Age

Question 1

Can the term elderly be defined ?

Answer 1

It is more difficult to define the elderly as life expectancy is rising and since 30% off the population today are aged over 50 but usually elderly is seen as retirement age

Question 2

Stats in family for young adults

Answer 2

ONS 2013 found that over 3.3million adults in the UK aged 20-34 were living with a parent and that 1/3 of parent have to remortgage the family home to support young adult children

Question 3

An evaluation for stats for young adults - Family

Answer 3

Liberal feminist like Sharpe would argue that young adults ambitions are changing particularly women meaning they are more career driven and more likely to remain in the family home for longer

Question 4

Stats for the elderly

Answer 4

Crime survey of England and Wales 2017 shoes that 53% of people aged over 65 believe they have been targeted by fraudsters , this could possibly mean that half a million older people have been victim to these fraudsters and lost some of their savings

Question 5

Explanations for stats on the eldery

Answer 5

Shaw and McKay would argue that the elderly are less likley to offend and be victims of crime as they tend to not live in the zone of transition were most crimes are committed due to the state of social disorganization