HIS243H1 Lecture 3: Lecture 3 - Life Cycle
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By the age of 15, half the children born would"ve died. The most vulnerable stage of a child is within the first several months of being born until about 2/3 years of age. The renaissance generated many kids (?: they die of diseases, and 1 in 5 women die in childbirth related, children weak and vulnerable. 1427, catasto florence: talks about family size, wealth, etc. Following an apprenticeship is journeyman between the age of 15 and 20, and finally, master status by mid-20s. Most men don"t get married until they"ve achieved a master status. However, if a man is not married, he isn"t considered an adult: therefore, one"s work status is connected to your marriage status which is then connected to your legal status. In a sense, if a man hasn"t attain the master level, he won"t get married and in turn won"t be considered an adult.
