Age

Question 1

Fluid, Not important part Featherstone and Hepworth

Answer 1

Media images of ageing, negative stereotypes and identities. New identities. Population ages, more positive images. Popularity ‘retro’ fashion, comeback tours, blur boundaries of life course. Life expectancy increased, changed stereotypes

Question 2

Corner’s, (not fluid, important part)

Answer 2

Negative, reflecting media and popular culture. Problem, society and ‘burden’

Question 3

Clarke and Warren (fluid, not important part)

Answer 3

Stage is life not as depressing, providing new opportunities, time for reflection, hope of experiencing future collaborative events with family members.
Abrams (not fluid, important part) Share same youth culture, transitional stage, learning & negotiating the path into adulthood

Question 4

Abrams (not fluid, important part)

Answer 4

Share same youth culture, transitional stage, learning & negotiating the path into adulthood

Question 5

Postmodern

Answer 5

sociologists identify this age with a time for experimenting with new styles and fashions

Question 6

Margareta Mead (1928)

Answer 6

argued that ‘storm and stress’ associated with youth is culturally specific and not found in all cultures

Question 7

Clarke (1976)

Answer 7

argue age about Rebellion and Resistance. Resisting the norms and belling against their relatively low status in society where money dominates. (consumers culture)

Question 8

Abrams (1959)

Answer 8

argued that this age group were all part of the same youth culture, at the same transitional stage in their life. During this stage they are learning & negotiating the path into adulthood