AGE THEORY Flashcards
FUNCTIONALISM
Parsons + Eisenstadt
Youth is a bridging function that connects childhood + adulthood
Intergration + minimal disruption to society
Learn lessons, make mistakes + learn adult roles
FUNCTIONALISM
Statham
Grandparents are beneficial for childcare because of rise in dual-income families
FUNCTIONALISM
Cummings + Henry
Disengagement theory
Old people need to disengage from society for young people to fill out roles
Manages movement of individuals in workplace
FUNCTIONALISM
Pilcher
Youth is a transition + allows social intergration
Manages movement of individuals with no disruptions
MARXISM
Kidd
The elderly drain resources through welfare + health provision
MARXISM
Philipson
Capitalism needs to renew workforce to ensure greater profit by using young workers
Places elderly as burden on economy + lowers their status
Elderly are marginalised + become dependent on society as they’re denied work
MARXISM
Gramsci
False-consiousness
Idealogical control means revolution won’t happen
MARXISM
Philipson- ‘Reserve Army Of Labour’
Young + elderly are secondary source of labour
Used at boom times + as temporary flexible labour
Growing market of ‘zero contract hours’
FEMINISM
Arber + Gin
Age affects power + status
Older women face more inequalities that older men don’t
FEMINISM
Itzin
Women face a double standard
Men’s status is linked to employment
Women’s status is linked to their reproductive cycle
Women’s status devalues after childbearing + so they resort to fight the signs of ageing with cosmetics
FEMINSIM
Daly
Global inequalities that women are made to comply with
e.g. FGM
No such expectations are placed on men
WEBERIAN
Baron + Norris
Dual Labour Market
Primary- high status, opportunity, income, security
Secondary- young + old workers
(Gender but applies to age)
WEBERIAN
Parkin
Negitavely Privilaged Status Groups
Lack of privilage for their status group due to age
Social segregation of status groups e.g. media
Older people usually presented negatively or invisable
(ethnicity but can be applied to age)
WEBERIAN
Exchange Theory
Older + young people have difficulty gaining status - status relates to how economically active you are
RESPROSITY MATURATION
Curve of buying- economic activity = material goods
FEMINISM
Walby
6 structures of patriarchy
