What Does Socioemotional Selectivity Theory Address

question 152

Multiple Choice

What does socioemotional selectivity theory address?

• A) the development of older adults' social networks
• B) older adults becoming less emotional as they age
• C) older adults and society withdrawing from each other
• D) how older adults prepare for death

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Definitions:

Patrilineal Descent

A system of lineage tracing in which an individual's family membership derives from and is recorded through his or her father's line.

Descent Confers Authority

A principle in certain societies where social status, rights, and leadership roles are determined by one's lineage or family heritage.

Phratry

A social unit or grouping larger than a family but smaller than a tribe, often linked by common descent, marriage, or ritual.

Unilineal Descent Group

A kinship group in which membership is inherited through either the maternal or paternal line only.