- age-grade
- = age-groupвозрастная группа* * *возрастная группа
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
Age grade — In sociology and anthropology, an age grade or age class is a social category based on age, within a series of such categories, through which individuals pass over the course of their lives. This is in contrast to an age set, to which individuals … Wikipedia
age-grade — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a group of persons of the same sex and approximately the same age having certain definite duties and privileges in common and constituting a division of a tribe or society 2. : a stage (as boyhood, adolescence, or manhood) … Useful english dictionary
age-sets — age sets, age grades Broad age bands which define the social status , permitted roles , and activities of those belonging to them. Transitions from one age grade to the next are often major collectively organized social events with rites of… … Dictionary of sociology
age set — Formally organized social group consisting of every male (or female) of comparable age. In societies where the practice traditionally occurs (e.g., the Nuer of the southern Sudan or the Masai of Kenya and Tanzania), a person belongs, either from… … Universalium
Age set — In anthropology, an age set is a social category or corporate social group, consisting of people of similar age, who have a common identity, maintain close ties over a prolonged period, and together pass through a series of age related statuses.… … Wikipedia
age-class — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a group of persons of the same sex and approximately the same age who have been initiated together or have passed through other social experiences together 2. : an age grade or a subdivision thereof … Useful english dictionary
age-group — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun chiefly Britain : age grade … Useful english dictionary
age-society — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : age grade 1 … Useful english dictionary
Grade retention — or grade repetition is the process of having a student who repeats a course, usually one previously failed. Students who repeat a course are referred as repeaters . [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/repeater] Definition of repeater,… … Wikipedia
grade — ► NOUN 1) a specified level of rank, quality, proficiency, or value. 2) a mark indicating the quality of a student s work. 3) N. Amer. (with specifying ordinal number) those pupils in a school who are grouped by age or ability for teaching at a… … English terms dictionary
Age segregation in schools — Age segregation in schools, age grading, or graded education is the separation of students into years of education (grades, forms) by approximately the same age. In the United States, graded education was introduced during 1848 to 1870.… … Wikipedia