age identity Flashcards
(21 cards)
child/youth
parsons
Adolescence is when children begin to develop independence. The family has two main functions: primary socialisation of children and stabilisation of adult personalities.
child/youth
griffin
Media portrays youth as dysfunctional, suffering a deficit and deviant.
child/youth
heintz-knowles
Content analysis showed children are motivated by peers and romance and least by school and religion. Characters engage in antisocial behavior.
child/youth
mcrobbie
bedroom culture.
child/youth
sewell
young black boys follow hyper-masculine role models.
child/youth
willis
Working class boys adopt anti youth subcultures and gain no qualifications.
middle age
brannen
They are a pivot generation and carry a dual burden of taking care of kids and parents.
middle age
saunders
Media target them as consumers as they have the highest disposable income.
middle age
hodkinson
Sense of belonging continues into middle ages. He studied goths and found that they have a commitment to the subculture.
middle age
willis
Men saw themselves as manual workers.
middle age
mac an ghail
When they were made redundant, manual workers felt a loss of identity and status.
old age
parsons
Elderly have less status in society and follow disengagement theory.
old age
carrigan and szmigin
Older people are less likely to be shown in adverts.
old age
sontag
There is a double standard of ageing as women are required to remain youthful throughout media careers and men are not.
old age
landis
Stereotypes of old people in media such as grumpy.
old age
johnson
Ageism occurs in the workplace as old people are seen as less competent.
old age
voas
Old people are more likely to identify with religion because the generational effect (raised with it) and the ageing effect (more spiritual as closer to death).
changing age identity
clarke and warren
Old age is a time to make new friends and engage. Active ageing.
changing age identity
featherstone and hepworth
The life course has begun to be deconstructed. De- differentiation means the differences between life stages become less clear. Deinstitutionalisation is when society becomes less associated with maintaining stages of the life course.
changing age identity
featherstone and hepsworth
BB
Baby boomer generation has broken down stereotypes. For example, anti ageing products.
changing age identity
blaikie
Stereotypes have broken down due to consumer culture.
