Age Inequality: 20 Mark Question Plan for Age Inequality Flashcards
P1 Point and location of inequality and age group affected (Interactionists)
Interactionists argue Young People are reported on negatively by the Media
P1 Supporting Studies (Interactionists)
Cohen, Fawbert
Which moral panic did Cohen study?
Mods and Rockers
What did Cohen find with the original mods and rocker fights?
They were not violent
What did the media create around the mods and rocker fights?
They created a moral panic
What happened to deviancy in the mods and rockers fighting after the media report?
Deviancy amplification happened
How did the public feel about young people after the mods and rockers moral panic? Why?
They were fearful, as they were told all young people were violent
Which moral panic did Fawbert study?
Hoodies moral panic
What moral panic was made around hoodies?
People who wore hoodies were supposedly shoplifters
What did the media do with their reports on the mods and rocker fights?
They sensationalised the fights
Why did more young people get involved with the mods and rocker fights after they were reported on?
They wanted to have their own 5 minutes of fame
How did Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent respond to the hoodies moral panic?
They banned anyone wearing a hoodie from entering
How did the public feel about young people after the hoodies moral panic?
They were fearful that all young people wearing hoodies were shoplifters
P2 Supporting Study 1
Becker
P2 Point and location of inequality and age group affected (Interactionists)
Interactionists would say Elderly People are negatively labelled by the Media
P2 Supporting Study 2
Victor
Which figures does Becker argue can more effectively spread labels?
Figures of authority
According to Becker, what will happen if the mass media make a negative label about elderly people?
Society will accept it as a fact
What are 2 labels Victor identifies could be given to old people by the media?
Labels of being useless or being dependent
What does Victor say can happen to labels over time?
They can become a self-fulfilling prophecy
If the mass media create a label, why is the majority of the population likely to hear of it?
Because most people consume the mass media
P3 Point and location of inequality and age group affected (Weberians)
Weberians argue a worse market situation makes it harder for Young People to get jobs in the Workplace
P3 Supporting Study
Weber
P3 Supporting Statistic and year of it
ONS (2022)
How did Weber define market situation?
Said it was the bargaining power people had in getting a job
According to Weber, what is beneficial to market situation in terms of money?
Wealth
According to Weber, what is beneficial to market situation in terms of what is obtained in education?
Qualifications
Why does Weber argue young people have poor market situations?
They have not had enough time to build their own skills, qualifications and wealth
According to Weber, what is beneficial to market situation in terms of what is gathered over time through experiences?
Skills
According to ONS (2022), what percentage of 16-24 year olds are unemployed?
11.3% of 16-24 year olds are unemployed
P4 Supporting Study
Phillipson
P4 Point and location of inequality and age group affected (Marxists)
Marxists argue Elderly People face age inequalities in the Workplace due to capitalism
P4 Supporting Statistic
Age UK
What does Phillipson say is the logic of capitalism?
Exploiting the proletariat for profit
According to Phillipson, what is the situation for government financial support given to elderly people?
Elderly people are not given sufficient financial support
Why do the government not give elderly people sufficient financial support?
Because they want to keep more of their profit
What army does Phillipson argue elderly people result in making a part of?
Reserve army of labor
Name 2 things the reserve army of labor will accept in employment
Lower pay, poorer working conditions
What are the bourgeoisie able to get more of with the reserve army of labor?
Able to get more profit
Which group in 2011 campaigned to get rid of the standard age of retirement?
Age UK
What did it mean for retirement after Age UK got rid of the standard retirement age?
People could retire when they wanted to
What is the problem for elderly people in employment past the age of 65 in terms of their jobs?
They usually have less job security
