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 This activity contains 10 questions.

Question 1.
Comparative sociocultural gerontology seeks to differentiate what aspects of aging are biological and what are _____. 
 
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Question 2.
In classical civilizations, the aged who benefited the most from respect to elders were _____. 
 
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Question 3.
The Japanese Diet passed the _____________ as a national policy in Japan that guarantees comprehensive long term can for all Japanese persons aged 65 and older, and for those 45-64 who may require long term care.  
 
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Question 4.
______ as the basis of older people's power has been challenged in many traditional societies by Western technological and scientific expertise.  
 
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Question 5.
____________ is the means to achieve power in most societies.
 
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Question 6.
In ancient cultures, most people died before the age of _______.
 
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Question 7.
According to Cowgill, the application of health technology reduced _______. 
 
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Question 8.
_____ is the practice of inducing death in an elder member of society. 
 
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Question 9.
A sense of reverence and deference to elders is called _______. 
 
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Question 10.
_____ are divisions among people for the purposes of maintaining distinctions between different strata. 
 
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