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 gof gContents
Chapter g1: gAging gToday
Chapter g2: gTheories gand gMethods
Chapter g3: gPopulation gAging
Chapter g4: gAging gand gEthnicity
Chapter g5: gPersonal gHealth gand gWellness
Chapter g6: gThe gPsychology gof gAging
Chapter g7: gHealthcare
Chapter g8: gFinances gand gEconomics
Chapter g9: gRetirement gand gWork
Chapter g10: gLeisure, gRecreation, gand gService
Chapter g11: gHousing gand gTransportation
Chapter g12: gFamily gLife
Chapter g13: gSocial gSupport gand gCaregiving
Chapter g14: gDying, gDeath, gand gBereavement
,CHAPTER g1:gAGING gTODAY
MULTIPLE gCHOICE
1. Which gof gthe gfollowing gis ggiven gin gthe gtext gas ga greason gfor gstudying gaging?
a. to ghelp goneself glive gthe gbest gold gage gpossible
b. to genable gpeople gto gavoid gor greverse gthe geffects gof gaging
c. to genable gpeople gto gmake gold gage gas ginexpensive ga gtime gof glife gas git gcan gbe
d. to glearn ghow gto gwork gwith gelderly gclients
ANSWER: g g D REF: g g g2-3 BLM: gREM
2. As gof g2011, gwhat gpercentage gof gthe gpopulation gcomprised golder
gCanadians?a. g 16.0%
b. g g 15%
c. 9.1%
d. g g g 6.8%
ANSWER: g g B REF: g g g2 BLM: gREM
3. By g2036, gapproximately gwhat gpercentage gof gthe gpopulation gwill gcomprise golder
g Canadians gas gpredicted gby g Statistics gCanada?
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER: g g C REF: g g g2 BLM: gREM
4. As gsociety gages, gwhat gwill gchange gin gthe gCanadian gsocial gstructure?
a. Poverty gwill gincrease gas gmore gpeople genter gold gage.
b. The ggovernment gwill gface geconomic gcrisis gas gpension gcosts grise.
c. The gmass gmedia gwill gpromote gageism.
d. The ghealthcare gsystem gwill gadd gprograms gto gprevent gillness
gbefore git goccurs. g gANSWER: g g D REF: g g g2 BLM: gHO
5. Which gof gthe gfollowing gis gan gexample gof ga gsocial gstructure?
a. the geducation gsystem
b. the gaging gprocess
c. the ggovernment
d. the gpolice
ANSWER: g g A REF: g g g2 BLM: gHO
6. What geffect gdoes gan gaging gsociety ghave gon gthe gCanadian gfamily?
a. an gincrease gin gthe gnumber gof gpeople gliving gin gthree- gand gfour-generation gfamilies
b. a gdecrease gin gthe gnumber gof gpeople gwho gbecome ggrandparents gduring gtheir glifetime
c. an gerosion gof gvalues gas gextended gfamily gstructures gfragment
d. an gincrease gin gfinancial gresponsibility gplaced gon gelder
gfamily gmembers g gANSWER: g g A REF: g g g2 BLM: gHO
, 7. How gwill gthe ghealthcare gsystem ghave gto gadapt gas gCanadian gsociety gages?
a. by gdecreasing gthe gattention ggiven gto gchronic gailments gsuch gas gdiabetes gand garthritis
b. by gfavouring gthe gtreatment gof gmore gacute gillnesses
c. by gchanging gpublic gopinion gabout gold gage
d. by gtrying gto gprevent gillness gbefore git ghappens
gg ANSWER: g g D REF: g g g2 BLM: gHO
8. Dr. gClarke gis gconducting ga gresearch gexperiment gthat gis gstudying gthe gprocess gof
g aging gamong golder g Canadians. gWhat gis gthe gname gfor gthis gsocial gscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: g g C REF: g g g2 BLM: gHO
9. What gare gthe gtwo gpoints gof gview gthat ggerontologists guse gto gstudy gaging?
a. economics gand gsocial gstructures
b. the gfamily gand gthe geducation gsystem
c. bioethics gand geconomics
d. the gindividual gand gsociety
ANSWER: g g D REF: g g g2 BLM: gREM
10. What gdid gUnwin gand gcolleagues’ g(2008) gresearch gfind gout gabout gperceptions gof gaging?
a. People gknow glittle gabout gaging.
