Which perspective views aging as a process in which an individual adjusts to inevitable new roles, such as a "retiree" or "widow," and argues that an individual's failure to adapt to role changes (from worker to retiree) represents an inability to fit into the existing social structure, not that the structure is ineffective or unsuitable for that individual or period in history?
A) Participatory action research
B) Structural functionalism
C) Symbolic interactionism
D) Social construction

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Structural functionalism views aging as a process where individuals must adapt to new roles to maintain social stability, and failure to do so is seen as an individual's inability to fit into the social structure.

Which Perspective Views Aging as a Process in Which an Individual