CHANGING LIFE COURSE

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life cycle

implies there are set stages through which people pass.

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talcott parsons saw people passing through distinctive age groups with different social roles associated with each page group:

childhood-when socialisation into society culture/ adolescence-develop independence from parents , they can shift their allegiance parents to their married partner. old age- loss of important social roles

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jane pilcher/in reality there is no universal life cycle because:

not everyone passes every stage, ageing id experienced differently within and between societies.

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pitcher therefore uses to term life course

she defines this as a socially defined timetable of behaviours deemed appropriate for particular life stages within any one society.

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life course is affected by life expectancy

as life expectancy has increased in advanced western societies, so perceptions of when middle age and old age have started.

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glass gender and life course

conflict perspectives such as marxism and feminism emphasise inequality between different age groups, arguing that the life course is affected by wealth income and access to resources.

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john vincent

believes that different classes and the sexes experience ageing differently.

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