When You Contact a Retired Neighbor to Ask If She

question 67

Multiple Choice

When you contact a retired neighbor to ask if she is interested in participating in a charity fundraiser,she tells you that she is no longer interested in activities such as this,and she is content to do as little as possible since she retired.Your neighbor's perspective is most consistent with which of the following views on aging?

• A)Adaptation
• B)Discontinuity theory
• C)Disengagement
• D)Social reticence

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