The theory that we don't change very much as we age is known as ________ theory.

A. disengagement
B. lifespan
C. critical
D. continuity


Answer: D

Sociology

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a. social-conflict theory b. modernization theory c. world-system theory d. cultural-transmission theory

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The __________ perspective focuses on the relationship between religion and women's inequality, searches for ways to highlight the patriarchal nature of religion, and seeks to reform religious language, symbols, and rituals to eliminate those elements of patriarchy

a. symbolic interactionist b. functionalist c. feminist d. postmodernist

Sociology

Your textbook advocates all of the following as immediate responses to the destruction of the global environment EXCEPT:

a. reducing rural poverty. b. improving farming practices. c. reducing the debt of less- and least-developed countries. d. giving the U.S. greater control over the resources in developing nations.

Sociology

Erotica is sexually explicit material that is characterized by:

a. emotional and romantic involvement. b. periodic violence. c. incest and sexual abuse. d. artistic qualities.

Sociology