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Discuss how gender differences impact the way youth are treated by the juvenile justice system.
Disengagement Theory
The view that aging makes a person’s social sphere increasingly narrow, resulting in role relinquishment, withdrawal, and passivity.
Social Sphere
Describes the domain of human interaction and relationships, encompassing the structures within society that influence social behavior and connectivity.
Withdrawal
A psychological and/or physical syndrome that occurs after cessation of or reduction in intake of a substance that was used regularly.
Activity Theory
The view that elderly people want and need to remain active in a variety of social spheres—with relatives, friends, and community groups—and become withdrawn only unwillingly, as a result of ageism.
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