Age norms and intercultural interaction in colonial North America / Jason Eden and Naomi Eden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eden, Jason Edward, author.

Eden, Naomi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Age groups--North America--Cross-cultural studies.

Age groups.

Social norms--North America--Cross-cultural studies.

Social norms.

Culture conflict.

History.

North America--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

North America.

United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

United States.

Culture conflict--North America--History.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

History.

Physical Description:

xix, 203 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]

Summary:

This interdisciplinary study examines how age norms shaped the experiences of Europeans, Native Americans, and African Americans in colonial North America. Jason Eden and Naomi Eden explore how diverse population groups conceptualized the human life course and how they adhered to culturally specific sets of beliefs about the young and old. By utilizing evidence drawn from a variety of secondary and primary sources, the authors also show that, as various cultural groups interacted in colonial North America, their views of specific age cohorts evolved and dashed in important ways. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Native American age norms before 1492

English age norms in the Southern colonies

English age norms in New England

English age norms in the Middle colonies

English and Indian age norms collide

Age norms and slavery

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Eden, Jason Edward, author. Age norms and intercultural interaction in colonial North America

ISBN:

9781498527088

1498527086

OCLC:

972842627