Maintaining a Sense of Dignity in Old Age Is

question 36

Multiple Choice

Maintaining a sense of dignity in old age is

• A) more important to men than it is to women.
• B) more important to people in Eastern cultures.
• C) dependent on how older people are viewed in a particular culture.
• D) no longer rated as important as it was in previous generations.

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