Markson E W
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1975;6(3):183-6. doi: 10.2190/AVQ9-HBK0-B7N1-BB0A.
Cumming and Henry erected the basic frame for a socio-cultural theory of normal aging in their 1961 book, Growing Old. The basic postulates of this theory are reviewed, and the overall structure of the theory briefly examined. Critical data necessary either to accept or reject disengagement theory are not yet available, although useful information has been gathered since the theory first appeared. Part of the difficulty in amassing "proof" or "disproof" is inherent in the intricate and complex nature of the aging process itself. This orienting paper introduced a set of contributtions by other commentators on disengagement theory.
卡明和亨利在他们1961年出版的《衰老》一书中为正常衰老的社会文化理论搭建了基本框架。本文回顾了该理论的基本假设，并简要审视了其整体结构。尽管自脱离理论首次出现以来已经收集了一些有用信息，但目前仍缺乏接受或反驳该理论所需的关键数据。收集“证据”或“反证”存在部分困难，这源于衰老过程本身复杂而微妙的性质。这篇导向性论文介绍了其他评论家对脱离理论的一系列贡献。
