Age Stratification Theory
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Age stratification theory holds that a society is layered by age much as by race, class, and gender, each cohort holding different access.
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Norms about what is appropriate "for your age" enforce the layering, as norms enforce other stratification.
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Critics note the theory can flatten differences within an age cohort, such as between an older man and woman of the same age.