Blurring the boundaries the declining significance of age

Over the decades, the lines separating young- middle-aged-, and older adults have blurred, as indicated by a broadening of the appropriate years for making life decisions. Not only are many people marrying later, but some are marrying earlier than ever. Overall, women giving birth later, but some...

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Otros Autores: Levin, Jack, 1941-, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : Routledge 2013.
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Sumario:Over the decades, the lines separating young- middle-aged-, and older adults have blurred, as indicated by a broadening of the appropriate years for making life decisions. Not only are many people marrying later, but some are marrying earlier than ever. Overall, women giving birth later, but some are having children earlier in their lives. Older people are retiring later, but some are retiring at a younger age. The spread or variability (standard deviation) of age-based decisions has increased substantially, giving adults greater freedom from the traditional constraints of age. With thes
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (153 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781135135126
9780203077979
9781299148307
9781135135133