Complete 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
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by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
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All Chapters 1 - 20
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,Table ggof ggContents

 Chapter gg1: ggAging ggToday

 Chapter gg2: ggTheories ggand ggMethods

 Chapter gg3: ggPopulation ggAging

 Chapter gg4: ggAging ggand ggEthnicity

 Chapter gg5: ggPersonal ggHealth ggand ggWellness

 Chapter gg6: ggThe ggPsychology ggof ggAging

 Chapter gg7: ggHealthcare

 Chapter gg8: ggFinances ggand ggEconomics

 Chapter gg9: ggRetirement ggand ggWork

 Chapter gg10: ggLeisure, ggRecreation, ggand ggService

 Chapter gg11: ggHousing ggand ggTransportation

 Chapter gg12: ggFamily ggLife

 Chapter gg13: ggSocial ggSupport ggand ggCaregiving

 Chapter gg14: ggDying, ggDeath, ggand ggBereavement

,CHAPTERgg1:ggAGING ggTODAY

MULTIPLE ggCHOICE

1. Which ggof ggthe ggfollowing ggis gggiven ggin ggthe ggtext ggas gga ggreason ggfor ggstudying ggaging?
a. to gghelp ggoneself gglive ggthe ggbest ggold ggage ggpossible
b. to ggenable ggpeople ggto ggavoid ggor ggreverse ggthe ggeffects ggof ggaging
c. to ggenable ggpeople ggto ggmake ggold ggage ggas gginexpensive gga ggtime ggof gglife ggas ggit ggcan ggbe
d. to gglearn gghow ggto ggwork ggwith ggelderly ggclients
ANSWER: gg g g D REF: gg gg gg2-3 BLM: ggREM

2. As ggof gg2011, ggwhat ggpercentage ggof ggthe ggpopulation ggcomprised
older ggCanadians?a.
gg g g 16.0%
b. gg g g 15%
c. 9.1%
d. gg gg g g 6.8%
ANSWER: gg g g B REF: gg gg gg2 BLM: ggREM

3. By gg2036, ggapproximately ggwhat ggpercentage ggof ggthe ggpopulation ggwill ggcomprise ggolder
gg Canadians ggas ggpredicted ggby g g Statistics ggCanada?
a. 9%

b. 19
c. %
25
d. 34
%
%
ANSWER: gg g g C REF: gg gg gg2 BLM: ggREM

4. As ggsociety ggages, ggwhat ggwill ggchange ggin ggthe ggCanadian ggsocial ggstructure?
a. Poverty ggwill ggincrease ggas ggmore ggpeople ggenter ggold ggage.
b. The gggovernment ggwill ggface ggeconomic ggcrisis ggas ggpension ggcosts ggrise.
c. The ggmass ggmedia ggwill ggpromote ggageism.
d. The gghealthcare ggsystem ggwill ggadd ggprograms ggto ggprevent ggillness
before ggit ggoccurs. gg ggANSWER: gg g g D
gg REF: gg gg gg2 BLM: ggHO

5. Which ggof ggthe ggfollowing ggis ggan ggexample ggof gga ggsocial ggstructure?
a. the ggeducation ggsystem
b. the ggaging ggprocess
c. the gggovernment
d. the ggpolice
ANSWER: gg g g A REF: gg gg gg2 BLM: ggHO

6. What ggeffect ggdoes ggan ggaging ggsociety gghave ggon ggthe ggCanadian ggfamily?
a. an ggincrease ggin ggthe ggnumber ggof ggpeople ggliving ggin ggthree- ggand ggfour-generation ggfamilies
b. a ggdecrease ggin ggthe ggnumber ggof ggpeople ggwho ggbecome gggrandparents ggduring ggtheir gglifetime
c. an ggerosion ggof ggvalues ggas ggextended ggfamily ggstructures ggfragment
d. an ggincrease ggin ggfinancial ggresponsibility ggplaced ggon ggelder
family ggmembers gg ggANSWER: gg g g A
gg REF: gg gg gg2 BLM: ggHO

, 7. How ggwill ggthe gghealthcare ggsystem gghave ggto ggadapt ggas ggCanadian ggsociety ggages?
a. by ggdecreasing ggthe ggattention gggiven ggto ggchronic ggailments ggsuch ggas ggdiabetes ggand ggarthritis
b. by ggfavouring ggthe ggtreatment ggof ggmore ggacute ggillnesses
c. by ggchanging ggpublic ggopinion ggabout ggold ggage
d. by ggtrying ggto ggprevent ggillness ggbefore ggit
happens gg ggANSWER: gg g g D
gg REF: gg gg
gg 2 BLM: ggHO

8. Dr. ggClarke ggis ggconducting gga ggresearch ggexperiment ggthat ggis ggstudying ggthe ggprocess ggof
aging ggamong ggolder
gg g g Canadians. ggWhat ggis ggthe ggname ggfor ggthis ggsocial
science?
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a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: gg g g C REF: gg gg gg2 BLM: ggHO

9. What ggare ggthe ggtwo ggpoints ggof ggview ggthat gggerontologists gguse ggto ggstudy ggaging?
a. economics ggand ggsocial ggstructures
b. the ggfamily ggand ggthe ggeducation ggsystem
c. bioethics ggand ggeconomics
d. the ggindividual ggand ggsociety
ANSWER: gg g g D REF: gg gg gg2 BLM: ggREM

10. What ggdid ggUnwin ggand ggcolleagues’ gg(2008) ggresearch ggfind ggout ggabout ggperceptions ggof ggaging?
a. People ggknow gglittle ggabout ggaging.
b. Old ggage ggis ggseen ggas gga ggtime ggof ggweakness ggand ggdeath.
c. Some ggattitudes ggtowards ggthe ggelderly gghave ggpossibly ggworsened.
d. Most ggpeople’s ggknowledge ggabout ggolder ggpeople ggis ggbased
on ggmyth ggor ggfear. gg ggANSWER: gg g g C
gg REF: 3 BLM: ggREM

11. Your gguncle ggKen gghas ggjust ggretired ggfrom ggthe ggworkforce, ggand gghe ggneeds ggto ggfind ggan ggactivity
ggthat ggwill ggkeep gghim ggin g g touch ggwith gghis ggcommunity. ggAccording ggto ggrecent ggresearch ggfound
ggin ggyour ggtextbook, ggwhich ggof ggthe ggfollowing g g activities ggwould ggbe gga ggbeneficial ggactivity

ggfor ggyour gguncle?

a. reading ggbooks ggto gghis gggrandchildren
b. baking ggcookies
c. working ggin gghis ggwoodshop
d. playing ggcards ggat gga gglocal gglibrary

ANSWER: ggD REF: gg4 BLM: ggHO

12. Which ggof ggthe ggfollowing ggaccurately ggdescribes ggstereotypes?
a. They ggprevent ggdiscrimination ggand ggageism.
b. They ggforce ggpeople ggto ggconfront ggthe ggtruth ggabout ggthe ggelderly.
c. They ggoften gghave ggsome ggbasis ggin ggreality.
d. They ggexaggerate ggand ggdistort ggthe ggbad, ggwhile ggignoring ggthe gggood
ggqualities ggof gga gggroup ggof g g people.
ANSWER: gg g g C REF: gg5 BLM: ggHO

13. Which ggof ggthe ggfollowing ggpresents gga ggnegative ggstereotype ggof ggaging?
a. an ggelderly gg84 ggyear-old gggentleman ggwho ggplays ggwith gghis gggrandchildren