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Question 1.
A theory that is consistent with society's values of work and productivity is _____. 
 
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Question 2.
The theory that is based on the idea that an elder's value depends on the balance of his/her contributions against the cost of supporting him/her is called _____ 
 
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Question 3.
The theory that proposes that people seek more passive social roles and interact less frequently with others as they age is called _____. 
 
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Question 4.
_____ is the theory based on the assumption that people have basic core personality characteristics that remain fairly stable throughout adulthood and old age. 
 
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Question 5.
A theory based on the belief that the societal age structure affects roles, self-concept and life satisfaction is the _______.
 
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Question 6.
Differences in how people behave think and, in turn, contribute to society that include historical dimensions are called _____. 
 
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Question 7.
The model, which argues that women occupy an inferior status in old age as a result of living in a capitalist and patriarchal society, is called _____. 
 
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Question 8.
The theory based on the hypothesis that social class determines a person's access to resources and that dominant groups within society try to sustain their own interests by perpetuating class inequities is called _____ 
 
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Question 9.
The inability of social structures to adapt to changes in population and individual lives is called _____. 
 
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Question 10.
The idea that what is considered old varies with the economic, cultural, historical and societal context is called the _______.
 
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