Middle Age

Question 1

Brannen

Answer 1

MA= time they shoulder many caring responsibilities (both children + parents)

Pivot generation = swinging between two

Dual burden = suffered by MA people, mostly mothers

Question 2

Saunders suggests that….

Answer 2

Those who satisfy their needs through ownership of various goods are heavily influenced by advertisement + media

Media target MA = have most disposable income

Question 3

Hodkins

Answer 3

Sense of belonging could continue into MA

Question 4

Willis

Answer 4

Found that for boys + fathers = their jobs were a key source of identity

Defining themselves as manual workers

Question 5

Mac an Ghail

Answer 5

Once made redundant = feel loss of identity from tight knit identities

Loss of role as breadwinner

Loss of status and identity