Agesim Flashcards
What is ageism
A consequence of the abiding poluation is the growth of ageism
Ageism shows itself in mamu ways such as discrimination in employment and unequal treatment in healthcare
Much of discourse (ways of speaking and thinking about a certain issues) about old age and ageing is constructed as a problem
Modern society and old age
Inin a modern society our finery and status are determines by our role in reg economy. Those that do njt work have a stigmatised identity.
Ageism, is the result of structured dependency- the old are excluded from paid work by the government and employers which forced them to be economically lpdelendant on their families on the state
Old people are labelled as dependant and vulnerable
What does Philips on argues
That the old are no use to capitalism as they are no longer productive. Due to this, the state are unwilling to support them.
Postmodern and society and old age
However postmodern sociologists argue that in today’s postmodern society the fixed stage of the life course have broken down. People are doing things differently to how they did things in the past
They argue that piezoelectric now have greater life choice regardless of age
Unlike, in modern society, consumption not production becomes the key to out identities
Hunt (2005) - we nit define our self’s by what we consume, this man’s we can choose our own lifestyle spchoices and identity’s age no longer determines who we are or how we live our lives - fillers Botox
What can the old now consume
The old become a market for a vast range of body maintained or rejuvenation gods and services in order to sell them new, young identities
Breaking down ageist stereotypes in postmodernity
Being able to consume plastic surgery, anti ageing products gym equipments enables ageist stereotypes from modern society to break down - old people can do what young people do
Anti- ageing products enable the old to rewrite their identities the way they want to be seen
Media images now portray positive aspects of the lifestyles of the elderly
Curtsies of the postmodernist view
Pilcher (1995) - postmodernists underestimate the importance of social class and gender and how these I)lack the experience of o,d age
They also ignore that older people face discrimatjin that limits their choices. Age concern. (2004) found that more people report suffering age discrimination than other forms of discrimination
