Freedman Is Baffled That Older Americans Do Not Do More

question 13

Multiple Choice

Freedman is baffled that older Americans do not do more volunteering for which of the following reasons?

• A) Many older people want to be more involved
• B) Social ties and community engagement have been linked to better physical and mental health
• C) Older adults vote at a higher rate than any other age group
• D) All of the above
• E) A and B above

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Definitions:

Postskeptical Rationalism

A philosophical stance that advocates for the use of reason and evidence after a phase of skepticism, promoting an open-minded but critical approach to understanding.

Strict Dualism

Position 1 in Perry’s model that implies a rigid adherence to authoritarian views and a childlike division between in-group and out-group. Individuals in this stage never think to question their belief that authority embodies rightness.