Age Identity

Question 1

Childhood postman

Answer 1

Decline in childhood
Exposed to the same visual media as adults
Inc wearing adult clothes

Question 2

Adolescent or youth x2

Answer 2

Crake (you crack)rebellion and resistance
Norm or low status in society
Subcultures like chavs or Willis study

Polemus (poly-many)experimenting with new style And fashions, supermarket of style
Pick and mix

Question 3

Young adulthood

Answer 3

Hockey and James
Freedom and independence from parents marks the end for formal education and commitment to a particular career

Question 4

Middle age

Answer 4

Victor distinctive phase related to ppl in their forties and fifties
It may be also considered as an attitude or state of mind
Norms
Financially independent
More likely to own house
More likely to be established in a carrer
Values
Health
Quality of life
Family ties

Question 5

Old age

Answer 5

Victor
Stereotypes and identified as period of
Loneliness
Being dependent
Poorer health

Plicher
Inc life expectancy we should differentiate between young old , middle aged old and old old
Not given a great amount of stays in the uk bc of loss of work and work is the mayor source of status in industrial societies,

Question 6

Media and old age

Answer 6

Sontag (don’t tag )
Double standards
In television
A bbc newscaster was retired by the corporation at 58 while other 2 male counterparts were allowed to carry on beyond retirement age

Question 7

The media and youth x2

Answer 7

Kelly
Language sed to describe young pppl who came into contact with the law
Dangerous
In need of protection
Immature
Similarly Griffin
Portrayed by media as a social problem
Dysfunctional
Not probably socialised
Suffering deficit ( not achieve high educationallly)
And as deviant rule breakers

Question 8

The workplace and old /middle age
X2

Answer 8

Arber and Ginn (harder)
Ageism reinforced by employment practises
Redundancy, unemployment and retirement.
Loss of status ,self respect and purpose
Isolation and loneliness as workplace is the main social contact
Bradley
Often seen by employers as less suitable
Physically slow
Lacking in dynamism
And not adaptable to change

Question 9

Peer groups over family x2

Answer 9

Harris
Push and pull
Anti skol subculture Willis

Question 10

Age identity changing
Youth as a contested category

Answer 10

Varkey foundation
International study
Key findings
Happiness with state of affairs in their personal lives 60%
Personal values helping families and themselves get aged in life
Factors influencing choices for future
Families and health

Question 11

changing old age x2

Answer 11

Active ageing Clarke and warren Interviews
Providing new opportunities
A Time for reflection
Spend more time with family
Actress Helen mirren

Giddens
Releases time for the elderly to enjoy new interests learn new skills or do voluntary work.

Question 12

Old age New media Role models

Answer 12

Feather stone and Hepworth
As the pop ages more positive images emerge
Celebs like Paul McCartney and Elton John who lead a full and active lifestyle
Popularity of retro fashions and comebacks tours from band of the 70s
The rolling stone

Question 13

All age groups intersectionality

Answer 13

Mash and keating
Different cultures attach different cultural meanings and values to different age groups
Freund and Ritter Freud
Pop conception of mid life crisis for men. Who hold on to their lost youth dreaming of buying sports car and dating young women and menopause for women
Social class middle class may afford to splurge on their mid life crisis but a working class person may not