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chandani

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In 1950, people in the United States typically retired at about age sixty-eight; after dropping to age sixty-three in 2005, by 2012, the retirement-age number was about
 
  a. fifty-five.
  b. sixty-five.
  c. sixty-nine.
  d. seventy.

Question 2

Portraying elderly people as a whole as senile, rigid, or old-fashioned is an example of
 
  a. racism.
  b. classism.
  c. ageism.
  d. sexism.



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blakeserpa

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Answer to Question 1

(Answer: b)

Answer to Question 2

(Answer: c)




chandani

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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