Age identities theorists

Question 1

PARSONS-

Answer 1

Adolescence is when children begin to develop independence. The family has two main functions: primary socialisation of children and stabilisation of adult personalities

Question 2

GRIFFIN -

Answer 2

Media portrays youth as dysfunctional, suffering a deficit and deviant

Question 3

HEINTZ-KNOWLES -

Answer 3

Content analysis showed children are motivated by peers and romance and least by school and religion. Characters engage in antisocial.

Question 4

MCROBBIE

Answer 4

Bedroom culture

Question 5

SEWELL -

Answer 5

Young black boys follow hypermasculine role models

Question 6

WILLIS -

Answer 6

Working class boys adopt anti youth subcultures and gain no qualifications.

Question 7

BRANNEN -

Answer 7

They are a pivot generation and carry a dual burden of taking care of kids and parents

Question 8

SAUNDERS -

Answer 8

Media target them as consumers as they have the highest disposable income

Question 9

HODKINSON -

Answer 9

Sense of belonging continues into middle ages. He studied goths and found that they have a commitment to the subculture.

Question 10

WILLIS -

Answer 10

Men saw themselves as manual workers

Question 11

MAC AN GHAIL -

Answer 11

When they were made redundant, manual workers felt a loss of identity and status.

Question 12

PARSONS -

Answer 12

Elderly have less status in society and follow disengagement theory

Question 13

CARRIGAN AND SZMIGIN -

Answer 13

Older people are less likely to be shown in adverts

Question 14

SONTAG -

Answer 14

There is a double standard of ageing as women are required to remain youthful throughout media careers and men are not

Question 15

LANDIS -

Answer 15

Stereotypes of old people in media such as grumpy

Question 16

JOHNSON -

Answer 16

Ageism occurs in the workplace as old people are seen as less competent.

Question 17

VOAS -

Answer 17

Old people are more likely to identify with religion because the generational effect (raised with it) and the ageing effect (more spiritual as closer to death)

Question 18

CLARKE AND WARREN -

Answer 18

Old age is a time to make new friends and engage. Active ageing

Question 19

FEATHERSTONE AND HEPWORTH -

Answer 19

The life course has begun to be deconstructed. De- differentiation means the differences between life stages become less clear. Deinstitutionalisation is when society becomes less associated with maintaining stages of the life course

Question 20

BLAIKIE -

Answer 20

Stereotypes have broken down due to consumer culture