Age Flashcards
Work and employment- Youth
1.14/15 in the UK you can’t work more than 12 hours during a school week
2. under 13 you can’t do paid work at all
3.Minimum wage for 16 year olds is £4
4.At 16%, the unemployment rate of 16-24 year olds has been rising since 2004.
Work and employment-Elderly
1.38% of discrimination cases filed after 2006 found age as the reason, and retirement legislation is seen as an area of discrimination
2.state pension age for men is 65 and slightly younger for women, but it keeps rising for women and will be equal to men by 2018. It is said that this age will keep rising, so in 2026 it will be 67.
3.Those with financial security will ‘grow old’ very differently to those who do not and still have to work until they drop.
4.Having so many old people today is seen as a demographic time bomb, as they will need health care, housing and more, costing money
Wealth, income and poverty-Child poverty
1.Currently 3.5 million children living in poverty in the UK- that is almost a third of all children.
2.In the UK, 63% of children living in poverty are in a family where someone works
3.Out of the top 20 constituencies where child poverty is highest, three of them are in Birmingham- such as areas like Ladywood, Hodge Hill and Hall Green.
4.Poverty will effect a child’s life chances- education, health, community they live in
Wealth,income and poverty-Elderly
1.16% of pensioners in the UK live in poverty, according to Age UK, this is compared to living in the Dark Ages
2.Fuel poverty is a big concern- as older people have to spend more than a tenth of their money on their fuel bill. This can mean older people have to choose between heating their house or eating a meal, as it is such a financial strain
3.Statistics from poverty.org show that while some pensioners do like in low-income households, they are not the poorest in society. Those who are of working age, single and with dependants are more likely to suffer the worst of poverty.
Gender-Youth
1.Globally, young females suffer specific inequality that males do not. This includes FGM, gender based violence, early marriage and physical and emotional damage
2.. Other areas that create inequality for female youth include employment and education. Countries such as Pakistan state education is for all, but statistics show that there is a huge inequality in gender and schooling e.g. Malala
Gender-Elderly
1.Statistics show there is a difference experience among the elderly when looking at gender, wealth, culture, religion and nationality, as there is with youth
2.Elderly females are likely to be worse off than elderly males, as they have a lower income.
Culture-Youth
1.Boys as young as three are given weapons to hunt with, while a child in the UK cannot be convicted of a crime until the age of ten
2.In West Africa, girls are seen to be able to care for siblings and fetch water at four, then be able to produce milk and butter and sell it at the market by 6
Culture-Elderly
1.Some countries live in gerontocracy where society is led by older leaders e.g. Saudi Arabia
2.Kagan did a study in a Colombian village (1980) and found that the old remained socially and economically active and were valued and respected. In other societies, the elderly are a burden for the rest of society when they are unable to move with the lifestyle changes that take place
3.Gentleman (2009) said about care homes that although care may be good, the lack of visits from relatives makes it an unpleasant experience. She states that even though staff are caring and kind, the unspoken function of the home is that elderly people are left by their families to die
Social mobility
1.Featherstone (1990) state the groups of youth and elderly are far too simplistic
2.Marsh and Keating (2006) noted different cultures have different values of different age groups
