We explain what an age group is and what the approach is like according to different disciplines. Also, what are the age groups in human life.
What is an age group?
An age group, age range, or age group is a group of people who share an age or vital moment, and who are of statistical or academic interest. In other words, we speak of age groups when a community or a group of individuals is classified into groups determined by age.
Age groups are common in sociological and marketing studies, since they often It is assumed that a group of people of more or less the same age have recurring interests, ambitions and behaviors more or less similar. It is also of importance in medical and public health study, since the human body normally goes through similar stages.
In this way, when it is said that an “age group” or an “age group” has some characteristic or has some preference, it is being stated that people who are within a certain age range share that characteristic or act in that way. common.
The age groups are defined by those who carry out the study, but broadly speaking, five large age groups are usually considered in the course of a human life:
- Childhood (from 0 to 11 years)
- Adolescence (from 12 to 18 years old)
- Youth (19 to 30 years old)
- Adulthood (from 30 to 60 years)
- Old age (60 years and older)
See also: Group membership
Age or age?
According to the Royal Spanish Academy, the use of the word is recommended age rather age. The term age comes from the Latin word aetas (“age”), derived from aevum (“time” or “epoch”), and is etymologically linked to other words such as “eternal” (aeternum) and “long-lived” (longaevus).
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References
- “Age” in the Pan-Hispanic Dictionary of Doubts of the Royal Spanish Academy.
- “Age groups” in the Virtual Health Library of Colombia.
- “Age groups” in the Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Sports of Colombia.
