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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > adult development > old age
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old age  

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  • 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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