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Age identity
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- 1What are the 4 stages of the life course1. childhood
2. youth
3. young adulthood and middle age
4. old age - 2explain childhood. this can be seen as socially constructed
. in some cultures childhood isnt seen as period of dependency , vulnerability and innocence as in the uk
. in some cultures marriage is considered at age 12 or 13 and children can work - 3How are children portrayed by media in UK. children are portrayed as little angels and vulnerable victims or as little devils as delinquents
- 4What did postman 1982 talk about. said that childhood emerges only when the spread of literacy enabled adults to better shield children from various aspects of adult life such as aspects of horror asociated with death and disease
- 5Explain what postmodernist think about the changing age identities ?. they look at trends such as living and working longer , anti ageing products and procedures as "extensions of youth"
. shows that age is becoming less important - 6Explain what featherstone and hepworth 2005 think about changing age identities. media images of ageing , which have been a source of negative stereotype can create new identities .
. as population ages , more positive images may emerge
. popularity of "retro" fashion and comeback tour from bands from 70s and 80s are trends that help to blur boundaries of life course - 7What did Hockey and James 1982 talk about ?. the young and old are infantilised
. young are seen as dependent , vulnerable and innocent that need care and control , they are also excluded and separated from adult world and confined in "specialist places" such as school , nurseries and families
. in their research in retirement homes , clients were treated like children : they weren't allowed to keep their own money and were given pocket money
. their privacy was taken away = being bathed , dressed and taken to toilet
. they daily routine was decided for them - 8Howether. identity is possible to be resisted
. for example male residents had exerted some power over female staff
. Hockey and James gave accounts of residents of retirement home who mocked the care staff by deliberately behaving in a childlike way
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- A levels Sociology identities Flashcards on Age identity, created by Bryan Ayoro on 24/12/2017.
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