How Does a Symbolic Interactionist Perspective Explain the Difference Between

question 77

Multiple Choice

How does a symbolic interactionist perspective explain the difference between how the elderly are treated in agrarian versus industrial societies?

• A) Elderly people can't do physical farm work,so they are less valued in agrarian societies.
• B) Factories and businesses are less likely to accommodate changing needs,so they are less valued in industrial societies.
• C) Agrarian cultures are less able to accommodate the changing abilities of elders.
• D) Factories and businesses are more willing to accommodate the changing needs of elders.

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