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1 .       A theory that is consistent with society's values of work and productivity is _____. 

  continuity theory
  role theory
  activity theory


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 _____ 

  disengagement
  social exchange theory
  cognitive-behavioral theory


3 .       The theory that proposes that people seek more passive social roles and interact less frequently with others as they age is called _____. 

  social reconstruction
  disengagement
  cognitive


4 .       _____ is the theory based on the assumption that people have basic core personality characteristics that remain fairly stable throughout adulthood and old age. 

  Role
  Exchange
  Continuity


5 .       _____ theory states that people age most successfully by remaining involved in as many roles as possible. 

  Continuity
  Activity
  Integrity


6 .       Differences in how people behave, think and, in turn, contribute to society that include both the life course and the historical dimensions are called _____. 

  cohort flow
  age-graded
  unique


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 _____. 

  socialist feminism
  feminist theory
  feminist perspective


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 _____ 

  positivism
  social exchange theory
  political economy of aging


9 .       The inability of social structures to adapt to changes in population and individual lives is called _____. 

  structural lag
  life course perspective
  subculture theory


10 .       _____ is the process whereby individuals disengage from roles central to their identity. 

  Role theory
  Role exit
  Productive roles






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