The Ageing Population

Question 1

The ageing population

Answer 1

The increasing median age in the population

Question 2

The average age of the UK population in 1971, compared to 2020

Answer 2

1971->34.1 years
2020->41 years

Question 3

Reasons for the aging population

Answer 3

Increasing life expectancy, declining infant mortality, declining fertility 

Question 4

One person pensioner households

Answer 4

Number of pensioners living alone has increased and counts for about 12.5% of all households

Question 5

Modernity and ageism

Answer 5

Our identity in modern society is shaped by having a job and those without job are less valued. Phillipson - the old are of no use to capitalism, no longer economically productive.

Question 6

Postmodernity in age

Answer 6

Fixed orderly stages of the life course have broken down, blurring the boundaries between the life stages, giving individuals greater choice of lifestyle