Which Theory Explains Why Older Adults Spend More Time with Close

question 92

Multiple Choice

Which theory explains why older adults spend more time with close friends and family members?

• A) Socioemotional withdrawal theory
• B) Socioemotional theory
• C) Socioemotional selectivity theory
• D) Social reduction theory

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Definitions:

GDP

Gross Domestic Product, the total monetary or market value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period.

Malthusian Theory

A theory proposed by Thomas Malthus suggesting that population growth will outpace agricultural production and lead to widespread poverty and famine.

Geometric Progression

A sequence of numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous one by a fixed, non-zero number called the common ratio.

Arithmetic Progression

A sequence of numbers in which each term after the first is obtained by adding a constant, known as the common difference, to the preceding term.