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.

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英国政治中的年龄关联：对老龄化社会学的影响

关于社会分析中年龄地位的争论是老龄化社会学的基础，学者们不断质疑年龄作为一种社会力量的作用。英国政治中年龄的当代政治化为这场辩论提供了有益的启示。在过去的十年中，年龄已成为英国政治偏好的有力预测指标，包括许多相互交织的政治经济发展。从表面上看，年龄作为一个关键的政治变量的出现证实了年龄在社会分析中的地位。然而，我认为，老龄化社会学的主要关注点应该是年龄分层政治的表达，就像协会本身一样，因为这种表达正在重新制定年龄、老龄化和代际关系。老龄化社会学应该，