TEST BANK Aging and Society a Canadian
Perspectives 8th Edition by Novak
All Chapters 1 - 20
,Table of Contents
Chapterr1:rAgingrToday
Chapterr2:rTheoriesrandrMethods
Chapterr3:rPopulationrAging
Chapterr4:rAgingrandrEthnicity
Chapterr5:rPersonalrHealthrandrWellness
Chapterr6:rTherPsychologyrofrAging
Chapterr7:rHealthcare
Chapterr8:rFinancesrandrEconomics
Chapterr9:rRetirementrandrWork
Chapterr10:rLeisure,rRecreation,randrService
Chapterr11:rHousingrandrTransportation
Chapterr12:rFamilyrLife
Chapterr13:rSocialrSupportrandrCaregiving
Chapterr14:rDying,rDeath,randrBereavement
,CHAPTERr1:rAGINGrTODAY
MULTIPLErCHOICE
1. Whichrofrtherfollowingrisrgivenrinrthertextrasrarreasonrforrstudyingraging?
a. torhelproneselfrlivertherbestroldragerpossible
b. torenablerpeoplertoravoidrorrreverserthereffectsrofraging
c. torenablerpeoplertormakeroldragerasrinexpensiverartimerofrliferasritrcanrbe
d. torlearnrhowrtorworkrwithrelderlyrclients
ANSWER:r D REF:rrr2-3 BLM:rREM
2. Asrofr2011,rwhatrpercentagerofrtherpopulationrcomprisedrolderrCanadi
ans?ra. 16.0%
b.r 15%
c. 9.1%
d.rrr 6.8%
ANSWER:r B REF:rrr2 BLM:rREM
3. Byr2036,rapproximatelyrwhatrpercentagerofrtherpopulationrwillrcompriserolderrCanadiansrasrpredict
edrbyrStatisticsrCanada?
a. 9%
b.rrr 19%
c. 25%
d.rrr 34%
ANSWER:r C REF:rrr2 BLM:rREM
4. Asrsocietyrages,rwhatrwillrchangerinrtherCanadianrsocialrstructure?
a. Povertyrwillrincreaserasrmorerpeoplerenterroldrage.
b. Thergovernmentrwillrfacereconomicrcrisisrasrpensionrcostsrrise.
c. Thermassrmediarwillrpromoterageism.
d. Therhealthcarersystemrwillraddrprogramsrtorpreventrillnessrbeforeritroccur
s.rANSWER:r D REF:rrr2 BLM:rHO
5. Whichrofrtherfollowingrisranrexamplerofrarsocialrstructure?
a. thereducationrsystem
b. theragingrprocess
c. thergovernment
d. therpolice
ANSWER:r A REF:rrr2 BLM:rHO
6. WhatreffectrdoesranragingrsocietyrhaveronrtherCanadianrfamily?
a. anrincreaserinrthernumberrofrpeoplerlivingrinrthree-randrfour-generationrfamilies
b. ardecreaserinrthernumberrofrpeoplerwhorbecomergrandparentsrduringrtheirrlifetime
c. anrerosionrofrvaluesrasrextendedrfamilyrstructuresrfragment
d. anrincreaserinrfinancialrresponsibilityrplacedronrelderrfamilyrmemb
ersrANSWER:r A REF:rrr2 BLM:rHO
, 7. HowrwillrtherhealthcarersystemrhavertoradaptrasrCanadianrsocietyrages?
a. byrdecreasingrtherattentionrgivenrtorchronicrailmentsrsuchrasrdiabetesrandrarthritis
b. byrfavouringrthertreatmentrofrmoreracuterillnesses
c. byrchangingrpublicropinionraboutroldrage
d. byrtryingrtorpreventrillnessrbeforeritrhappens
ANSWER:r D REF:rrr2 BLM:rHO
8. Dr.rClarkerisrconductingrarresearchrexperimentrthatrisrstudyingrtherprocessrofragingramongrol
derrCanadians.rWhatrisrthernamerforrthisrsocialrscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:r C REF:rrr2 BLM:rHO
9. Whatrarerthertworpointsrofrviewrthatrgerontologistsrusertorstudyraging?
a. economicsrandrsocialrstructures
b. therfamilyrandrthereducationrsystem
c. bioethicsrandreconomics
d. therindividualrandrsociety
ANSWER:r D REF:rrr2 BLM:rREM
10. WhatrdidrUnwinrandrcolleagues’r(2008)rresearchrfindroutraboutrperceptionsrofraging?
a. Peoplerknowrlittleraboutraging.
