INTERACTIONISM VIEW ON AGE INEQ

Question 1

who came up with activity theory?

Answer 1

havinghurst

Question 2

what did havinghurst come up with?

Answer 2

activity theory

Question 3

what is activity theory?

Answer 3

staying mentally and physically active increases happiness

Question 4

what does havinghurst critique?

Answer 4

disengagement theory, says ineq is due to lack of interaction rather than age

Question 5

who support havinghurst’s research?

Answer 5

statham said elderly providing childcare means they are less isolated

Question 6

what do interactionists looks at?

Answer 6

labelling

Question 7

negative labelling of youth and elderly can lead to….

Answer 7

self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 8

what can the elderly be labelled as?

Answer 8

useless, lonely and unable to learn

Question 9

interactionists fail to recognise…

Answer 9

the structural causes of ineq e.g. gender or capitalism

Question 10

how would post-mod agree interactionism?

Answer 10

say that technology and media has created youth culture and a fear of getting old