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A symbolic interactionist may choose to study senior centers, and other groups of elderly people. which theory might they find most useful for their study?

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Subculture of aging theory
Rather, attitudes toward the elderly are rooted in society. One microanalytical theory is Rose's subculture of aging theory, which focuses on the shared community created by the elderly when they are excluded , voluntarily or involuntarily, from participating in other groups.
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