b. Old gage gis gseen gas ga gtime gof gweakness gand gdeath.
c. Some gattitudes gtowards gthe gelderly ghave gpossibly gworsened.
d. Most gpeople’s gknowledge gabout golder gpeople gis gbased gon
gmyth gor gfear. g gANSWER: g g C REF: 3 BLM: gREM
11. Your guncle gKen ghas gjust gretired gfrom gthe gworkforce, gand ghe gneeds gto gfind gan gactivity gthat gwill
gkeep ghim gin g touch gwith ghis gcommunity. gAccording gto grecent gresearch gfound gin gyour
gtextbook, gwhich gof gthe gfollowing g activities gwould gbe ga gbeneficial gactivity gfor gyour guncle?
a. reading gbooks gto ghis ggrandchildren
b. baking gcookies
c. working gin ghis gwoodshop
d. playing gcards gat ga glocal glibrary
ANSWER: gD REF: g4 BLM: gHO
12. Which gof gthe gfollowing gaccurately gdescribes gstereotypes?
a. They gprevent gdiscrimination gand gageism.
b. They gforce gpeople gto gconfront gthe gtruth gabout gthe gelderly.
c. They goften ghave gsome gbasis gin greality.
d. They gexaggerate gand gdistort gthe gbad, gwhile gignoring gthe ggood gqualities
g of ga ggroup gof g people.
ANSWER: g g C REF: g5 BLM: gHO
13. Which gof gthe gfollowing gpresents ga gnegative gstereotype gof gaging?
a. an gelderly g84 gyear-old ggentleman gwho gplays gwith ghis ggrandchildren
g g g g g g g g g
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
g g g g g g g g
All Chapters 1 - 20
g g g g
,Table gof gContents
Chapter g1: gAging gToday
Chapter g2: gTheories gand gMethods
Chapter g3: gPopulation gAging
Chapter g4: gAging gand gEthnicity
Chapter g5: gPersonal gHealth gand gWellness
Chapter g6: gThe gPsychology gof gAging
Chapter g7: gHealthcare
Chapter g8: gFinances gand gEconomics
Chapter g9: gRetirement gand gWork
Chapter g10: gLeisure, gRecreation, gand gService
Chapter g11: gHousing gand gTransportation
Chapter g12: gFamily gLife
Chapter g13: gSocial gSupport gand gCaregiving
Chapter g14: gDying, gDeath, gand gBereavement
,CHAPTER g1:gAGING gTODAY
MULTIPLE gCHOICE
1. Which gof gthe gfollowing gis ggiven gin gthe gtext gas ga greason gfor gstudying gaging?
a. to ghelp goneself glive gthe gbest gold gage gpossible
b. to genable gpeople gto gavoid gor greverse gthe geffects gof gaging
c. to genable gpeople gto gmake gold gage gas ginexpensive ga gtime gof glife gas git gcan gbe
d. to glearn ghow gto gwork gwith gelderly gclients
ANSWER: g g D REF: g g g2-3 BLM: gREM
2. As gof g2011, gwhat gpercentage gof gthe gpopulation gcomprised golder
gCanadians?a. g 16.0%
b. g g 15%
c. 9.1%
d. g g g 6.8%
ANSWER: g g B REF: g g g2 BLM: gREM
3. By g2036, gapproximately gwhat gpercentage gof gthe gpopulation gwill gcomprise golder
g Canadians gas gpredicted gby g Statistics gCanada?
