Which of the following statements regarding the size of the elderly population in developed countries and less developed countries (LDCs) is true?
A. Developed countries have greater numbers of elderly people, but LDCs have a greater proportion of elderly in their population.
B. Developed countries and LDCs have near equal proportions of elderly people in their populations, but the proportion in LDCs is growing more rapidly.
C. Developed countries have a greater proportion of elderly people, and they are growing more rapidly.
D. Developed countries have higher proportions of those who are elderly, but LDCs have a greater number of elderly people.
Answer: D
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A. Assimilated B. Traditional C. Nuclear D. Americanized
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a. patterns of limited employment opportunities b. concentration in secondary-sector jobs. c. concentration in jobs that have few benefits and not covered by Social Security prior to the 1950s. d. concentration in primary-sector jobs.
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a. comparing incidents applicable to each category. b. integrating categories and their properties. c. delimiting the theory. d. writing theory. e. deconstructing theory.