Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. A social gerontologist focuses on developing a broad understanding of the experiences of people at specific ages, such as their mental and physical well-being. 
2. The United States government classifies its citizens as elderly at age 65 and are therefore eligible for federal benefits. 
3. The controversy surrounding how people feel about the death with dignity laws is representative of the way our society tries to separate itself from death. 
4. The continuity theory of aging suggests that we experience an increased dependence as we age and must increasingly submit to the will of others because we have fewer ways of compelling others to submit to us. 
5. In 78 percent of cultures, polygamy is accepted. 


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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