demography- ageing population Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
what are 3 reasons for the increases of ageing population in the uk?
A
-increased life expectancy
-low infant mortality rate
-declining fertility
2
Q
4 impacts of an ageing population?
A
-increased strain on public services
-more one person households
-the rising dependency ratio
-ageism
3
Q
what is phillipson?
A
a marxist
4
Q
what does phillipson highlight?
A
the elderly are no use to capitalism as they have no functions, add to the dependency ratio
5
Q
what is hunt?
A
a postmodernist
6
Q
what does hunt propose?
A
that we can choose who we want to be no matter the age. elderly are a economic asset as businesses promote anti ageing cream or wtv
