Among Non-Western Peoples,_______________

Among non-Western peoples,_______________.

A) the elderly are so prized as repositories of traditional wisdom that they are never abandoned
B) old people never retire from the statuses to which they are assigned as younger members of society
C) age statuses are more natural,closer to biological development,than are the artificial age statuses imposed by Western cultures
D) age is the primary organizing device
E) elders are treated with respect as "living libraries"