Age Inequality: 20 Mark Question Plan for Age Inequality

Question 1

P1 Point and location of inequality and age group affected (Interactionists)

Answer 1

Interactionists argue Young People are reported on negatively by the Media

Question 2

P1 Supporting Studies (Interactionists)

Answer 2

Cohen, Fawbert

Question 3

Which moral panic did Cohen study?

Answer 3

Mods and Rockers

Question 4

What did Cohen find with the original mods and rocker fights?

Answer 4

They were not violent

Question 5

What did the media create around the mods and rocker fights?

Answer 5

They created a moral panic

Question 6

What happened to deviancy in the mods and rockers fighting after the media report?

Answer 6

Deviancy amplification happened

Question 7

How did the public feel about young people after the mods and rockers moral panic? Why?

Answer 7

They were fearful, as they were told all young people were violent

Question 8

Which moral panic did Fawbert study?

Answer 8

Hoodies moral panic

Question 9

What moral panic was made around hoodies?

Answer 9

People who wore hoodies were supposedly shoplifters

Question 10

What did the media do with their reports on the mods and rocker fights?

Answer 10

They sensationalised the fights

Question 11

Why did more young people get involved with the mods and rocker fights after they were reported on?

Answer 11

They wanted to have their own 5 minutes of fame

Question 12

How did Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent respond to the hoodies moral panic?

Answer 12

They banned anyone wearing a hoodie from entering

Question 13

How did the public feel about young people after the hoodies moral panic?

Answer 13

They were fearful that all young people wearing hoodies were shoplifters

Question 14

P2 Point and location of inequality and age group affected (Interactionists)

Answer 14

Interactionists would say Elderly People are negatively labelled by the Media

Question 15

P2 Supporting Study 1

Answer 15

Becker

Question 16

P2 Supporting Study 2

Answer 16

Victor

Question 17

Which figures does Becker argue can more effectively spread labels?

Answer 17

Figures of authority

Question 18

According to Becker, what will happen if the mass media make a negative label about elderly people?

Answer 18

Society will accept it as a fact

Question 19

What are 2 labels Victor identifies could be given to old people by the media?

Answer 19

Labels of being useless or being dependent

Question 20

What does Victor say can happen to labels over time?

Answer 20

They can become a self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 21

If the mass media create a label, why is the majority of the population likely to hear of it?

Answer 21

Because most people consume the mass media

Question 22

P3 Point and location of inequality and age group affected (Weberians)

Answer 22

Weberians argue a worse market situation makes it harder for Young People to get jobs in the Workplace

Question 23

P3 Supporting Study

Answer 23

Weber

Question 24

P3 Supporting Statistic and year of it

Answer 24

ONS (2022)

Question 25

How did Weber define market situation?

Answer 25

Said it was the bargaining power people had in getting a job

Question 26

According to Weber, what is beneficial to market situation in terms of money?

Answer 26

Wealth

Question 27

According to Weber, what is beneficial to market situation in terms of what is obtained in education?

Answer 27

Qualifications

Question 28

Why does Weber argue young people have poor market situations?

Answer 28

They have not had enough time to build their own skills, qualifications and wealth

Question 29

According to Weber, what is beneficial to market situation in terms of what is gathered over time through experiences?

Answer 29

Skills

Question 30

According to ONS (2022), what percentage of 16-24 year olds are unemployed?

Answer 30

11.3% of 16-24 year olds are unemployed

Question 31

P4 Supporting Study

Answer 31

Phillipson

Question 32

P4 Point and location of inequality and age group affected (Marxists)

Answer 32

Marxists argue Elderly People face age inequalities in the Workplace due to capitalism

Question 33

P4 Supporting Statistic

Answer 33

Age UK

Question 34

What does Phillipson say is the logic of capitalism?

Answer 34

Exploiting the proletariat for profit

Question 35

According to Phillipson, what is the situation for government financial support given to elderly people?

Answer 35

Elderly people are not given sufficient financial support

Question 36

Why do the government not give elderly people sufficient financial support?

Answer 36

Because they want to keep more of their profit

Question 37

What army does Phillipson argue elderly people result in making a part of?

Answer 37

Reserve army of labor

Question 38

Name 2 things the reserve army of labor will accept in employment

Answer 38

Lower pay, poorer working conditions

Question 39

What are the bourgeoisie able to get more of with the reserve army of labor?

Answer 39

Able to get more profit

Question 40

Which group in 2011 campaigned to get rid of the standard age of retirement?

Answer 40

Age UK

Question 41

What did it mean for retirement after Age UK got rid of the standard retirement age?

Answer 41

People could retire when they wanted to

Question 42

What is the problem for elderly people in employment past the age of 65 in terms of their jobs?

Answer 42

They usually have less job security