Paper 2 Age Flashcards
(39 cards)
How does being young affect employment chances
Restrictions on when and where you may work, minimum you can be paid and whether an employer chooses you
Can you do paid work under 13
No
Minimum wage of 16 year olds
Under £4 per hour
Minimum wage of over 21s
Just over £6.50 per hour
What are young people used as
Cheap labour
What is the unemployment rate of 16-24 year old
16% and is rising
State pension age for men and women
Men is 65
Slightly younger for women
What do sociologists believe pension age will rise to in 2026
67 for both genders
Why can people not retire early
Cannot afford to do so so more people are working post retirement
How many children are living poverty
3.5 million
How many children are in poverty where someone in the family works
63%
What does growing up in poverty mean
Less life chances- education, health and community
What evidence shows child poverty is regional
Out of the top 20 constituencies three of them are in Birmingham- Hall green, lady wood and hodge hill
How many pensioners live in poverty in the Uk according to Age uk
16%
What is a big concern for pensioners
Fuel poverty- spend more than a tenth on fuel bill- choose being eating or heating
What inequalities do young females face that young males do not
FGM, gender based violence, early marriage and physical and emotional damage
What is there a huge difference between genders
Education- activists such as Malala fight for females to gain education equality
What elderly gender is more likely to experience more inequalities
Females are worse off than elderly males as they have a lower income
What shows age is socially constructed
Ideas about getting old vary from culture to culture
What is a gerontocracy
Society is led by older leaders
What was Kagans study
In a Colombian village and found the old remained socially and economically active and were valued and respected
What did Gentleman discuss
Care homes and although the care may be good, the lack of visits from relatives makes it an unpleasant experience
The unspoken rule is that they are left to die
What did a young Iraqi nurse say about care homes
It was a culture shock as Iraqi families see it as a blessing and honour to look after family
Example of different socially constructed ideas regarding youth and culture
Tribes e.g boys are given weapons to hunt with but in uk a child cannot be convicted of crime until age 10
West Africa girls are seen to care for siblings and fetch water at 4 but in Canada children are treated with tolerance
