changing age identities

Question 1

what theory believes that age indetities are changing

Answer 1

postmodernism

Question 2

• featherstone and Hepworth

Answer 2

• Argues that the life course has begun to be deconstructed due to 2 processes taken place:
  
  • de-differentiation
  • Deinstitutionalisation
• Contestant messages from the media to stay young ‘the mask of aging’
• Baby boomer generation which breaks down stereotypes of old age and increase the range of options and identities to older people

Question 3

de-differentiation

Answer 3

• Featherstone and Hepworth
• the processes by which the differences between different stages of the life course becomes less clear

Question 4

Deinstitutionalisation

Answer 4

• featherstone and Hepworth
• the process by which the institutions of society become less closely associated with maintaining the life course

Question 5

mask aging

Answer 5

• featherstone and Hepworth
• children and adults are more alike
• childhood is less separate from other stages in life

Question 6

blaikie

Answer 6

• Old age is a fourth age filled with active but leisure based pursuits.