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Social Age

Social Age is a sociological construct that categorizes individuals based on their roles, behaviors, and expectations within social structures, differentiating it from chronological or biological age by emphasizing societal perceptions and interpersonal dynamics.

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2017–2026

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Self- and supervisory perspectives on age and work attitudes and performance.

Jeanette N. Cleveland, Lynn M. Shore · Journal of Applied Psychology · 1992 · 268 citations

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Age Differences in Adult Life Goals, Concerns, and Their Temporal Extension: A Life Course Approach to Future-oriented Motivation

Jari‐Erik Nurmi · International Journal of Behavioral Development · 1992 · 266 citations

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Old Age in a Changing Society.

Marilyn F. Johnson, Zena Smith Blau · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1974 · 257 citations

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Racism and the Life Course: Taking Time Seriously

Gilbert C. Gee, Anna K. Hing, Selina A. Mohammed et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 2019 · 245 citations · Full text

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Adolescent Development in an Age-graded Context: The Role of Personal Beliefs, Goals, and Strategies in the Tackling of Developmental Tasks and Standards

Jari‐Erik Nurmi · International Journal of Behavioral Development · 1993 · 230 citations

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Authors

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  1. BL
    Bernice L. Neugarten

    University of Chicago, United States

    3 publications · 113 citations

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  2. ZS
    Zena Smith Blau

    University of Houston, United States

    3 publications · 348 citations

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  3. AS
    Andrew Street

    University of York, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 118 citations

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  4. MW
    Matilda White Riley

    National Institute on Aging, United States

    2 publications · 149 citations

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  5. MS
    Martin S. Weinberg

    Indiana University Bloomington, United States

    2 publications · 72 citations

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Institutions

97

  1. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    539 citations

  2. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    142 citations

  3. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    114 citations

  4. Indiana University

    Bloomington, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    133 citations

  5. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    123 citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    140 citations

  7. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    38 citations

  8. Brotherhood of St Laurence

    Fitzroy, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    38 citations

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  1. The Gerontologist

    4 publications · 159 citations

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  2. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    4 publications · 520 citations

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  3. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    3 publications · 111 citations

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  4. Social Problems

    2 publications · 72 citations

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  5. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 2 publications · 76 citations

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