Question

Eunice tells a colleague, "i wish professor carlson would retire. he's got a nice big office and the department can't afford to hire any new faculty. i'm getting my ph.d. next month, and i'd love to work here." this is an example of:

Answer 1

I believe that is an example of disengagement theory.
disengagement theory believe that a person will eventually disengage with his/her current social group as he/she got older.
This could happen either because that person already accomplish their final fulfillment in life or could no longer relate with the value that held by the current social group.