American History/Sociology How Old Are You? Age Consciousness in American Culture Howard P Chudacoff
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Most Americans take it for granted that a thirteen-year-old in the fifth grade is "behind schedule," that teenagers who marry "too early" are in for trouble, and that a seventy-five-year-old will be pleased at being told, "You look young for your age." And, to reassure us about our personal crises, we enjoy thinking that they are shared by other people of our age group! Did an awareness of age always dominate American life to this extent? Howard Chudacoff reveals that our intense age consciousness has developed only gradually since the late nineteenth century. As he explains how we came to take our own ages and those of others into constant consideration, he explores a wide range of topics, including demographic change, the development of pediatrics and psychological testing, and popular music from the early 1800s to the present.
"Throughout our lifetimes American society has been age-conscious. But this has not always been the case. Until the mid-nineteenth century, Americans showed little concern with age. The one-room schoolhouse was filled with students of varied ages, and children worked alongside adults. . . . Mr. Chudacoff offers a lively picture of the development of age consciousness in urban middle-class culture."
—Robert H. Binstock, The New York Times Book Review
"Using a wide range of evidence, Howard P. Chudacoff investigates the intriguing subject of age consciousness in American culture. . . . His book gives us a fresh perspective on a century of social and cultural development." —Michael R. Dahlin, American Historical Review
"Chudacoff has approached his subject broadly and clearheadedly, and has produced a thoughtful survey of a complex subject."
—John Modell, Reviews in American History
"Despite a burgeoning literature on the life course and age stratification in recent years, no book focusing upon the historical development of age grading in American society has appeared until now. Howard Chudacoff fills this gap with a nicely written book on the emergence of age consciousness after 1850. . . . The important contribution of this study lies in its historical descriptive account of the growing significance of age norms."
—Peter Uhlenberg, Contemporary Sociology
Howard P. Chudacoff is Professor of History at Brown University. Among his other works is The Evolution of American Urban Society (Prentice-Hall).
Język angielski
Most Americans take it for granted that a thirteen-year-old in the fifth grade is "behind schedule," that teenagers who marry "too early" are in for trouble, and that a seventy-five-year-old will be pleased at being told, "You look young for your age." And, to reassure us about our personal crises, we enjoy thinking that they are shared by other people of our age group! Did an awareness of age always dominate American life to this extent? Howard Chudacoff reveals that our intense age consciousness has developed only gradually since the late nineteenth century. As he explains how we came to take our own ages and those of others into constant consideration, he explores a wide range of topics, including demographic change, the development of pediatrics and psychological testing, and popular music from the early 1800s to the present.
"Throughout our lifetimes American society has been age-conscious. But this has not always been the case. Until the mid-nineteenth century, Americans showed little concern with age. The one-room schoolhouse was filled with students of varied ages, and children worked alongside adults. . . . Mr. Chudacoff offers a lively picture of the development of age consciousness in urban middle-class culture."
—Robert H. Binstock, The New York Times Book Review
"Using a wide range of evidence, Howard P. Chudacoff investigates the intriguing subject of age consciousness in American culture. . . . His book gives us a fresh perspective on a century of social and cultural development." —Michael R. Dahlin, American Historical Review
"Chudacoff has approached his subject broadly and clearheadedly, and has produced a thoughtful survey of a complex subject."
—John Modell, Reviews in American History
"Despite a burgeoning literature on the life course and age stratification in recent years, no book focusing upon the historical development of age grading in American society has appeared until now. Howard Chudacoff fills this gap with a nicely written book on the emergence of age consciousness after 1850. . . . The important contribution of this study lies in its historical descriptive account of the growing significance of age norms."
—Peter Uhlenberg, Contemporary Sociology
Howard P. Chudacoff is Professor of History at Brown University. Among his other works is The Evolution of American Urban Society (Prentice-Hall).