Age Inequality - Sociologists Flashcards
Weberian
Who developed the NS-SEC?
John Goldthorpe
Age is a neglected dimension of inequality
Bradley
Women receive lower occupational pensions
Davidson
EM elderly are less likely to access private pensions
Davidson
Different cultures have different meanings and values to different age groups
Marsh and Keating
Women live longer - not always to their advantage
Arber
Pak/Bang suffer more ill health
Nazroo
Class is a critical factor in explaining age inequality
Foster and Walker
Colombia - old remained socially and economically active
Kagan
Functionalist
As people age they lose vitality and their health declines
Cumming and Henry
Marxism
Need to make profits (logic of capitalism)
Walker and Phillipson
Marxism
Age classes
Vincent
Marxism
Institutional dependency & forced dependency
Phillipson
Feminism
Women and children are often thought of as the same
Oakley
Feminism
Double standard
Itzin