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Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Aging Today
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Chapter 2: Theories and Methods bh bh
Chapter 3: Population Aging bh
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
Chapter 8: Finances and Economics b h b h
Chapter 9: Retirement and Work bh bh
Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
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Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation bh bh
Chapter 12: Family Life bh
Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
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Chapter 14:Dying, Death, and Bereavement
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CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY bh bh bh
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Which bh of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
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a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
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b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
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c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
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d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
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ANSWER: D
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2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older
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Canadians?a. 16.0% bh
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: B REF: 2 BLM: REM bh
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise
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older Canadians as predicted by
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a. 9%
b. 19 b h
c. 25
d. 34 b h
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: REM bh
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
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a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age. bh bh bh bh bh bh bh bh
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
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c. The mass media will promote ageism. bh b h bh b h bh
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent bh bh bh bh bh bh bh
bh illness before it occurs. vANSWER: D bh bh bh b h REF: 2
b h BLM: HO b h
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
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a. the education system b h b h
b. the aging process b h b h
c. the government bh
d. the police bh
ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO bh
6. What bh effect does an aging society have on the Canadian family?
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a. an increase in the number of people living in three- and four-generation families
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b. a decrease in the number of people who become grandparents during their lifetime
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c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment
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d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder
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7. How will the healthcare system have to adapt as Canadian society ages?
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a. by decreasing the attention given to chronic ailments such as diabetes and arthritis
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b. by favouring the treatment of more acute illnesses
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c. by changing public opinion about old age
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d. by trying to prevent illness before it
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happens vANSWER: D
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BLM: HO bh
8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the process of
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aging among older Canadians. What is the name for this social
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science?
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a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: HO bh
9. What bh are the two points of view that gerontologists use to study aging?
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a. economics and social structures b h b h b h
b. the family and the education system
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c. bioethics and economics bh bh
d. the individual and society
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ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: REM bh
10. What did Unwin and colleagues’ (2008) research find out about perceptions of aging?
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a. People know little about aging. bh bh bh bh
b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death.
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c. Some attitudes towards the elderly have possibly worsened.
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d. Most people’s knowledge about older people is based
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BLM: REM bh
11. Your uncle Ken has just retired from the workforce, and he needs to find an activity that
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will keep him in
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research found in your textbook, which of the following
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beneficial activity for your uncle?
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a. reading books to his grandchildren bh bh bh bh
b. baking cookies bh
c. working in his woodshop bh bh bh
d. playing cards at a local library bh bh bh bh bh
ANSWER: D b h REF: 4 bh BLM: HO bh
12. Which of the following accurately describes stereotypes?
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a. They prevent discrimination and ageism. bh bh bh bh
b. They force people to confront the truth about the elderly.
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c. They often have some basis in reality. bh bh bh bh bh bh
d. They exaggerate and distort the bad, while ignoring the good
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ANSWER: C REF: 5 bh BLM: HO bh
13. Which of the following presents a negative stereotype of aging?
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a. an elderly 84 year-old gentleman who plays with his grandchildren
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Aging Today
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Chapter 2: Theories and Methods bh bh
Chapter 3: Population Aging bh
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
Chapter 8: Finances and Economics b h b h
Chapter 9: Retirement and Work bh bh
Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
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Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation bh bh
Chapter 12: Family Life bh
Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
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Chapter 14:Dying, Death, and Bereavement
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CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY bh bh bh
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Which bh of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
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a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
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b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
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c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
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d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
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ANSWER: D
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2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older
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Canadians?a. 16.0% bh
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: B REF: 2 BLM: REM bh
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise
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older Canadians as predicted by
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a. 9%
b. 19 b h
c. 25
d. 34 b h
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: REM bh
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
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a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age. bh bh bh bh bh bh bh bh
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
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c. The mass media will promote ageism. bh b h bh b h bh
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent bh bh bh bh bh bh bh
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b h BLM: HO b h
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
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a. the education system b h b h
b. the aging process b h b h
c. the government bh
d. the police bh
ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO bh
6. What bh effect does an aging society have on the Canadian family?
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a. an increase in the number of people living in three- and four-generation families
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b. a decrease in the number of people who become grandparents during their lifetime
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c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment
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d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder
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7. How will the healthcare system have to adapt as Canadian society ages?
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a. by decreasing the attention given to chronic ailments such as diabetes and arthritis
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b. by favouring the treatment of more acute illnesses
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c. by changing public opinion about old age
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d. by trying to prevent illness before it
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happens vANSWER: D
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BLM: HO bh
8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the process of
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aging among older Canadians. What is the name for this social
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science?
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a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: HO bh
9. What bh are the two points of view that gerontologists use to study aging?
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a. economics and social structures b h b h b h
b. the family and the education system
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c. bioethics and economics bh bh
d. the individual and society
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ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: REM bh
10. What did Unwin and colleagues’ (2008) research find out about perceptions of aging?
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a. People know little about aging. bh bh bh bh
b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death.
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c. Some attitudes towards the elderly have possibly worsened.
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d. Most people’s knowledge about older people is based
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bh on myth or fear.
bh bh bh ANSWER: C REF:3
BLM: REM bh
11. Your uncle Ken has just retired from the workforce, and he needs to find an activity that
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will keep him in
bh b h touch with his community. According to recent
b h b h b h b h b h bh b h bh
research found in your textbook, which of the following
b h b hactivities would be a bh b h bh b h b h b h b h bh bh bh
beneficial activity for your uncle?
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a. reading books to his grandchildren bh bh bh bh
b. baking cookies bh
c. working in his woodshop bh bh bh
d. playing cards at a local library bh bh bh bh bh
ANSWER: D b h REF: 4 bh BLM: HO bh
12. Which of the following accurately describes stereotypes?
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a. They prevent discrimination and ageism. bh bh bh bh
b. They force people to confront the truth about the elderly.
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c. They often have some basis in reality. bh bh bh bh bh bh
d. They exaggerate and distort the bad, while ignoring the good
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ANSWER: C REF: 5 bh BLM: HO bh
13. Which of the following presents a negative stereotype of aging?
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a. an elderly 84 year-old gentleman who plays with his grandchildren
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