Blurring the boundaries : the declining significance of age / Jack Levin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levin, Jack, 1941- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social values--United States.

Social values.

Social norms.

Age--Social aspects--United States.

Age.

Coming of age--Social aspects--United States.

Coming of age.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-13512-6

0-203-07797-0

1-299-14830-1

1-135-13513-4

9780203077979

OCLC:

828298629