POST-MOD VIEW OF AGE INEQ Flashcards
1
Q
what 3 post-mod sociologists must we remember for age ineq?
A
Blaikie
Preistly
Powell and Biggs
2
Q
what did Blaikie find about age inequality?
A
there is a fourth age, that is filled with leisure based pursuits to relive childhood
3
Q
what did Preistly identify?
A
‘mask of old age’, young self and old beliefs trapped in mask, inequality due to labelling
4
Q
what did Powell and Biggs find that means age ineq is not the same for everyone?
A
new technology means that age ineq can vary due to older people getting surgery
5
Q
how can post-mod be criticised?
A
ignores negatives of old age
