According to the ______ theory of aging, old age is marked by the mutual withdrawal of older persons and society.
A) modernization
B) continuity
C) technology
D) disengagement
E) activity

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The disengagement theory of aging proposed by Cumming and Henry in 1961 suggests that as people age, they gradually withdraw or disengage from social roles and relationships, and society in turn withdraws from the individual. This mutual withdrawal is seen as a natural and inevitable part of the aging process.

According to the ______ Theory of Aging, Old Age Is