Which of the Following Statements About Older People and Religion

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about older people and religion is TRUE?

• A) Religious institutions promote caring relationships.
• B) Belief in the afterlife may explain the high numbers of suicide among African American women.
• C) Faith decreases with age and experience.
• D) Religious identity is never as significant as ethnic identity in the lives of older adults.

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