Present the key points about continuity theory

What will be an ideal response?


Continuity theory argues that individuals tend to maintain a consistent pattern of behavior as they age, substituting similar types of roles for the ones lost and maintain typical ways of adapting to the environment. In the absence of illness, individuals do not change dramatically as they age.

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A woman who earns substantially less than her husband is better off claiming benefits as his dependent than on the basis of her own salary history. This violates the principle of

A. adequacy. B. equity. C. distributive justice. D. none of these.

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According to Brueggemann, which of the following is NOT an example of macro social work?

a. social work administration b. cultural awareness c. social action and social movements d. program development in organizations

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4. A friend tells you that a codebook contained codes 1, 2, and 9 for the variable “religion.” You found a single code of 5 in the distribution on religion. You should:

a. Assume this is a random error and ignore it. b. Do possible-code cleaning. c. Do contingency cleaning. d. Do some data analysis.

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A community genogram is similar to what other well-known family therapy assessment tool?

a. The family life fact chronology b. The ecomap c. The family tree d. All of the above

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