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The construction of "midlife", most often rendered in chronological, biological and medical terms, has become an accepted reality to European Americans. This study explores the significance of this pervasive cultural representation compared to other cultures where "middle age" does not exist.

Welcome to Middle Age And Other Cultural Fictions

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    A Paperback / softback by Richard A. Shweder

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 3 August 1998
      ISBN-13 9780226756080
      978-0226756080
      ISBN-10 0226756084
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      Age groups: adults Decolonisation Social, group or collective psychology

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      Book Synopsis
      The construction of "midlife", most often rendered in chronological, biological and medical terms, has become an accepted reality to European Americans. This study explores the significance of this pervasive cultural representation compared to other cultures where "middle age" does not exist.

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