Generational Equity Argues for the Balance Between the Needs and Interests

question 89

Multiple Choice

Generational equity argues for the balance between the needs and interests of members of different generations.There is a fear that as U.S.society ages:

• A) too many young people will have decreased expectations of other young people
• B) working people will bear the burden of those who do not work
• C) Social Security will run out, and there will be money for only a select few
• D) Social Security will not privatize
• E) younger legislators will rule against aid for the aged

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Definitions:

Inoculation Theory

A theory that suggests exposure to a weakened form of an argument increases later resistance to that argument, similar to how exposure to a virus can stimulate an immune response.

Social Pressures

The influence exerted by society or a social group on an individual to conform to expected norms or behaviors.

Experimental Trials

Controlled tests conducted to study the efficacy or effects of a variable under study, often used in scientific and medical research.

Interrupted Time Series Experiments

Research design involving observations of a given variable over time, both before and after an intervention, to assess the effect of that intervention.