Age inequality

Question 1

Old - workplace

Answer 1

Gratton - ageism in the workplace starts at 40

Phillipson - jobs available to older people are often ones with low training programs

CV Library - 1/2 of people rejected from jobs due to their age

Question 2

young - workplace

Answer 2

Loretto et al found that young employees often come across
discriminatory practices like lower wages, poor conditions and
attitudes of mistrust towards their skill, commitment and
competency

Sweiry and Willitts. Found that younger age groups below 25 were
more likely to see age discrimnation as a serious thing than older
age groups of 65+

CV Library .found that 50%+ of under 18s felt they were not taken
seriously at work and 75% felt they were discriminated against for
being too young

Question 3

young - media

Answer 3

hebidge - shift In media representations of youth

Question 4

old - health

Answer 4

hockey and James - infantalisation

resolution foundation - people in UK are happiest from 16-70, levels tend to rise mid 50s.

Question 5

Functionalism and age inequality

Answer 5

Parsons - role sets, people would change in time.

Statham - more elderly people, grandparents take on the role of parents.

Cummings and Henry - suggests ways that elderly have positive influences on society. social disengagement

eisenstad- young people, a time to be free from responsibility, transition and test boundaries, no need for best jobs when its their time to be free and express themselves.

Question 6

Marxist an age inequality

Answer 6

Phillipson - both young and old have a low status so they can be used as a cheap army of labour

Townsend - forced dependency.

Gramsci - young people are more likely to be repressed by ruling class. done by keeping in education till 18, low wages, not represented in parliament.

Question 7

Feminism and age inequality