Growing Up and Growing Old in Ancient Rome A Life Course Approach

Throughout history, every culture has had its own ideas on what growing up and growing old means, with variations between chronological, biological and social ageing, and with different emphases on the critical stages and transitions from birth to death.
This volume is the first to highlight the role of age in determining behaviour, and expectations of behaviour, across the life span of an inhabitant of ancient Rome. Drawing on developments in the social sciences, as well as ancient evidence, the authors focus on the period c.200BC - AD200, looking at childhood, the transition to adulthood, maturity, and old age. They explore how both the individual and society were involved in, and reacted to, these different stages, in terms of gender, wealth and status, and personal choice and empowerment.

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Mary Harlow, Ray Laurence

Summary

Throughout history, every culture has had its own ideas on what growing up and growing old means, this volume highlights the role of age in determining behaviour across the life span of an inhabitant of ancient Rome.

Product details

• Authors: Harlow Mary, Ray Laurence, Ray (Macquarie University Laurence, Mary Harlow
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 06.12.2001
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity
• EAN: 9780415202015
• ISBN: 978-0-415-20201-5
• Pages: 192
• Dimensions (packing): 15.6 x 23.4 x 1 cm
• Weight (packing): 280 g
• Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Age groups and generations, Intergenerational Relations, kinship systems, roman social structure, ancient family dynamics, age stratification, gendered life stages, life course transitions in Rome