Research on aging has shifted from
A) treating older people like a static, homogeneous group, to viewing aging as a dynamic process
B) treating older people like a heterogeneous group, to viewing aging as a static process
C) focusing on the biological processes of aging, to focussing on the social processes of aging
D) focusing on a bio/psycho/social/cultural approach to aging, to emphasizing the physical effects of aging
E) taking a "long view" of aging over the life course, to taking a "short view" of older people in one particular circumstance
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