SOC102H1 Lecture Notes - Waste Container, Longitudinal Study, Social Forces
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If the older stay in jobs, prevent younger from advancing. How age inequality is different: unlike racial groups, which may have permanent distinguishing physical features, unlike ethnic groups, which may have permanent distinguishing cultural features. Origins are fixed: unlike gender groups, which may have permanent distinguishing physiological features. People can change their gender, but physiological diff. are distinct. People can"t constantly alternate between genders: unlike classes, which may have relatively permanent distinguishing economic features . Hard to move up, likely to stay where you were born. Age constantly changes as long as you live. The group you are classified in will change; moves from one group to next. Definitions of these groups change overtime as well. Kathy charmaz: author of good days, bad days. Physical disability undermines our ability to: make plans and carry them out, sense of personal future, sense of self as a unique individual. Overall affects our ability to play a chosen role in society.
