Q3) 20 marker - Age identity

Question 1

Corner (age)

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Hockey + James (age)

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Bradeley (age)

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Featherstone + Hepworth (age)

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Postman (age)

Answer 5

(-) 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

Question 6

Polhemus (age)

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

• Corner
• Hockey + James
• Bradeley

Question 8

Which sociologists argue that age is no longer a significant part of identity?

Answer 8

• Featherstone + Hepworth
• Postman
• Polhemus