b. Oldragerisrseenrasrartimerofrweaknessrandrdeath.
c. Somerattitudesrtowardsrtherelderlyrhaverpossiblyrworsened.
d. Mostrpeople’srknowledgeraboutrolderrpeoplerisrbasedronrmythrorrf
ear.rANSWER:r C REF: 3 BLM:rREM
11. YourrunclerKenrhasrjustrretiredrfromrtherworkforce,randrherneedsrtorfindranractivityrthatrwillrkeeprhimrinrt
ouchrwithrhisrcommunity.rAccordingrtorrecentrresearchrfoundrinryourrtextbook,rwhichrofrtherfollowin
gractivitiesrwouldrberarbeneficialractivityrforryourruncle?
a. readingrbooksrtorhisrgrandchildren
b. bakingrcookies
c. workingrinrhisrwoodshop
d. playingrcardsratrarlocalrlibrary
ANSWER:rD REF:r4 BLM:rHO
12. Whichrofrtherfollowingraccuratelyrdescribesrstereotypes?
a. Theyrpreventrdiscriminationrandrageism.
b. Theyrforcerpeoplertorconfrontrthertruthraboutrtherelderly.
c. Theyroftenrhaversomerbasisrinrreality.
d. Theyrexaggeraterandrdistortrtherbad,rwhilerignoringrthergoodrqualitiesrofrargrou
profrpeople.
ANSWER:r C REF:r5 BLM:rHO
13. Whichrofrtherfollowingrpresentsrarnegativerstereotyperofraging?
a. anrelderlyr84ryear-oldrgentlemanrwhorplaysrwithrhisrgrandchildren
Perspectives 8th Edition by Novak
All Chapters 1 - 20
,Table of Contents
Chapterr1:rAgingrToday
Chapterr2:rTheoriesrandrMethods
Chapterr3:rPopulationrAging
Chapterr4:rAgingrandrEthnicity
Chapterr5:rPersonalrHealthrandrWellness
Chapterr6:rTherPsychologyrofrAging
Chapterr7:rHealthcare
Chapterr8:rFinancesrandrEconomics
Chapterr9:rRetirementrandrWork
Chapterr10:rLeisure,rRecreation,randrService
Chapterr11:rHousingrandrTransportation
Chapterr12:rFamilyrLife
Chapterr13:rSocialrSupportrandrCaregiving
Chapterr14:rDying,rDeath,randrBereavement
,CHAPTERr1:rAGINGrTODAY
MULTIPLErCHOICE
1. Whichrofrtherfollowingrisrgivenrinrthertextrasrarreasonrforrstudyingraging?
a. torhelproneselfrlivertherbestroldragerpossible
b. torenablerpeoplertoravoidrorrreverserthereffectsrofraging
c. torenablerpeoplertormakeroldragerasrinexpensiverartimerofrliferasritrcanrbe
d. torlearnrhowrtorworkrwithrelderlyrclients
ANSWER:r D REF:rrr2-3 BLM:rREM
2. Asrofr2011,rwhatrpercentagerofrtherpopulationrcomprisedrolderrCanadi
ans?ra. 16.0%
b.r 15%
c. 9.1%
d.rrr 6.8%
ANSWER:r B REF:rrr2 BLM:rREM
3. Byr2036,rapproximatelyrwhatrpercentagerofrtherpopulationrwillrcompriserolderrCanadiansrasrpredict
edrbyrStatisticsrCanada?
a. 9%
b.rrr 19%
c. 25%
d.rrr 34%
ANSWER:r C REF:rrr2 BLM:rREM
4. Asrsocietyrages,rwhatrwillrchangerinrtherCanadianrsocialrstructure?
a. Povertyrwillrincreaserasrmorerpeoplerenterroldrage.
