04379nam 22005053 450 991091370140332120250808163246.01-908590-83-11-908590-84-X(CKB)36828210000041(MiAaPQ)EBC32223339(Au-PeEL)EBL32223339(Exl-AI)32223339(OCoLC)1477390761(EXLCZ)993682821000004120250730d2024 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAdulthood in Britain and the United States from 1350 to Generation Z. /edited by Maria Cannon and Laura Tisdall1st ed.London, GB :University of London Press,2024.©2024.1 online resource (291 pages)New Historical Perspectives Series ;v.31-908590-82-3 Cover -- Frontmatter -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures�������������������������������������������� -- Notes on contributors�������������������������������������������������������� -- Acknowledgements���������������������������������������������� -- Introduction / Maria Cannon and Laura Tisdall -- 1. ‘Middle Age’ in the Middle Ages of Western Europe, 1300–1500 / Deborah Youngs -- 2. ‘The Most Constant and Settled Part of Our Life’?: Adulthood and the ages of man in early modern England / Maria Cannon -- 3. Spiritual maturity and childishness in Protestant England, c.1600–60 / Emily E. Robson -- 4. The rising generation and the fogram: Locating adulthood in eighteenth-century England / Barbara Crosbie -- 5. Seduction suits and gendered adulthood in the civil court systems of the early United States, 1820–50 / Holly N.S. White -- 6. ‘They’re not children anymore’: Juveniles as adult defendants In US criminal Justice, 1786–2000 / Jack Hodgson -- 7. ‘Childish, adolescent and recherché’: psychoanalysis and maturity in psychological selection boards, c.1940s–60s / GraceWhorrall-Campbell -- 8. ‘The pill for an unmarried girl is hardly going to improve her character’: The impact of changing sexual behaviours on the construction of adulthood in Scotland, c.1968–80 / Kristin Hay -- 9. African-Caribbean and South Asian adolescents, adulthood and the ‘generation gap’ in late cold War Britain, c.1970–89 / Laura Tisdall -- 10. Marriage, intimacy and adulthood in disabled people’s lives and activism in twentieth-century Britain / Lucy Delap -- 11. A road of one’s own: The rejection of standard adulthood in US emerging adult films / Andrea Sofía Regueira Martín -- Afterword: Against adulthood / Kristine Alexander -- IndexGenerated by AI.This book examines the concept of adulthood in Britain and the United States over a broad historical timeline, from 1350 to Generation Z. Edited by Maria Cannon and Laura Tisdall, it is part of the New Historical Perspectives series, which supports early-career scholars and promotes peer-reviewed historical research. The book explores evolving definitions of adulthood, societal expectations, and cultural norms across different periods. It provides insights into how adulthood has been shaped by historical, social, and economic changes. Designed for both academic and general audiences, the book offers an interdisciplinary approach, engaging readers interested in history, sociology, and cultural studies.Generated by AI.New historical perspectivesAdulthoodGenerated by AISocial changeHistoryGenerated by AIAdulthoodSocial changeHistory305.240941Cannon Maria1781028Tisdall Laura1605595MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910913701403321Adulthood in Britain and the United States from 1350 to Generation Z4410759UNINA