1. Class constitutes a structural barrier to older people's access to valued resources, and dominant groups attempt to maintain their own interests by perpetuating class inequalities according to the ____________ perspective.
functionalist
interactionists
structuralist
conflict
2. The theory that suggests older people want to be released from societal expectations of productivity and competitiveness is ____________.
integrated theory
activities theory
subcultural theory
disengagement theory
3. The _____ is the number of workers necessary to support people under age fifteen and over age sixty-three.
ageism
secondary aging
Dependency ratio
Senescence