The disengagement theory claims that:

A) engaging in physical and social activities help older adults fare better.
B) older people and society mutually withdraw from one another as older people approach death.
C) looking back on the events of one's life in late adulthood hinders the achievement of body transcendence.
D) people who achieved generativity in middle adulthood are more likely to achieve ego integrity.


B

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