adulthood

Scope Note

Conception of the prime of life; cultural definition of adult status; differential status and activities of adult males and females prior to and subsequent to marriage; concepts of the ideal man and the ideal woman; etc.

Identifier

Broader Term

• 880 adolescence, adulthood, and old age

Related Terms

• 517 leisure time activities
• 550 naming, prestige and status mobility
• 561 age stratification
• 562 gender status
• 577 ethics
• 585 nuptials
• 589 celibacy
• 641 citizenship
• 732 disabilities