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= Definition: = A group of individuals who are born within some fairly narrow span of years and thus share the same historical experiences at the same times in their lives HGD Chapter 1, p. 8

Related to:
Normative History-Graded Changes

= Examples: = Two girls in high school, one in Mississippi and one in Washington, are part of the same cohort.

Individuals who Experienced Traumatic Events such as:
 * Wars
 * Depressions
 * Massacres
 * Famine

= Analogies: = A Cohort is the same idea as an american soldier and nazi soldier living lives at the same time. Both live different lives, but both still live.

= Mnemonics: = Cohort: Co: Cooperation Within; Hort: The Whole Fort

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