Many individuals who grew up during the Great Depression were so devastated by the collapse of the economy that they became distrustful of depositing large sums of money in banks. The Great Depression would best be considered a:
A) normative, age-graded influence
B) normative, history-graded influence
C) nonnormative influence
D) normative, economic-graded influence

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Normative, history-graded influences refer to the historical events that affect large numbers of individuals at the same time (e.g., wars, depressions, epidemics). The Great Depression is one such example.

Many Individuals Who Grew Up During the Great Depression Were