Which is a true statement about sociological theories of aging?
a. Research data support disengagement theory, activity theory, and continuity theory.
b. Everyone should be able to achieve the three tasks of Peck's model of integrity.
c. The exercise of rights is not a task of aging in Kelly's model.
d. A person may choose to avoid pursuing inner discovery in old age.
D
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A Incorrect. None of these theories is clearly supported by data.
B Incorrect. Peck's tasks of ego differentiation, body transcendence, and ego tran-scendence demand a great deal of courage and energy that not everyone pos-sesses.
C Incorrect. Tasks of aging in Kelly's model are accepting reality, fulfilling re-sponsibility, and exercising rights.
D Correct. Some persons do not value inner psychological exploration and remain action oriented even in old age, and others are still subject to the same demands of daily living as they were in middle age.
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