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casperchen82

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Which of the following statements concerning achieved statuses is NOT true?
 
  a. Once established, they cannot be changed.
  b. They are based on individual effort.
  c. They tend to predominate in industrial societies.
  d. They usually have a certain amount of role conflict built into them.

Question 2

How would you expect ideas and stereotypes of the elderly to change in the coming years?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

With better lifelong care and increased medical technology, we not only have more people living to old age than ever before, but also have more people achieving this milestone with a high degree of activity and vitality. The old stereotypes of the elderly as being frail, dependent and asexual will change to accommodate the new realities of our aging population.





 

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