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Subculture of Aging Theory
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Subculture of aging theory holds that older adults, excluded from other groups, form a distinct community of their own, built on shared interests.
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An advocacy group organized entirely around senior-specific concerns, such as Medicare coverage, illustrates the shared consciousness this theory describes.
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The theory addresses a shared identity that forms after exclusion, and it does not claim every older adult joins one.