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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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798244806719
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  • Blurring the Boundaries The Declining Significance of Age; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Relaxing the Rules; Chapter 2 Gender Equality and the Sexual Revolution; Chapter 3 A Cult of Youth; Chapter 4 The Relaxation of Age Constraints; Chapter 5 What has Kept the Boomer Changes Going?; Chapter 6 The Erosion of Childhood; Chapter 7 Factors Contributing to the Erosion of Childhood; Chapter 8 Reversals and Resolutions; References; Index