In Part Due to Advances in Medicine,Americans Are Currently Living

question 32

Multiple Choice

In part due to advances in medicine,Americans are currently living longer now than in the past.As a result,the sale of products that meet the needs of older individuals,such as devices that assist in walking and movement,have increased.Age can be referred to as a

• A) technological force.
• B) demographic force.
• C) social force.
• D) political force.
• E) legal force.

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Definitions:

Contract Rescinded

The act of legally declaring a contract null and void, as if it never existed, usually due to misinformation, fraud, or mutual mistake.

Sabbath Day

A day set aside for rest and worship according to Jewish, Christian, and some other religions’ traditions, typically observed from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday in Judaism and on Sunday in Christianity.

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle preventing a party from retracting a promise when the other party has reasonably relied on that promise and acted upon it, leading to a detriment.

Reasonable Reliance

Relying on a statement or action in a manner that a reasonable person would consider justified under the circumstances.