AN202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Aboriginal Australians, Ageism, Encephalization
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Status, especially of women, almost always changes with age. Role changes with status increase as ages (ex. Australian aborigines, yanomamo) status of older women declines further relative to that of men our society: reflected in greater acceptance of male cradle-robbers vs. female cougars . Ex. baptism, confirmation, bar/bat mitzvah, graduation, marriage, parenthood systems of age roles in most societies include increased status and responsibility with age. Contrast with youth culture in our society and the alienation and institutionalization of older people. Obligations between generations truncated with old ages and our society you throw your old people away . Discrimination based on age (usually of groups of people) seniors or children/youth. A biological perspective: birth, growth, and aging o human childbirth. Trade off between size of infant cranium and size of pelvis. Labour and delivery practice/assistance = culturally determined: patterns of human growth biological plasticity.
