According to disengagement theory, society
A) encourages older people to disengage from social settings to focus their energies on family members.
B) allows the old to withdraw by freeing them from employment and family responsibilities.
C) views seniors as incapable of benefiting from social engagement.
D) allows older adults to give up their preoccupation with their inner lives and focus on others.
B
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a. true b. false
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