SECTION B Flashcards
(39 cards)
AGE - Marxist
- Engels (reserve army of labour)
- Gramsci (Reject hegemony)
- Townsend + Phillpson (Political economy theory)
- Zaretsky (Privatisation of family)
AGE - Functionalist
- Parsons (Focus on new family)
- Cummings + Henry (Disengagement theory)
- Eisenstadt (Safety valve, let off steam)
- Abrahms (Spending power)
AGE - Feminism
- Itzen (Cosmeticisation)
- Daly(Global pressure for physical standards)
- Gannonn (Menopause as disease)
- Heidensohn (Domestic sphere)
AGE - Weberian
- Parker (Social closure)
- Havinghurst (Activity theory)
- Turner (Exchange theory)
- Weber (Less power)
Old age - Healthcare
π 51% old ppl say that they receive poor health care (New Age UK)
Hockey + James Infantalisation
Livesy - Healthcare professionals are ageist (eg. Reigate Grange Anne King 88yo)
Old age - Work + employment
π 38% discrimination cases at work are filed due to age (MORI)
Townsend + Phillipson - Political economy theory
Engels - Reserve army of labour
Old age - Poverty
π 16% pensioners are now in poverty
Parkin - Social closure theory
Itzen - Cosmeticisation due to lack of career staus
Old age - Crime
π 43% old people have been victims of fraud (Age UK)
Young - Elderly most vulnerable and repeat victims
Kercher - Elderly are targeted because they have low physical strength
Young age - Crime
π 63% stop and search in 2013 were aged 15-34 (Gov UK)
Fawbert - Hoodie moral panic
Cohen - Status frustration
Young Age - Poverty
π 33% children in poverty (CPAG)
Bourdieu - Lack of capitals
Young age - Work + employment
π 38% discrimination cases in workplace filed against age (MORI)
Zaretsky - Privatisation of the family
Engels - Reserve army of labour
Young age - Education
π 1.2% students bullied by teachers at least once a week
Willis - The lads
Becker - Ideal student image
GENDER - Feminism
- Oakley - Primary socialisation
- Sharpe - Change in position of women
- Delphy + Leonard - Women oppressed in family
- Hidensohn - Control theory
GENDER - Functionalism
- Murdock - Expressive role and breadwinner
- Parsons - Warm bath theory
- Rastogi- Inevitable than men have more human capital
- Durkheim - Division of labour and specialised roles
GENDER - Marxism
- Engels - Reserve army of labour
- Ansley - Women are takers of rubbish
- Dalia Costa + James - Unpaid domestic labour
- Feeley - Patriarchal parenting authority
GENDER - Weberian
- Barron + Norris - Dual labour market
- Davidson - Concrete cieling
- Weber - Less status and power
- Harnett - Myths against women in workplace
GENDER MALE - Education
πBoys are 4x likey to be expelled
Sewell - Triple quandry
Willis - The lads antischool subculture
GENDER MEN - Work + Employment
π Men work 39 hours a week compared to 34 for women (ONS)
π95% killed in workplace are men
Mac + Ghail - Crisis of masculinity due to decline in jobs
GENDER MEN - Health
π75% suicide rates in 2019 were men (Deparment of HSC)
πMen 1.3x more likely to die in covid (Health Net)
Connell - Marginalised masculinity
GENDER WOMEN - Crime
π1 in 3 women experience physical abuse from partners
πMore than 1/4 sex crimes towards women are not recorded by the police
Walklate - Women remain in abusive relationships
GENDER WOMEN - Poverty
π1 in 4 women will be in poverty when they retire
πWomen make up 50% of the population but 70% of those in poverty
Barron + Norris - Dual labour market
GENDER WOMEN - Work + employment
πUp to 3000 women are sacked each year bc they are pregnant
πWomen only earn 80% of what men do, ONS
Davidson - Glass cieling
GENDER WOMEN - Income
π22% of women compared to 14% men have persistantly low income
π70% people in minumum wage jobs are women (UK Parliament)
Engels - Reserve army of labour
SOCIAL CLASS - Functionalist
Young - Meritocracy
Parsons - Value consensus
Davis + Moore - Role allocation
Cohen - Status frustration to let off steam