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How Old Are You?: Age Consciousness in American Culture (Reprint Edition) by Howard P. Chudacoff, Howard P. (Professor Of History, Brown University Paperback, 242 Pages, Published 1992 ISBN-10: 0-691-00621-0 / 0691006210 ISBN-13: 978-0-691-00621-5 / 9780691006215 Most Americans take it for granted that a thirteen-year-old in the fifth grade is "behind schedule," that "teenagers who marry "too early" are in for trouble, and that a seventy-five-year-old will be pleased at being told, "You look young for your age." Did an awareness of age always dominate Am |