Old Age Flashcards
What is one way the family may create and reinforce old age identity?
Exclusion and a disengagement process where they leave their social roles
Define disengagement
Refers to how people may leave social roles when they get older
What did parsons find?
- elderly have less status in society
- elderly lose their most important social role within the family
- may be relatively isolated
- disengagement theory
- socially constructed
What is one way the media may create and reinforce the old age identity?
Portraying the elderly in a stereotyped way
What did carrigan and szmigin find?
whilst older consumers have grown in number and affluence, they are less likely to be portrayed in advertisements than younger people
What did Sontag find?
- double standard of ageing
- women expected to be youthful throughout their media careers and men are not
What did Landis find?
- supports finding of age concern
- identified a number of stereotypes in representations of older people
- depicted as one dimensional
What is one way peer groups may create and reinforce old age identity?
Inclusion into new groups by taking up activities during retirement
What did Clarke and Warren find?
- Old age may be a time to make new friends and engage in new interests
- active ageing
What is one way the workplace may create and reinforce old age identity?
Exclusion as the labour market is institutionally ageist
What did Johnson find?
- suggested ageism occurs in workplace in Uk
- ageism is institutionalised and embedded in practices and society
Define ageism
Discrimination based on age especially prejudice against the elderly
Define institutional ageism
Practices and policies engrained in an institution to disadvantage people on the basis of age
What is one way religion may create and reinforce the old age identity?
Inclusion and giving people a sense of comfort when facing death
What did Voas find?
- suggested older people are much more likely to identity as religious
- due to: generational effect and ageing effect
