age Flashcards
PARSONS (CHILDHOOD)
Childhood provides:
1 - The primary socialisation of children
2 - The stabilization of the adult personalities of the population of society
Adolescence is the time children develop independence from their parents and shift from primary loyalty of parents to marriage partner
GRIFFIN (CHILDHOOD N YOUTHS)
Media amplifies deviance and stereotypes teens Portrayed as a social problem in 3 way Dysfunctional- don't function properly Suffering at a deficit- hard done by Deviant- drugs drinking making mess Moral panic
HEINZ-KNOWLES (CHILDHOOD N YOUTH)
Content analysis to study the way children are portrayed in entertainment television- high school musical - students are more motivated by peer relationships than actual school work, boys and girls are equally express, girls are presented as two times more likely to shown affection than boys, boys were more likely to show aggression to achieve their goals
children from ethnic minorities groups are underrepresented in children tv shows.
majority of characters engage in anti school behaviour (willis)
MCROBBIE (CHILDHOOD N YOUTH)
Absence of girls in subcultures: girls were ignored and participated less in subcultures.
Culture of femininity: The tendency to have a best friend in order to try to attract men. It was used as a stepping stone towards marriage.
Bedroom culture: A spade which girls use to retreat away from the outside world and humiliation.
SEWELL (CHILDHOOD N YOUTH)
African Caribbean boys displayed characteristics of a distinct youth subculture. This subculture is characterised by ‘hyper masculinity’, members gain stays by imitating aspects of rap culture. Role models, imitation, peer pressure, positive sanctions, Criticism, inclusion, exclusion, anti-school subculture
WILLIS (CHILDHOOD N YOUTH)
Anti-school subculture. Working class “lads” often had no career wins or goals and rejected school as they saw it irrelevant to them and the manual labour jobs they would end up with. Expectations for boys and their fathers, jobs were a key source of their identity
BRANNEN (MIDDLE AGE)
Dual burden - Middle age women - Pivot / sandwich generation
Researched informal care responsibilities and roles, and suggested that middle age was a time they shouldered many caring responsibilities, caring for children and elderly parents. Pivot generation and dual burden used in reference to family and this time expectations
SAUNDERS (MIDDLE AGE)
Conspicuous consumption. Those who satisfy their needs through ownership of goods are heavily influenced by the media. The media targets middle age as they are the group with the highest disposable income and define identity by what they own, stereotyping
HODKINSON
Subcultures provide a sense of belonging which could continue into middle age. Goth subculture does not fade when people reach middle age, strong social links and interests in goth music and style would make it odd to leave the group, despite responsibilities. They adapted their look and toned down to fit in with work they had better career options. Brought children to high festivals. Inclusion, peer pressure
WILLIS (MIDDLE AGE)
Middle aged fathers act as role models for ‘lads’ - Unskilled manual labour work key source of identity, Workplace reinforces middle age identity - Lads manual labour jobs defined themselves as manual labourers
MAC AN GHAIL (MIDDLE AGE)
Middle aged people being made redundant from their manual labour job felt great loss of identity from tight knit communities and the loss of the bread winners role made them feel a loss of status, working class men faced a ‘crisis of masculinity’ due to deindustrialisation
PARSONS (OLD AGE)
Elderly have less status in society, once children have grown up and men have retired, the elderly lose their most important social role within the family, feel relatively isolated from their children who focus on their marriage partners and their own children - Disengagement theory.
CARRIGAN AND SZMIGIN (OLD AGE)
Media and advertising suggest that although there are more old people, they are less likely to be portrayed in the media and more likely to be portrayed negatively and caricature such as smelly etc even though they were likely to be fit and active today, and want to be portrayed positively, stereotyping ‘smelly and incontinent’
SONTAG (OLD AGE)
Middle and older age women face a double standard of ageing
especially in television where women are expected to be youthful through out their media careers and men are not
CLARKE AND WARREN (OLD AGE)
Old age may be a time to make new friends and gage in new interests, inclusion in these activities can define old age identity. Active ageing is a period seen as an active and engaged stage of life, inclusion
