Multiple Choice
Gerontologists Cumming and Henry would make which of the following claims about disengagement?
A) Disengagement has short- and long-term implications for elderly people.
B) Disengagement places the elderly in a marginal role.
C) Disengagement can be functional for both the individual and society.
D) Disengagement results in an abrupt change in the statuses and roles of older people.
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