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER: g g C REF: g g g2 BLM: gREM
4. As gsociety gages, gwhat gwill gchange gin gthe gCanadian gsocial gstructure?
a. Poverty gwill gincrease gas gmore gpeople genter gold gage.
b. The ggovernment gwill gface geconomic gcrisis gas gpension gcosts grise.
c. The gmass gmedia gwill gpromote gageism.
d. The ghealthcare gsystem gwill gadd gprograms gto gprevent gillness
gbefore git goccurs. g gANSWER: g g D REF: g g g2 BLM: gHO
5. Which gof gthe gfollowing gis gan gexample gof ga gsocial gstructure?
a. the geducation gsystem
b. the gaging gprocess
c. the ggovernment
d. the gpolice
ANSWER: g g A REF: g g g2 BLM: gHO
6. What geffect gdoes gan gaging gsociety ghave gon gthe gCanadian gfamily?
a. an gincrease gin gthe gnumber gof gpeople gliving gin gthree- gand gfour-generation gfamilies
b. a gdecrease gin gthe gnumber gof gpeople gwho gbecome ggrandparents gduring gtheir glifetime
c. an gerosion gof gvalues gas gextended gfamily gstructures gfragment
d. an gincrease gin gfinancial gresponsibility gplaced gon gelder
gfamily gmembers g gANSWER: g g A REF: g g g2 BLM: gHO
, 7. How gwill gthe ghealthcare gsystem ghave gto gadapt gas gCanadian gsociety gages?
a. by gdecreasing gthe gattention ggiven gto gchronic gailments gsuch gas gdiabetes gand garthritis
b. by gfavouring gthe gtreatment gof gmore gacute gillnesses
c. by gchanging gpublic gopinion gabout gold gage
d. by gtrying gto gprevent gillness gbefore git ghappens
gg ANSWER: g g D REF: g g g2 BLM: gHO
8. Dr. gClarke gis gconducting ga gresearch gexperiment gthat gis gstudying gthe gprocess gof
g aging gamong golder g Canadians. gWhat gis gthe gname gfor gthis gsocial gscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: g g C REF: g g g2 BLM: gHO
9. What gare gthe gtwo gpoints gof gview gthat ggerontologists guse gto gstudy gaging?
a. economics gand gsocial gstructures
b. the gfamily gand gthe geducation gsystem
c. bioethics gand geconomics
d. the gindividual gand gsociety
ANSWER: g g D REF: g g g2 BLM: gREM
10. What gdid gUnwin gand gcolleagues’ g(2008) gresearch gfind gout gabout gperceptions gof gaging?
a. People gknow glittle gabout gaging.
b. Old gage gis gseen gas ga gtime gof gweakness gand gdeath.
c. Some gattitudes gtowards gthe gelderly ghave gpossibly gworsened.
d. Most gpeople’s gknowledge gabout golder gpeople gis gbased gon
gmyth gor gfear. g gANSWER: g g C REF: 3 BLM: gREM
11. Your guncle gKen ghas gjust gretired gfrom gthe gworkforce, gand ghe gneeds gto gfind gan gactivity gthat gwill
gkeep ghim gin g touch gwith ghis gcommunity. gAccording gto grecent gresearch gfound gin gyour
gtextbook, gwhich gof gthe gfollowing g activities gwould gbe ga gbeneficial gactivity gfor gyour guncle?
a. reading gbooks gto ghis ggrandchildren
b. baking gcookies
c. working gin ghis gwoodshop
d. playing gcards gat ga glocal glibrary
ANSWER: gD REF: g4 BLM: gHO
12. Which gof gthe gfollowing gaccurately gdescribes gstereotypes?
a. They gprevent gdiscrimination gand gageism.
b. They gforce gpeople gto gconfront gthe gtruth gabout gthe gelderly.
c. They goften ghave gsome gbasis gin greality.
d. They gexaggerate gand gdistort gthe gbad, gwhile gignoring gthe ggood gqualities
g of ga ggroup gof g people.
ANSWER: g g C REF: g5 BLM: gHO
13. Which gof gthe gfollowing gpresents ga gnegative gstereotype gof gaging?
a. an gelderly g84 gyear-old ggentleman gwho gplays gwith ghis ggrandchildren
