The theory that claims that older people and society mutually withdraw from one another as older people approach death is known as ______.

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Disengagement theory posits that as people age, they naturally withdraw from social and societal roles and relationships, and society in turn gradually begins to withdraw from them. This mutual withdrawal is seen as a natural part of aging and approaching death.

The Theory That Claims That Older People and Society Mutually