Age Inequalities

Question 1

Give evidence of Age inequalities

Answer 1

• 500,000 16-24 unemployed 2014
• 1 in 5 old people live below the poverty line
• Ray et al said 1 in 3 in his research thought over 70s were incompetent
• 3.5 million children living in poverty
• 6 in 10 that are diagnosed with chlamydia are 16-24
• 55 and over are 2x more likely to get targeted by fraud scams

Question 2

Explain the significance of the digital divide

Answer 2

• Divide in technological ability between old and young
• Problems for employment as older people may be less comfortable using technology than the younger generation who have grown up with it
• Less understand between old and young as much of young culture surrounds technology

Question 3

Link Weber’s ideas to age inequality

Answer 3

Class - Minimum wage and fewer qualifications restrict the market positions of the young
Status - lose status because of age, status is attached to the ability to work. So older people are excluded by younger as they have less ability to work
Party - young people lack the power to make changes in their society