Age inequalities 20 marker SI

Question 1

Prensky’s explanation on why older people are disadvantaged

digital social world

Answer 1

older people are digital immigrants so they grew up before technology so they are disadvantaged to younger ‘digital natives’

Question 2

Boyle’s explanation on why older people are disadvantaged

digital social world

Answer 2

older people less employable due to lacking internet skills

Question 3

Gardener and Davis explanation on why younger people are disadvantaged

digital social world

Answer 3

constant self projection and self tracking online leads to an obsession with their digital idenitity

Question 4

Twenge’s explanation on why younger people are disadvantaged

digital social world

Answer 4

fear of negative reaction to identity leads to rising levels of anxiety and they spend less physical time with friends and family

Question 5

Islington crime survey

crime

Answer 5

Older people would suffer more from crime as they may take more time to recover eg the survey found that when over 45s were victims of assult, they had to take more time off work

Question 6

S. Cohen - moral panic

crime

Answer 6

• young people more likely to be targeted by police
• there is a ‘moral panic’ over youth subcultures like mods and rockers
• so young people are disadvantaged