone works?

Answer 9

63%

Question 10

(poverty) young - in what areas can poverty affect a persons life chances?

Answer 10

education
housing
food
health

Question 11

(poverty) young - what effect can poor housing have?

Answer 11

damp & poor housing can make a child more susceptible to illness and poor health

Question 12

(poverty) young - what affect can poverty have on food?

Answer 12

lack of access to healthy, balanced meals can leave children malnourished affecting development

Question 13

(poverty) young - how can poverty affect education?

Answer 13

it can affect standard of education and a child’s attitude toward it

Question 14

(poverty) elderly - are the elderly at a high or low risk of poverty?

Answer 14

high

Question 15

(poverty) elderly - fuel poverty is a major issue for the elderly, what do many have to choose between?

Answer 15

heating their home

or food/cooking

Question 16

(poverty) elderly - jobs in the primary labour market are more likely to include what?

Answer 16

an occupational pension giving opportunity for early retirement

Question 17

(poverty) elderly - what are Britain’s pensioners split into?

Answer 17

2 nations

Question 18

(poverty) elderly - for the w/c what does old age mean?

Answer 18

poverty

Question 19

(poverty) elderly - according to age UK how many pensioners are in poverty?

Answer 19

16%

Question 20

(poverty) elderly - how many pensioners could be living in poverty?

Answer 20

as many as half

Question 21

(poverty) experience - Featherstone said groups of elderly and young are too what? and why?

Answer 21

simplistic

age is socially constructed

Question 22

(poverty) experience - why can we not generalise to all societies and age groups?

Answer 22

society is characterised by choice and diversity

people have different experiences

Question 23

(poverty) experience - Featherstone said increasingly the elderly are refusing to do what?

Answer 23

act in terms of ageist stereotypes

e.g. exotic holidays, extreme activities

Question 24

(poverty) experience - for who is it easy to challenge the stereotypes of the elderly?

Answer 24

middle class who retire with a good pension and can continue leisure pursuits into old age

Question 25

(poverty) cross cultural, youth - how do young females experience specific inequality?

Answer 25

domestic violence
genital mutilation
early marriage

Question 26

(poverty) cross cultural, youth - in some countries what is found with regard to education?

Answer 26

in some countries girls aren’t allowed to be educated

disparity in gender & schooling

Question 27

(poverty) cross cultural, youth - in the Tonga what are youths seen as?

Answer 27

lacking social competence

Question 28

(poverty) cross cultural, youth - how are the young seen in the Beng?

Answer 28

treated reverently as it is believed they are brought out of the spirit world to live on earth

Question 29

(poverty) cross cultural, youth - in the Fulani, what is expected of girls?

Answer 29

girls as young as 4 are expected to care for their siblings, fetch water and firewood

Question 30

(poverty) cross cultural, elderly - in Islamic culture how are the elderly treated?

Answer 30

with kindness and mercy

caring for them is viewed as an honour

Question 31

(poverty) cross cultural, elderly - in gerontocracy how are the elderly treated?

Answer 31

they are rulers and leaders

treat with respect

Question 32

(poverty) cross cultural, elderly - how did those in the Colombian peasant village (Kagan) treat the elderly?

Answer 32

they are valued and respected

Question 33

(poverty) cross cultural, elderly - in nomadic culture what is often practiced?

Answer 33

gerontocide

Question 34

(poverty) cross cultural, elderly - what is gerontocide?

Answer 34

elderly viewed as a burden when unable to keep up with the lifestyle
elderly are abandoned or killed when they become a burden