Age Inequalities

Question 1

Joesph Rowntree Foundation (employment youth)

Answer 1

Young people have not so they are at a disadvantage as they cannot easily earn money.

Question 2

ONS 2021 (Employment youth)

Answer 2

Young people were hit hard by coronavirus pandemic, with 16-24 accounting for 2/3 of job losses

Question 3

Robert at al (crime youth)

Answer 3

Young people aged 10-17 accounted for 37% of ASBO’S in 2012

Question 4

BBC News 2022:(crime youth)

Answer 4

New record, 30 teenage stabbings in London in one year

Question 5

BBC News 2014 (media youth)

Answer 5

More than 2/3 of 14-17 years old believe negative portrayals of them in the media effect their job prospects.

Question 6

Charlotte Kelly: (media youth)

Answer 6

Has conducted research on the language used by journalist: young people are dangerous young people are in need of protection, young people are immature.

Question 7

Voting turnout: (youth voting)

Answer 7

People are more likely to cast a vote as they get older. Right wing parties have much more reliable older people. Politicians are more influenced by ‘grey votes’. policies tend to be passed that suits the old rather than young for example the 2010 triple lock pension that would increase every year withinflation.

Question 8

Commons library (youth parliament)

Answer 8

50% of parliament are over 50. Older people dominate parliament most mp’s aged 50-59. All over the world, the elderly are in power, Donald trump was 70 when he became president. Joe Biden was 78.

Question 9

swift and Steeden (employment elderly)

Answer 9

Found out that older workers are seen as complacent and set in their ways. They are more expensive to employ than the younger generation.

Question 10

Franklin (elderly employment)

Answer 10

1 million people aged 50 and state pension age are not working and would like to be.

Question 11

ONS 2017 (poverty/ financial security elderly)

Answer 11

Persistent poverty among those aged 65 rose for the first time in 5 years to 10% in 2015.

Question 12

BBC News (poverty/financial security elderly)

Answer 12

Its been estimated that as many as 1 million pensioners live in fuel poverty. Fuel poverty=Household spends more than 10% of income on fuel.

Question 13

NHS Digital 2018 (health elderly)

Answer 13

Nearly half of the people aged 55-64 aren’t physically active enough. 40% of men and 44% of women don’t reach government recommended level of physical activity.

Question 14

Age UK 2018:

Answer 14

Older people are affected by age discrimination in access to health care.

Question 15

Swift and Steeden (media elderly)

Answer 15

Older workers are seen as less competent than younger workers and less able to work.

Question 16

Green 2018 (media elderly)

Answer 16

The media drives negative attitudes representing aging as a crisis or burden. Seen in phrases like ‘grey tsunami’ ‘demographic cliff’ and ‘demographic timebomb.’