Concept information
Preferred term
old age
Definition
- Throughout U.S. history, American attitudes to aging among males have changed from veneration to condescension to an emerging understanding of the potential rewards of a long life. These shifts, along with changing expectations about reaching old age, have transformed the social and cultural relations between old age and masculinity. [Source: American Masculinities: A Historical Encyclopedia; Old Age]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/old_age
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