b. Thergovernmentrwillrfacereconomicrcrisisrasrpensionrcostsrrise.
c. Thermassrmediarwillrpromoterageism.
d. Therhealthcarersystemrwillraddrprogramsrtorpreventrillnessrbeforeritroccur
s.rANSWER:r D REF:rrr2 BLM:rHO
5. Whichrofrtherfollowingrisranrexamplerofrarsocialrstructure?
a. thereducationrsystem
b. theragingrprocess
c. thergovernment
d. therpolice
ANSWER:r A REF:rrr2 BLM:rHO
6. WhatreffectrdoesranragingrsocietyrhaveronrtherCanadianrfamily?
a. anrincreaserinrthernumberrofrpeoplerlivingrinrthree-randrfour-generationrfamilies
b. ardecreaserinrthernumberrofrpeoplerwhorbecomergrandparentsrduringrtheirrlifetime
c. anrerosionrofrvaluesrasrextendedrfamilyrstructuresrfragment
d. anrincreaserinrfinancialrresponsibilityrplacedronrelderrfamilyrmemb
ersrANSWER:r A REF:rrr2 BLM:rHO
, 7. HowrwillrtherhealthcarersystemrhavertoradaptrasrCanadianrsocietyrages?
a. byrdecreasingrtherattentionrgivenrtorchronicrailmentsrsuchrasrdiabetesrandrarthritis
b. byrfavouringrthertreatmentrofrmoreracuterillnesses
c. byrchangingrpublicropinionraboutroldrage
d. byrtryingrtorpreventrillnessrbeforeritrhappens
ANSWER:r D REF:rrr2 BLM:rHO
8. Dr.rClarkerisrconductingrarresearchrexperimentrthatrisrstudyingrtherprocessrofragingramongrol
derrCanadians.rWhatrisrthernamerforrthisrsocialrscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:r C REF:rrr2 BLM:rHO
9. Whatrarerthertworpointsrofrviewrthatrgerontologistsrusertorstudyraging?
a. economicsrandrsocialrstructures
b. therfamilyrandrthereducationrsystem
c. bioethicsrandreconomics
d. therindividualrandrsociety
ANSWER:r D REF:rrr2 BLM:rREM
10. WhatrdidrUnwinrandrcolleagues’r(2008)rresearchrfindroutraboutrperceptionsrofraging?
a. Peoplerknowrlittleraboutraging.
b. Oldragerisrseenrasrartimerofrweaknessrandrdeath.
c. Somerattitudesrtowardsrtherelderlyrhaverpossiblyrworsened.
d. Mostrpeople’srknowledgeraboutrolderrpeoplerisrbasedronrmythrorrf
ear.rANSWER:r C REF: 3 BLM:rREM
11. YourrunclerKenrhasrjustrretiredrfromrtherworkforce,randrherneedsrtorfindranractivityrthatrwillrkeeprhimrinrt
ouchrwithrhisrcommunity.rAccordingrtorrecentrresearchrfoundrinryourrtextbook,rwhichrofrtherfollowin
gractivitiesrwouldrberarbeneficialractivityrforryourruncle?
a. readingrbooksrtorhisrgrandchildren
b. bakingrcookies
c. workingrinrhisrwoodshop
d. playingrcardsratrarlocalrlibrary
ANSWER:rD REF:r4 BLM:rHO
12. Whichrofrtherfollowingraccuratelyrdescribesrstereotypes?
a. Theyrpreventrdiscriminationrandrageism.
b. Theyrforcerpeoplertorconfrontrthertruthraboutrtherelderly.
c. Theyroftenrhaversomerbasisrinrreality.
d. Theyrexaggeraterandrdistortrtherbad,rwhilerignoringrthergoodrqualitiesrofrargrou
profrpeople.
ANSWER:r C REF:r5 BLM:rHO
13. Whichrofrtherfollowingrpresentsrarnegativerstereotyperofraging?
a. anrelderlyr84ryear-oldrgentlemanrwhorplaysrwithrhisrgrandchildren
