tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9309715.post115030984441854908..comments2020-08-26T04:40:17.215-05:00Comments on Swirling Planet Times: Male Life CourseBart Gottschalkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01340294551139838665noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9309715.post-1154627775070751712006-08-03T12:56:00.000-05:002006-08-03T12:56:00.000-05:00Hmmm... I really like to think of myself as "uniqu...Hmmm... <BR/><BR/>I really like to think of myself as "unique" or an "individual" so the fact that I have kind of followed the male life course as described by Bart is kind of disturbing. <BR/><BR/>Does doing "non-profit" work for a few years and buying our house before getting married count? Does being more self-involved so I want to put off having children for an extra 3-5 years count as a difference?<BR/><BR/>Has the course of life changed at all for men as economics have led to more choice? That is, was the male life course similar for ancient man? Did it only differ because certain institutions had not yet arisen (e.g. school, private property, church/state sanctioned marriage)? Have all cultures contained a similar male paths (accounting for minor differences)?<BR/><BR/>I'm also interested in the pace of change. Having unmarried couples have children, waiting until you are "older" to get married, or living together before marriage are all major breaks from past tradition --- and they have happened relatively quickly (30-40 years is my guess). If so, why do significant changes seem slow or minor from our current vantage poitn?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com