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Age and Sex in the Social Structure of the United States
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AgeismEducationSocial StratificationUnited StatesMasculinitySocial SciencesSexual CulturesGender IdentityGender TheoryPopulation AgingGender StudiesSocial StructureDemographic ChangeGendered ContextSexual BehaviorFeminist TheoryModern MarriageAdult Male SpecializationCultureSexuality StudiesGender DevelopmentSociologySwell GuyDemographySexual OrientationGender Roles
Male, female, and youth cultures—including the roles of “swell guy” and “glamor girl”—shape the United States social structure, with distinct patterns across age groups and cultural contexts. The study examines whether sex roles are converging or diverging and how this affects companionship in modern marriages. Points of interest.
Points of interest. Male, female, and youth cultures in our society. Significance of the swell guy and glamor girl. The isolation of old age in America. German versus American youth cultures. Adult male specialization versus the common human values of youth. The domestic, the glamorous, and the good-companion roles of women. Are sex roles becoming more alike or unlike? Sex roles and the difficulty of maintaining companionship in modern marriage. [Ed.]