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

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

,TablebofbContents

 Chapterb1:bAgingbToday

 Chapterb2:bTheoriesbandbMethods

 Chapterb3:bPopulationbAging

 Chapterb4:bAgingbandbEthnicity

 Chapterb5:bPersonalbHealthbandbWellness

 Chapterb6:bThebPsychologybofbAging

 Chapterb7:bHealthcare

 Chapterb8:bFinancesbandbEconomics

 Chapterb9:bRetirementbandbWork

 Chapterb10:bLeisure,bRecreation,bandbService

 Chapterb11:bHousingbandbTransportation

 Chapterb12:bFamilybLife

 Chapterb13:bSocialbSupportbandbCaregiving

 Chapterb14:bDying,bDeath,bandbBereavement

,CHAPTERb1:bAGINGbTODAY

MULTIPLEbCHOICE

1. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbgivenbinbthebtextbasbabreasonbforbstudyingbaging?
a. tobhelpboneselfblivebthebbestboldbagebpossible
b. tobenablebpeoplebtobavoidborbreversebthebeffectsbofbaging
c. tobenablebpeoplebtobmakeboldbagebasbinexpensivebabtimebofblifebasbitbcanbbe
d. toblearnbhowbtobworkbwithbelderlybclients
ANSWER:bb D REF:bbb2-3 BLM:bREM

2. Asbofb2011,bwhatbpercentagebofbthebpopulationbcomprisedbolderbCan
adians?a.b 16.0%
b.bb 15%
c. 9.1%
d.bbb 6.8%
ANSWER:bb B REF:bbb2 BLM:bREM

3. Byb2036,bapproximatelybwhatbpercentagebofbthebpopulationbwillbcomprisebolderbCanadiansbas
bpredictedbbyb StatisticsbCanada?
a. 9%

b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER:bb C REF:bbb2 BLM:bREM

4. Asbsocietybages,bwhatbwillbchangebinbthebCanadianbsocialbstructure?
a. Povertybwillbincreasebasbmorebpeoplebenterboldbage.
b. Thebgovernmentbwillbfacebeconomicbcrisisbasbpensionbcostsbrise.
c. Thebmassbmediabwillbpromotebageism.
d. Thebhealthcarebsystembwillbaddbprogramsbtobpreventbillnessbbeforebit
boccurs.bbANSWER:bb D REF:bbb2 BLM:bHO

5. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbanbexamplebofbabsocialbstructure?
a. thebeducationbsystem
b. thebagingbprocess
c. thebgovernment
d. thebpolice
ANSWER:bb A REF:bbb2 BLM:bHO

6. WhatbeffectbdoesbanbagingbsocietybhavebonbthebCanadianbfamily?
a. anbincreasebinbthebnumberbofbpeopleblivingbinbthree-bandbfour-generationbfamilies
b. abdecreasebinbthebnumberbofbpeoplebwhobbecomebgrandparentsbduringbtheirblifetime
c. anberosionbofbvaluesbasbextendedbfamilybstructuresbfragment
d. anbincreasebinbfinancialbresponsibilitybplacedbonbelderbfamilyb
membersbbANSWER:bb A REF:bbb2 BLM:bHO

, 7. HowbwillbthebhealthcarebsystembhavebtobadaptbasbCanadianbsocietybages?
a. bybdecreasingbthebattentionbgivenbtobchronicbailmentsbsuchbasbdiabetesbandbarthritis
b. bybfavouringbthebtreatmentbofbmorebacutebillnesses
c. bybchangingbpublicbopinionbaboutboldbage
d. bybtryingbtobpreventbillnessbbeforebitbhappensbb
ANSWER:bb D REF:bbb2 BLM:bHO

8. Dr.bClarkebisbconductingbabresearchbexperimentbthatbisbstudyingbthebprocessbofbagingba
mongbolderb Canadians.bWhatbisbthebnamebforbthisbsocialbscience?
a.tautology
b.ageism
c.gerontology
d.aeonology
ANSWER:bb C REF:bbb2 BLM:bHO

9. Whatbarebthebtwobpointsbofbviewbthatbgerontologistsbusebtobstudybaging?
a. economicsbandbsocialbstructures
b. thebfamilybandbthebeducationbsystem
c. bioethicsbandbeconomics
d. thebindividualbandbsociety
ANSWER:bb D REF:bbb2 BLM:bREM

10. WhatbdidbUnwinbandbcolleagues’b(2008)bresearchbfindboutbaboutbperceptionsbofbaging?
a. Peoplebknowblittlebaboutbaging.
b. Oldbagebisbseenbasbabtimebofbweaknessbandbdeath.
c. Somebattitudesbtowardsbthebelderlybhavebpossiblybworsened.
d. Mostbpeople’sbknowledgebaboutbolderbpeoplebisbbasedbonbmyt
hborbfear.bbANSWER:bb C REF: 3 BLM:bREM

11. YourbunclebKenbhasbjustbretiredbfrombthebworkforce,bandbhebneedsbtobfindbanbactivitybthatbwillbkeepb
himbinb touchbwithbhisbcommunity.bAccordingbtobrecentbresearchbfoundbinbyourbtextbook,bwhichbof
bthebfollowingb activitiesbwouldbbebabbeneficialbactivitybforbyourbuncle?

a. readingbbooksbtobhisbgrandchildren
b. bakingbcookies
c. workingbinbhisbwoodshop
d. playingbcardsbatbablocalblibrary

ANSWER:bD REF:b4 BLM:bHO

12. Whichbofbthebfollowingbaccuratelybdescribesbstereotypes?
a. Theybpreventbdiscriminationbandbageism.
b. Theybforcebpeoplebtobconfrontbthebtruthbaboutbthebelderly.
c. Theyboftenbhavebsomebbasisbinbreality.
d. Theybexaggeratebandbdistortbthebbad,bwhilebignoringbthebgoodbqualitiesbofb
abgroupbofb people.
ANSWER:bb C REF:b5 BLM:bHO

13. Whichbofbthebfollowingbpresentsbabnegativebstereotypebofbaging?
a. anbelderlyb84byear-oldbgentlemanbwhobplaysbwithbhisbgrandchildren