Gerontology is

A. a religion formed in Florida that is practiced exclusively by the aged.
B. a religious cult that worships the aged.
C. the scientific study of the sociological and psychological aspects of aging and the problems of the aged.
D. rule by the elderly.


Answer: C

Sociology

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