The approach that emphasizes aging as a process, highlighting the connection of older persons to their own life histories, the history of their times, and to younger generations, while connecting their biographies to social structure, is known as the:
A) symbolic interactionist perspective
B) social constructionist theory
C) critical theory
D) age graded theory
E) life course perspective

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The life course perspective emphasizes aging as a process that connects individuals to their life histories, historical context, and social structures, linking older and younger generations.

The Approach That Emphasizes Aging as a Process, Highlighting the Connection