Why Is the Concept of "Age Cohorts" Important in Understanding

question 101

Multiple Choice

Why is the concept of "age cohorts" important in understanding aging?

• A) because people born in the same period experience the same historical events at the same time in their life cycle
• B) because it standardizes the effects of biology and history on the behaviours observed in the elderly
• C) because longitudinal studies cannot control for the effects of cultural changes on behaviours, and therefore nested designs need to be employed
• D) because qualitative, rather than quantitative, study designs are more effective in describing inter-cohort differences

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