TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters 1 - 20

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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition
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by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters 1 - 20
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,Table of Contents
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 Chapter 1: Aging Today
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 Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
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 Chapter 3: Population Aging
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 Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
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 Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
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 Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
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 Chapter 7: Healthcare
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 Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
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 Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
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 Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
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 Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
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 Chapter 12: Family Life
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 Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
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 Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
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,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
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MULTIPLEdCHOICE

1. Whichdofdthedfollowingdisdgivendindthedtextdasdadreasondfordstudyingdaging?
a. todhelpdoneselfdlivedthedbestdolddagedpossible
b. todenabledpeopledtodavoiddordreversedthedeffectsdofdaging
c. todenabledpeopledtodmakedolddagedasdinexpensivedadtimedofdlifedasditdcandbe
d. todlearndhowdtodworkdwithdelderlydclients
ANSWER:d D REF:ddd2-3 BLM:dREM

2. Asdofd2011,dwhatdpercentagedofdthedpopulationdcompriseddolderdCanadians?a.d
16.0%
b.d 15%
c. 9.1%
d.ddd 6.8%
ANSWER:d B REF:ddd2 BLM:dREM

3. Byd2036,dapproximatelydwhatdpercentagedofdthedpopulationdwilldcomprisedolderdCanadiansdasdpredicteddbydS
tatisticsdCanada?
a. 9%
b.ddd 19%
c. 25%
d.ddd 34%
ANSWER:d C REF:ddd2 BLM:dREM

4. Asdsocietydages,dwhatdwilldchangedindthedCanadiandsocialdstructure?
a. Povertydwilldincreasedasdmoredpeopledenterdolddage.
b. Thedgovernmentdwilldfacedeconomicdcrisisdasdpensiondcostsdrise.
c. Thedmassdmediadwilldpromotedageism.
d. Thedhealthcaredsystemdwilldadddprogramsdtodpreventdillnessdbeforeditdoccurs.d
ANSWER:d D REF:ddd2 BLM:dHO

5. Whichdofdthedfollowingdisdandexampledofdadsocialdstructure?
a. thededucationdsystem
b. thedagingdprocess
c. thedgovernment
d. thedpolice
ANSWER:d A REF:ddd2 BLM:dHO

6. WhatdeffectddoesdandagingdsocietydhavedondthedCanadiandfamily?
a. andincreasedindthednumberdofdpeopledlivingdindthree-danddfour-generationdfamilies
b. addecreasedindthednumberdofdpeopledwhodbecomedgrandparentsdduringdtheirdlifetime
c. anderosiondofdvaluesdasdextendeddfamilydstructuresdfragment
d. andincreasedindfinancialdresponsibilitydplaceddondelderdfamilydmembersd
ANSWER:d A REF:ddd2 BLM:dHO

, 7. HowdwilldthedhealthcaredsystemdhavedtodadaptdasdCanadiandsocietydages?
a. byddecreasingdthedattentiondgivendtodchronicdailmentsdsuchdasddiabetesdanddarthritis
b. bydfavouringdthedtreatmentdofdmoredacutedillnesses
c. bydchangingdpublicdopiniondaboutdolddage
d. bydtryingdtodpreventdillnessdbeforeditdhappensdANSW
ER:d D REF:ddd2 BLM:dHO

8. Dr.dClarkedisdconductingdadresearchdexperimentdthatdisdstudyingdthedprocessdofdagingdamongdolderd
Canadians.dWhatdisdthednamedfordthisdsocialdscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:d C REF:ddd2 BLM:dHO

9. Whatdaredthedtwodpointsdofdviewdthatdgerontologistsdusedtodstudydaging?
a. economicsdanddsocialdstructures
b. thedfamilydanddthededucationdsystem
c. bioethicsdanddeconomics
d. thedindividualdanddsociety
ANSWER:d D REF:ddd2 BLM:dREM

10. WhatddiddUnwindanddcolleagues’d(2008)dresearchdfinddoutdaboutdperceptionsdofdaging?
a. Peopledknowdlittledaboutdaging.
b. Olddagedisdseendasdadtimedofdweaknessdandddeath.
c. Somedattitudesdtowardsdthedelderlydhavedpossiblydworsened.
d. Mostdpeople’sdknowledgedaboutdolderdpeopledisdbaseddondmythdordfear.d
ANSWER:d C REF: 3 BLM:dREM

11. YourduncledKendhasdjustdretireddfromdthedworkforce,danddhedneedsdtodfinddandactivitydthatdwilldkeepdhimdindtou
chdwithdhisdcommunity.dAccordingdtodrecentdresearchdfounddindyourdtextbook,dwhichdofdthedfollowingdacti
vitiesdwoulddbedadbeneficialdactivitydfordyourduncle?
a. readingdbooksdtodhisdgrandchildren
b. bakingdcookies
c. workingdindhisdwoodshop
d. playingdcardsdatdadlocaldlibrary

ANSWER:dD REF:d4 BLM:dHO

12. Whichdofdthedfollowingdaccuratelyddescribesdstereotypes?
a. Theydpreventddiscriminationdanddageism.
b. Theydforcedpeopledtodconfrontdthedtruthdaboutdthedelderly.
c. Theydoftendhavedsomedbasisdindreality.
d. Theydexaggeratedandddistortdthedbad,dwhiledignoringdthedgooddqualitiesdofdadgroupdofd
people.
ANSWER:d C REF:d5 BLM:dHO

13. Whichdofdthedfollowingdpresentsdadnegativedstereotypedofdaging?
a. andelderlyd84dyear-olddgentlemandwhodplaysdwithdhisdgrandchildren