Evidence - Age Inequalities Flashcards
Workplace - Willis (Youth - Disadvantage)
Working class youths see their futures as fatalistic and working in basic manual labour jobs like their fathers, therefore do not aspire for more.
Workplace - Ritzer (Youth - Disadvantage)
Young people are open to zero hour contracts, to which Ritzer calls ‘McJobs’ (unstimulating, low wage jobs with few benefits, especially in the service industry).
Workplace - Johnson (Elderly - Disadvantage)
Suggested that ageism occurs in the workplace in the UK. Suggests that ageism is institutionalised and embedded in practices and society. Ageism in the workplace is expressed through the stereotypical assumptions about a person’s competency to do a job in relation to their age. Older people find it much more difficult to get a job as they get older and face stereotypes in the workplace.
Crime - Jacobson (Youth/Elderly - Disadvantage)
Found that children and young people in custody - three quarters have absent fathers, half had to live in a deprived household, half had run away from care - ‘complex backgrounds’.
Crime - Harding (Youth/Elderly - Disadvantage)
Working class youths in London face deprivation and turn to crime for income - Harding calls this a ‘street casino’ as they turn to crime and gamble with their lives - street capital is gained through committing deviance/criminal activities.
Crime - Age UK (Youth/Elderly - Disadvantage)
In 2015, of those targeted by fraud scams, the financial loss for older victims (aged 55 and older) was likely to be nearly twice as much per scam as that for younger age groups.
Media - Griffin (Youth - Disadvantage)
Stated that youths are labelled by the media in 3 ways: dysfunctional (don’t function effectively), suffering a deficit (act hard done by), deviant (norm and law breaking). This can create a self fulfilling prophecy and negative treatment from general public/those in power.
Media - Kelly - (Youth - Disadvantage)
Has conducted research on the language used by journalists to describe young people who come into contact with the law and found there are three major types of representation: Young people are dangerous, young people are in need of protection and young people are immature.
Media - Carrigan and Szmigin (Elderly - Disadvantage)
State that older people are ignored in media advertising and when they are included they are stereotyped and presented as a caricature of an elderly person - They are presented as ‘smelly and incontinent’ and in need of support meaning they are seen as dependent on others.
Health - The Guardian (Youth/Elderly - Disadvantage)
The UK health care system is institutionally ageist, younger patients are treated differently and given clear ‘care plans’. Often anything offered is ‘end of life’ care. By 2037, it is anticipated we will go from 6.5 million family carers to 9 million due to ageing generation.
Health - Human Rights Watch (Youth/Elderly - Disadvantage)
Claim that older people in England are at ‘serious risk of harm’ due to poor social care assessments.
Health - nationalstatistics.gov.uk (Youth/Elderly - Disadvantage)
6 in 10 diagnosed with Chlamydia are aged 16 to 24.
