Question

Dr. Muehl did her doctoral research on Medicare, specifically investigating whether older women and men receive the same Medicare services that are included for both genders. She found that women do not receive as much service as men. What theory guides her research?

	A.	continuity theory
	B.	political economy
	C.	activity theory
	D.	disengagement theory
	E.	functionalism

Answer 1

ANSWER : Dr Muehl research is based on the theory of political economy

Inferences: The political economic theory analysis how a policy is created and implemented.The distribution of medicare facilities among both genders can be well studied and explained by the political economic theory. The continuity theory may focus on how the people develop in old age, how they are tied up with their past experiences and their socila world. The activity theory assumes that a positive relationship exist between activity and life satisfaction. The disengagement theory states that its natural for old age people to withdraw themselves from the society. Its a normal process of disengagement from social interaction that occurs with aging. The functional theory states that the mental status is related to one's functional role.