Age Identities Flashcards
(20 cards)
Parsons
FAMILY SOCIALISES YOUNG PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
- through using processes of control
functionalist Parsons: - childhood = period of socialisation into society
- children learn n/v s associated with different roles allowing them to function as adults
- Family has two functions;
- primary socialisation of children
- stabilisation of the adult personalities of the population of society
- adolescence = children independent} loyalty goes family–>partner
Griffin
MEDIA SOCIALISES YOUNG PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
media portrays youth as:
* dysfunctional (no positive function)
* suffering a defecit (always feeling disadvantaged; excuses)
* deviant (against societal norms)
Heintz-Knowles
MEDIA SOCIALISES YOUNG PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
content analysis of children’s shows
* children motivated by romance, not school
* characters engage in antisocial, with + outcome
* minority children underrepresented
* whilst b/g equally rep, b = use physical agg, g = show affection
* this stereotypical representation creates moral panic, young ppl live up to this label
McRobbie
PEER GROUP SOCIALISES YOUNG PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
- female peer groups encourage girls to follow traditional gender norms
Sewell
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Willis
EDUCATION SYSTEM SOCIALISES YOUNG PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
- young black boys = no high achieving career aims or goals
- reject school as they see it as irrelevant to them
- “Get rich quick” attitude - Making money through drug selling rather than academic achievement
- the influence of peers and rejection of education can be responsible for educational underachievement
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- working class ‘lads’ = no career aims or goals
- rejected school because they see it as irrelevant to them and the manual labour jobs they will end up with
- they were fatalistic and followed in their father’s footsteps of unskilled work
- therefore they did not see a need for academic achievement
- **peer pressure **is used to encourage disruptive behaviour
Brannen
FAMILY SOCIALISES MIDDLE AGED PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
pivot generation
dual burden
* middle aged care for children and their parents
Saunders
MEDIA SOCIALISES MIDDLE AGED PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
- target them as consumers
- highest disposable income
- often define themselves by what they own
Media Clips
MEDIA SOCIALISES MIDDLE AGED PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
- buy to show off
- mid-life crisis
- high disposable income
- financial priorities
- dual burden
Hodkinson
PEERS SOCIALISES MIDDLE AGED PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
- studied goths
- peer group socialises through inclusion
- mid-age associate with those who share norms/values
- primary feature of a subculture is being a part of something
- Goths = maintain + view of others and school
- Goths = tone down look for work, includechildren in Goth lifestyle eg festivals
Willis
WORKPLACE SOCIALISES MIDDLE AGED PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
- mid-age present themselves as job title eg “I am teacher”
- workplace = dominant source of identity
- studied manual workers
- kids followed dad’s footsteps
- both identified as workers
Mac An Ghaill
WORKPLACE SOCIALISES MIDDLE AGED PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
- mid-age present themselves as job title eg “I am teacher”
- workplace = dominant source of identity
- once redundant, mid-age felt loss of identity
- loss of role as breadwinner
Parsons
FAMILY SOCIALISES OLDER PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
disengagement process
* children gorw up, men retire –> lose social roles
* isolated from children - prioritise marriage partner
* disengagement theory
* harvest fruits of their labours and enjoy recreational
* old age is socially constructed to be a period of disengagement
* society runs smoothly - retire = more jobs, better performance
Media Clips
MEDIA SOCIALISES OLDER PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
stereotyped
* lonely
* depressing
* unfiltered
* forgetful
* clumsy
* fragile
Carrigan & Szmigin
MEDIA SOCIALISES OLDER PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
studied old people in media
* whilst older consumers are growing, less likely to be portrayed in ads
* smelly and incontinent (cant control bowels)
Landis
MEDIA SOCIALISES OLDER PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
stereotypes
* grumpy old man
* feisty old woman
* mentally deficient
* have wisdom
Johnson
WORKPLACE SOCIALISES OLDER PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
ageism is instituionalised and embedded
* old people find it harder to get a job when older
* stereotypical assumptions made by employers
Voas
RELIGION SOCIALISES OLDER PEOPLE INTO TRADITIONAL AGE IDENTITY
- religion gives sense of comfort when facing death
- older = more likely to be religious due to;
The generational effect - they were brought up in a religious era: socialisation of values more intense
The aging effect - more spiritual when closer to death
Clarke & Warren
PEER GROUP SOCIALISES INDIVIDUALS INTO CHANGING AGE IDENTITY
- old age is a time for new friends + interests
- inclusion into new activities
active aging - when this period of life provides new opportunities
- take on a more active/engaged position
University Of The Third Age - learn for enjoyment/self improvement, not qualification
Featherstone & Hepworth
MEDIA SOCIALISES INDIVIDUALS INTO CHANGING AGE IDENTITY
- life course has begun to be deconstructed
- De-differentiation - process where the difference between life stages is less clear
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Deinstituitonalisation - reform/modification of an institution to remove its instituitonal character
Mask of aging - media promotes rejecting chronological age
- aging = more positive
Featherstone & Hepworth
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Blakie
AGE IDENTITIES ARE CHANGING AS THE ELDERLY ARE BEING ACKNOWLEDGED AS AN IMPORTANT CONSUMER GROUP
F & H
* baby boomer generation massively broke down stereotypes
* mid-class have these flexible identites, not working
B
* due to consumer culture, older gen acknowledged due to high disposable income
