Perspectives On Ageing Poulation

Question 1

1. Functionalism + disengagement theory

Answer 1

• argued that the disengagement of people from social roles was necessary and beneficial for society
  -claim that they loose vitality - health usually declines

Question 2

2. The interpretation of age - age as a social construct

Answer 2

• hockey + James: argue interpretation of old age is a social construct
• old age is infantilised

Question 3

3. Individual and institutional ageism

Answer 3

• green: defines ‘ageism’ as systematic stereotyping and discrimination against individuals
• argues that ageism significantly increases the problems as they age

Question 4

4. Structured dependency

Answer 4

• Vincent: structured dependency - society is structured in such a way to make them dependant
• argues that dependency in old age is linked to form of socially structured

Question 5

6. Post modernism

Answer 5

• argue that old age is not time of dependancy and decline, but can be a time of increased choice and opportunity