Age Inequality Studies 0.0 / 5 ? SociologySocial stratification and inequalityA2/A-levelOCR Created by: Tatum12345Created on: 23-01-19 08:58 Bradley (1996) Five stages of age identity: 1. Childhood 2. Adolescence 3. Young adulthood 4. Mid-life 5. Old Age 1 of 15 Aries (1962) The experience of childhood has changed over the last 500 years 2 of 15 Postman (1982) Childhood is disappearing at a dazzling speed 3 of 15 Mead (1928) Not all cultures have a concept of youth 4 of 15 Johnson and Bytheway (1993) 'Ageism is the offensive exercise of power through reference to age' 5 of 15 Milne et al (1999) Elderly are two groups: retired and over 80s 6 of 15 Moore (1985) Dressed up as someone in their 80s and found that old people are severely disadvantaged by other's stereotypical assumptions 7 of 15 Sontag (1972) 'The Double Standard of Ageing' ageism is sexist and discriminates women 8 of 15 Vincent (2001) Young job applicants may be passed over in favour of older, more mature workers 9 of 15 Ray et al (2006) Ageism can exclude the elderly from the workplace or positions of power 10 of 15 Jones et al (2010) There are more positive views of retirement 11 of 15 Scase and Scales (2000) Affluent retirees at one end and poverty stricken pensioners at the other 12 of 15 Mordaunt et al (2003) Twice as many elderly women must rely on state benefits than men. 1 in 4 elderly women live in poverty 13 of 15 Help the Aged (2008) Annual Spotlight Report In 2005/6 11% of UK pensioners were living in severe poverty. Almost 1/3 of ALL elderly individuals are living in poverty in the UK 14 of 15 Child Poverty Action Group Child poverty has many effects on life chances, impacting on education and health. 3.5 million children in the UK living in poverty in 2013. 15 of 15
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