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Age Norms and Intercultural Interaction in Colonial North America (Hardcover)
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Age Norms and Intercultural Interaction in Colonial North America (Hardcover)
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This interdisciplinary study examines how age norms shaped the
experiences of Europeans, Native Americans, and African Americans
in colonial North America, exploring how diverse population groups
conceptualized the human life course and how they adhered to
culturally specific sets of beliefs about the young and old.
Utilizing evidence drawn from a variety of secondary and primary
sources, the authors also show that, as various cultural groups
interacted in colonial North America, their views of specific age
cohorts evolved and clashed in important ways. Although age is a
category of analysis often overlooked by scholars, this book
demonstrates that it was pivotal for everyone who lived in early
North America, including the various Native American tribes that
inhabited the eastern part of the continent. It also addresses the
different ways that European colonists experienced the human life
course in three geopolitical regions: New England, the Middle
Colonies, and the South. It further explains how age norms played a
significant role in both the development of racialized slavery in
North America and in relationships between Europeans and Native
Americans. This study reveals that even within the uneven power
dynamic often present during colonial encounters, African American
and Native American attitudes and practices related to human aging
proved resilient and influential. Overall, by examining how early
Americans viewed and treated children, youths, and older adults,
this book is one of the first to systematically explore the deep
historical roots of age norms in territories that would eventually
become a part of the United States. Many of the beliefs about human
aging that emerged during the colonial period continue to shape
approaches to childrearing, education, health care, and numerous
other issues. Furthermore, this study-in addition to providing
unique and valuable historical information-offers readers
alternative ways of understanding and approaching the human life
course, making it relevant to both policymakers and scholars
working in a variety of fields.
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