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Gerontology

the early claim that aging involves a mutual, normal withdrawal between older people and society.

In gerontology, disengagement theory refers to the early claim that aging involves a mutual, normal withdrawal between older people and society. This meaning comes from Achenbaum (1994) in The Gerontologist.[1]

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References

Achenbaum, W. A., & Bengtson, V. L. (1994). Re-engaging the Disengagement Theory of Aging: On the History and Assessment of Theory Development in Gerontology. The Gerontologist, 34(6), 756-763. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/34.6.756

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