Why Is Social Exchange Theory Considered a Bridging Theory in Social

question 28

Multiple Choice

Why is social exchange theory considered a bridging theory in social gerontology?

• A) because it bridges needed resources to maintain one's position in society
• B) because it incorporates the ageism of wider society into the person-to-person social interactions in which older people are engaged
• C) because it incorporates the material rewards with the nonmaterial rewards
• D) because older people give as much help as they receive
• E) because social exchange theory attempts to explain the structured inequality that exists among different age strata

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