Q3) 20 marker - Age identity Flashcards

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Corner (age)

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(+) Old people are treated as a burden and causes self fulfilling prophecy making them feel infrerior and effecting mental health

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Hockey + James (age)

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(+) Infantalisation where old people are stripped of their privacy and become dependant

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Bradeley (age)

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(+) Middle age people have the most power due to occupational success and form upper class, ruling over the rest of society

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Featherstone + Hepworth (age)

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(-) Mask of the old where old people no longer conform to negative stereotypes and are now doing whatever they want

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Postman (age)

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(-) There is a disappearance of childhood so age groups are blurring. Emergence of media has led to exposure to violent and sexual material that can’t be controlled

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Polhemus (age)

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(-) There are many choices over identity now and people can be who they want or come together no matter their age

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Which sociologists argue that age is still a significant part of identity?

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  • Corner
  • Hockey + James
  • Bradeley
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Which sociologists argue that age is no longer a significant part of identity?

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  • Featherstone + Hepworth
  • Postman
  • Polhemus
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