AGE IDENTITES Flashcards
define age identities
identity of person based of their age
what does Bradley argue?
about the 5 major of age stages which are childhood, adolescence, young adult, middle age and old age
what does Gittens argue?
there’s a age patriarchy is society where adults have more power than children.
what does Opie argue?
argues how childhood isn’t disappearing but instead changing into a sperate culture of childhood
what does Muncie argue?
the media represent the youth as deviant, lazy, irresponsible and participating in illegal activities
hoodies, mods and rockers, skinheads
what does Delvin argue?
85% of the media portray the youth as being a problem or having a problem and shows how youth are vulnerable age group
what does Carrigan and Smzigin argue?
the media ignore and make elderly suffer due to them pushing stereotypes of being dependent and ill health which leads them to feel like strangers in their own land - Dowd
what does Dowd argue?
elderly feel like strangers in their own land due to them being isolated from mainstream culture as they don’t know how to use social media so lack connection.
What does Boyle argue?
there’s a generational digital divide as they are less likely to use the new forms of media as they don’t know how to use it
what does Featherstone and Hepworth argue?
media can have a positive or negative influence on individuals like bringing back retro fashion from 60s helps to dissolve the divide in age.
what does postman argue?
childhood is disappearing due to media influence growing and social media apps like tiktok and Instagram being accessed by children under the age of 16
what does Clarke argue?
youth is the time to rebel and resist against the norms and values of society like chavs
what does Polhemus argue?
the supermarket of style which is where individuals can pick and choose their identity and join various subcultures
what does McKingsley argue?
people over the age of 85 are growing rapidly and the categories young old and old old are merging together
how are youth viewed differently around the world?
in the UK youth and childhood are seen as a time of innocence and dependence and vulnerability but in other cultures childhood is viewed differently for example in some countries its norm for young children to work.
what’s the in corners study?
old people describe themselves as very negative and this is reflected on how the media portray the elderly as a burden as they are labelled which leads to a self fulfilling phrophecy or them becoming like what they are labelled
what does hockey and James argue?
elderly people are made to feel like they lost their adult privileges because in care homes they are treated like children with pocket moneys being given people helping them wash and get dressed.
what does Barren and Norris argue about?
how young and elderly are in the secondary labour market because of the long working hours and low pay.
what does interactionists argue about age?
due to labelling and self fulfilling prophecy it leads to them being stigmatised and portrayed in a negative point
what does Prout and James argue about?
age is socially constructed and varies from society to society
What’s the gentlemen’s study
Study about how the ethnic groups don’t disregard their elders and place them into care homes instead they take care of them and respect them whereas white people don’t and just place them into care homes without ever visiting them
What does Cunningham argue? Give examples of the thing u mention as well!!
The notion of an innocent childhood is focused on play and school and where they are protected from external threats is recently created and supports this by stating how the state introduced laws and regulated the quality in parenting
Children act in 2004 and children’s and social work act in 2017
What does punch argue?
In Bolivia children as young as 5 are expected to work and have responsibilities of the family thus supporting the idea that age is socially constructed
What does Thornton argue?
Teens are frequently condemned than praised by media and that could lead to labelling theory but this varies from society to society as in some tribes child reaches puberty they go through the rite of passage which they get instructed and taught how to act like a man or women.
What does Wallace argue?
Modern societies have private and public markets which signify the beginning of the adult identity. For example private includes first cigarettes while public is like right to vote or bank loans
What does Watson argue
He got robbed off his youthness and he still had the youth ideology
