20 marker- age inequalities

work (ALL)

• 38% workers experienced ageism at work

• youth 3x more likely than rest of poulation to be unemployed

Johnson: institutional ageism at work, older workers- compulsory retirement age

Barron and Norris: dual labour market

Philipson: reserve army of labour

poverty and wealth (ALL)

• Pensioners are 2 ½ more likely to be in poverty

• 3.5 million children live in poverty

elder:

Vincent: Those with no additional pensions to state pensions are likely to suffer disadvantages

Larkin: elderly women likely to live in poverty due to expectations to look after home

youth:
Davidson: equity-rich, income-poor

Willets: Baby boomers enjoy welfare state benefits

crime (YOUTHS)

• crime figures rise at the age of 17 and fall off

Cohen: status frustration

Becker: labelling

Murray: underclass

health (ELDERLY)

• suffer from increased health care costs

• impact of COVID-19: lonliness, poor diet/ excersise, decline in mental health and dementia

greengross: institutional ageism in NHS- illness not viewed seriously

livesly: doctors likely to assume older patients aren’t physically strong to handle major opperations

arber: elderly men less likely to go to doctors