AGE INEQUALITY - PATTERNS AND TRENDS Flashcards
What are the key names for age inequality patterns and trends in life chances?
Butler, Milne et al, Weber
What did Butler argue about age inequalities in life chances?
Ageism is a process of negative stereotyping and discrimination against people based on their age
Elderly are main victims - argues that ageism is about assuming all older people are the same
What did Milne et al argue about ethnic inequalities in life chances?
The idea of one homogeneous group - the elderly - masks reality
Two distinct groups:
Those who have just retired
Those over 80
“Grey power” to refer to the consumption habits and patterns of those over 65
What did Weber argue about age inequalities in life chances?
Social inequalities experienced by different age groups can ultimately affect life chances
What are the key names for ethnic inequality patterns and trends in work and employment?
Institute for Public Policy Research, MORI, Ray et al, Jones et al
What are the key statistics for age inequalities in work and employment for the youth?
Restriction of employment chances - when and where you work, minimum you can be paid and chances of an employer choosing to employ you
14 - 15 year olds - cannot work more than 12 hours during a school week
Under 13s - not allowed to do paid work
16 year old - minimum wage of just under £4 per hour
Adults (over 21) is just over £6.50 per hour
Employers more likely to pick someone older for a job as they are likely to have more experience
Young people - cheap labour
At 16%, the unemployment rate for 16-24 year olds has been increasing since 2004
What did the Institute for Public Policy Research find about age inequalities in work and employment?
Despite steady falls in unemployment from 20.9% a year ago to 17.8% there are still 868,000 out of work 16-24 year olds and 274,000 of them have been looking for work for over a year
700,000 young people have never had a job
94,000 trained in beauty and hair for just 18,000 jobs
123,000 trained in construction and engineering sectors for an advertised 275,000 jobs
What did MORI find about age inequalities in work and employment?
38% of discrimination filed after 2006 cited age as the reason
What did Ray et al find about age inequalities in work and employment?
Retirement age often differs according to social class and status
What did Jones et al find about age inequalities in work and employment?
Saw the fact that they had more choice in arranging their retirement as an indicator of higher status as opposed to those who didn’t
Described early retirement very positively as a time of creative renewal and freedom to pursue new interests and challenges
Aware that they were in a fortunate position compared to both past and future generations
What are the key names for age inequality patterns and trends in wealth, income and poverty?
Child Poverty Action Group, Age UK
What did Child Poverty Action Group find about age inequalities in wealth, income and poverty?
Child poverty has many effects on life chances - effects education, health and community they live in
Predict the number of children growing up in poverty will increase
What statistics are there about child poverty?
Currently 3.5 million children living in poverty - almost ⅓ of all children
63% of children living in poverty are in a family in which someone works
For children growing up in poverty, it means being cold, hungry and often ill and struggling to get to school
What did AGE UK find about age inequalities in wealth, income and poverty?
16% of pensioners live in poverty in UK
Fuel poverty - older people will have to spend more than 1/10 of their money on their fuel bill - have to choose to eat or heat their house
What did Morton find about experiences of children around the world in Tonga?
Children are seen as those without social competence
This needs instilling through discipline and punishment
Children aged between three and five are often seen as wilful, and therefore face a lot of beatings
