stratification- age Flashcards
What does Lee say about childhood?
-suggests that there has been a marketisation and sexualisation of children, making the distinction between childhood and adult less distinct
What does Hobbs et al say about teenage?
-right through even as late as the 1950s binge drinking did not occur
-drinking usually too place in the local pub or club, where boys learnt to drink in a responsible fashion with control over behaviours
-There have been many reasons why this has declined and the moral panic around teenage behaviour has been brought to the forefront
What is meant by the phrase ‘Grey Panthers’ ?
-growing in numbers
-phrase was coined to describe wealthy, retired population who can afford to travel and spend extravagantly
-flex political muscle and demand the highest of living standards
-politicians are aware of their voting power- therefore dace promises over incentives
what are the implications in the age structure and its implications?
-the implications are both profound and underestimated
-there is a growing potential of over 50s living until their 100th birthday- has implications on healthcare, housing and the funding of pensions
-Gov have recognised this by raising the age of state retirement pension
-Furthermore, there is now equality in pensions as previously men and professional workers were more likely to be linked to occupational pensions
What did Davidson find about age and gender?
- majority, of people who are not eligible for- or cannot- private pensions are women
-Women in lower class occupations are less likely to be working in later life - women tend to live longer than men, they suffer more sickness
- more likely to be in poverty
What does Bradley say about old age and life chances?
-age is one of the most neglected and hidden dimension of social stratification
-pensioners one of the most significant groups in poverty 1 in 9 UK
-most likely to be individuals who earned the least in their working lives
What do Cambell and Goliath say about young age and life chances?
- referred to adaptations to adaptations some young people make in absence of access to mainstream routes to adult, e.g some young women use having a baby as means of acquiring adult status
-while young men turn to drug and crime
