Age studies

Question 1

Muncie

Answer 1

Highlights that in the media, youths are often presented as troublesome and delinquent.

Question 2

Sontag

Answer 2

Argues woman in particular youthfulness is presented in the media as an ideal to lead up to.

Question 3

Hokey and James

Answer 3

Parsons overestimates conformity and consensus. Young people are more likely to create their own subcultures then passively act out roles given to men by society.

Question 4

Postmodernists

Answer 4

Suggest that some of the key differences in roles between age groups are breaking down.

Question 5

Cohen

Answer 5

Status frustration as young working-class males face frustration due to low status and little respect. Create delinquent subcultures.

Question 6

Lea and Young

Answer 6

If a group share a sense of relative deprivation, they develop a lifestyle to help men cope.

Question 7

Bradley

Answer 7

Middle/old age has a higher status than youth or old age. Middle-aged people run the country and hold power at work.

Question 8

Biggs

Answer 8

Sitcoms tend to portray old people as enfeebled, vague and forgetful

Question 9

Byrie

Answer 9

The retired unemployed are used as a Reserve Army of Labour and are therefore disposable

Question 10

Vincent

Answer 10

The retirement age has been introduced to benefit capatalism, it allows unemployment rates to be minimized and benefits financial companies.

Question 11

Featherstone and Hepworth

Answer 11

Media images of ageing and stereotypes can also create new identities, this helps blur the boundaries of life course.