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Focusing on the evolution of societal perceptions, this study explores how the realities of old age have transformed significantly since the Middle Ages. Despite these changes, it reveals that the underlying images, attitudes, and expectations surrounding elderly individuals have shifted less dramatically, highlighting a persistent gap between evolving social conditions and enduring stereotypes.
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Growing Old in the Middle Ages, Shulamith Shahar
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- Released
- 2004
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- Title
- Growing Old in the Middle Ages
- Subtitle
- 'Winter Clothes Us in Shadow and Pain'
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Shulamith Shahar
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 264
- ISBN13
- 9780415333603
- Category
- Social sciences, World history
- Description
- Focusing on the evolution of societal perceptions, this study explores how the realities of old age have transformed significantly since the Middle Ages. Despite these changes, it reveals that the underlying images, attitudes, and expectations surrounding elderly individuals have shifted less dramatically, highlighting a persistent gap between evolving social conditions and enduring stereotypes.