According to Thomas R. Cole, middle-class Americans latched on to the stereotype of old people as sick, poor, and in need of care because:

a. of their own fears of aging
b. they say these stereotypes all around them
c. they understood what it meant to die young
d. of the ways in which abuse had run rampant


a

Sociology

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A. extended family B. blended family C. deinstitutionalized family D. nuclear family

Sociology

__________ illustrates the Dillingham Flaw

A) An emphasis on preserving one's culture B) A distrust of political solutions to end discrimination C) Criticism of a new immigrant group, compared to an earlier one D) The assumption that a minority group is lazy or immoral

Sociology

The Social Security Act was passed in 1935 as a response to the austere poverty many elders faced in the United States

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Rusbult identified the ability to remain constructive in the face of a lover's temporary disregard as:

A) avoidance. B) accommodation. C) validation. D) destruction.

Sociology