Age

Question 1

Age - Name 3 functionalist

Answer 1

• Parsons, Eisenstadt, Cummings + Henry

Question 2

Parsons (Age Functionalism)

Answer 2

Society in agreement over social roles. Elderly have less status in society - disengage.

Question 3

Eisenstadt (Age Functionalism)

Answer 3

Youths go from ascribed –> achieved status - Have to juggle life. - This is necessary as it inherently binding with peers.

Question 4

Cummings + Henry (Age Functionalism)

Answer 4

Elderly encouraged to abandon jobs (Social disengagement) - Allows for younger people to take their jobs.

Question 5

Age - Name 4 Marxist

Answer 5

Gramsci, Jones, Phillipson, Bond

Question 6

Gramsci (Age Marxism)

Answer 6

Hegemony - people accept exploitation - govt. gives small benefits (child benefits / pension). Old + young accept exploitation in labour market (student loan repayments etc.)

Question 7

Jones (Age marxism)

Answer 7

elderly are new reserve army of labour - used as free childcare and face financial burden from supporting their grandchildren.

Question 8

Phillipson (Age marxism)

Answer 8

Capialism must continually renew workforce to remain productive - elderly made to retire - causes forced dependancy + become more reliant on society.

Question 9

Bond (Age marxism)

Answer 9

Those from lower social class suffer poverty in old age - low wages stop saving/private pensions + state pensions are set too low.

Question 10

Age - Feminism

Answer 10

Itzin, Oakley, Sontag, Arber + Ginn

Question 11

Itzin (Age Feminism)

Answer 11

Cosmeticisation - Older women encouraged to fight signs of aging

Question 12

Oakley (Age Feminism)

Answer 12

Children more disadvanatged than women.

Question 13

Sontag (Age feminism)

Answer 13

Double standard of aging - older women in less high profile media roles.

Question 14

Arber + Ginn (Age marxism)

Answer 14

Age effects older women’s power and status - They face inequalities that men do not.

Question 15

Age - Weberianism

Answer 15

Parkin, Baron + Norris

Question 16

Parkin (Weberianism)

Answer 16

The elderly are in negatively previlidged status groups - Younger gen. take their occupations and move up occupation ladder.

Question 17

Baron + Norris (Weberianism)

Answer 17

Young + old in secondary labour market.

Question 18

Age - Interactionism

Answer 18

Hockey + James, Griffin

Question 19

Hockey + James (Interactionism)

Answer 19

Infantilisation of old people - treated like children - given pocket money, washed + dressed - causes loss of status and adulthood.

Question 20

Griffin (Interactionism)

Answer 20

Youths are deviant, dysfunctional and suffering a deficit.

Question 21

Age - Postmodernism

Answer 21

Featherstone + Hepworth, Blaikie.

Question 22

Featherstone + Hepworth (Postmoderism)

Answer 22

de-differentiation + de-institutionalisation.

Question 23

Blaikie (Postmoderism)

Answer 23

Grey pound - Stereotypes of elderly lessened and attitudes towards retirement changed - now valued customers.