What is the major criticism of continuity theory as an explanation of how the elderly adjust to retirement?

What will be an ideal response


that it is too broad in applying to people of all ages and not just retirees, and that it is merely a collection of loosely connected ideas

Sociology

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Which of the following statements is true of the condition of slaves as evident through the research conducted by W. E. B. Du Bois and many others?

a. Slave women were often identified as a slave man's possession. b. Slave parents decided at what age children would begin working in the fields. c. Slave couples could get their marriage registered in a court of law. d. Slave men's only recognized family role was to sire offspring.

Sociology

For many people, the fact that President Obama is African American is his _____, the characteristic that has the greatest significance for social identity

a. defining quality b. master status c. ascribed status d. achieved status

Sociology

Ideally, schools should be a ______ or organizations that provides rewards according to abilities and credentials.

A. bureaucracy B. meritocracy C. autocracy D. total institution

Sociology

The number of Nones is growing, most likely due to __________

a. specific beliefs b. habits of church attendance c. past socialization of religiosity d. age

Sociology