In an AARP Study of People Over Age 70, Roughly

question 28

Multiple Choice

In an AARP study of people over age 70, roughly half of women surveyed reported that they never had sexual thoughts, fantasies, or dreams. Roughly half of men surveyed reported that they had such thoughts at least twice a week. How can information like this most benefit older adults?

• A) Older couples can learn about their peers regarding topics that are difficult to discuss.
• B) Men and women can remain single to avoid the consequences of such disparities.
• C) Counselors can teach older men to fantasize less and older women to fantasize more.
• D) Aging partners can understand and accept each other's sexuality differences as normal.
• E) Older men can seek other women or men who have the same sexual desires they do.

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Definitions:

Distributional Justice

The ethical principle concerned with the fair allocation of goods, wealth, or resources among individuals in a society.

John Rawls

An American philosopher known for his theory of justice and contributions to political and moral philosophy.

Income Redistribution

The reallocation of income from certain individuals to others by means of a social mechanism such as taxation, charity, welfare, public services, land reforms, or monetary policies.

Utilitarian Justice

The idea that “a dollar in the hand of a rich person is worth less than a dollar in the hand of a poor person.” If the marginal utility of income declines with income, transferring income from the rich to the poor will increase total utility.