Which theoretical perspective on aging focuses on the shared community created by the elderly when they are excluded due to age, voluntarily or involuntarily, from participating in other groups?
a. Disengagement theory
b. Activity theory
c. Age stratification theory
d. Subculture of aging theory
d. Subculture of aging theory
@ The subculture of aging theory focuses on the shared community created by the elderly when they are excluded due to age, voluntarily or involuntarily, from participating in other groups.
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A. They are headquartered outside of the U.S. B. They provide skills students will need in the workforce. C. They have powerful lobbyists. D. Congress is apathetic to the needs of college students.
About what percentage of college students engage in binge drinking at least once in the past month?
a. 2 percent b. 10 percent c. 20 percent d. 40 percent
Which of the following statements is true of acting White or acting Black?
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Activists in a large city join forces to create a new organization with the goal of preserving landmark buildings that have historical importance. At first, the organization functions democratically, but over time it is taken over by three people. These leaders establish a bureaucratic structure that helps them to maintain control of the organization. These developments can be best explained by
A. Parkinson's law. B. the Peter principle. C. the iron law of oligarchy. D. the scientific management approach.