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Disengagement theory and activity theory

I need help doing a discussion question.. Discuss several contributing factors to disengagement and activity in the later years. Compare and contrast how disengagement theory and activity theory relate to employment. What do you find helpful or not helpful about each of these theories? Support your position with readings from the professional literature.

 

 

 

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Psychological theories

            These theories have got two aspects; the disengagement and engagement theory.  It is to be note that human beings desire to live for long, but apparently they do not desire to age. Disengagement theory states that: “aging is an inevitable, mutual withdrawal or disengagement, resulting in decreased interaction between the aging person and others in the social system he/she belongs to.”  This means that the person aging remains secluded somewhere and does not necessarily get involved with the happenings around him or her…

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