Age-associations in British politics

Implications for the sociology of aging

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5609537
AutoresJames Rupert Fletcher (0000-0001-9198-4321, Department of Global Health & Social Medicine Institute of Gerontology King's College London London UK, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen72
Número3
Páginas609-626
Fecha de publicación2021-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBritish Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-1315 • E-ISSN: 1468-4446
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-4446.12820
PMID33605447
OpenAlexW3129926066
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas68

Debates regarding the status of age in social analysis are foundational to the sociology of aging, with scholars continually questioning the role of age as a social force. The contemporary politicization of age in British politics sheds useful light on this debate. During the past decade, age has emerged as a potent predictor of political preference in the United Kingdom, encompassing numerous intertwined political economic developments. At face value, the emergence of age as a key political variable substantiates the status of age in social analysis. However, I argue that it is articulations of age-stratified politics, as much as the associations themselves, that should be of principle concern for the sociology of aging, because such articulations are reformulating age, aging and intergenerational relations. The sociology of aging should, therefore, engage with the contemporary politicization of age as a new answer to foundational debates

Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Gender Studies · Law · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics