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  2. Birth order - Wikipedia

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    Birth order refers to the order a child is born in their family; [1] ... This tradition dates back to the 17th century and is most prevalent in fathers and sons ...

  3. Age of Enlightenment - Wikipedia

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    One of the primary elements of the culture of the Enlightenment was the rise of the public sphere, a "realm of communication marked by new arenas of debate, more open and accessible forms of urban public space and sociability, and an explosion of print culture," in the late 17th century and 18th century. [171]

  4. Ancien régime - Wikipedia

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    In the 17th century, peasants had ties to the market economy, provided much of the capital investment necessary for agricultural growth and frequently changed villages or towns. Geographic mobility , directly tied to the market and the need for investment capital, was the main path to social mobility.

  5. History of childhood - Wikipedia

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    Regardless of the age descriptions of each developmental stage, each person went through these stages in their life. This research will focus on the stages of childhood within early modern England, specifically the mid-sixteenth century through the mid-seventeenth century. Adolescence was a short-lived period in a child's life.

  6. Old Style and New Style dates - Wikipedia

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    At Jefferson's birth, the difference was eleven days between the Julian and Gregorian calendars and so his birthday of 2 April in the Julian calendar is 13 April in the Gregorian calendar. Similarly, George Washington is now officially reported as having been born on 22 February 1732, rather than on 11 February 1731/32 (Julian calendar). [26]

  7. Primogeniture - Wikipedia

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    In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, many younger sons of English aristocrats chose to leave England for Virginia in the Colonies. Many of the early Virginians who were plantation owners were younger sons of landed gentry who had left Britain and Ireland fortuneless due to primogeniture.

  8. Timeline of psychology - Wikipedia

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    1975 – Robert Zajonc published the confluence model, showing how birth order and family size affect IQ. 1975 – The first APA-sponsored Psychology of Women Conference was held. [55] 1975 – The journal Sex Roles was founded. [55] 1975 – The first review article on the psychology of women appeared in the women's studies journal Signs, by ...

  9. Birthright - Wikipedia

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    Birthright is the concept of things being due to a person upon or by fact of their birth, or due to the order of their birth. These may include rights of citizenship based on the place where the person was born or the citizenship of their parents, and inheritance rights to property owned by parents or others.