TEST BANK AGING AND SOCIETY A CANADIAN
PERSPECTIVES 8TH EDITION BY MARK NOVAK,
HERBERT C. NORTHCOTT, KAREN KOBAYASHI
CHAPTER 2.
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8TH EDITION BY MARK NOVAK, HERBERT C. NORTHCOTT, KAREN
KOBAYASHI CHAPTER 2.
CHAPTER 2: THEORIES AND METHODS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In 1980, the Gerontological Society surveyed 111 scholars to establish a
core program for the field ofgerontology. Though the experts disagreed as
to the content and boundaries of the field, which of the following items did
the scholars collectively believe?
A. Three areas of study should form the core of the curriculum.
B. The socioeconomic-environmental aspects of aging should be
the main focus of courses at the introductory level.
C. A consensus on the definition must be reached before
gerontology can grow as adiscipline.
D. A comprehensive program would be difficult to construct
because of problems in deciding what aspects of aging are the
most important.
CORRECT ANSWER: A REF: 22 BLM: REM
2. Which area of study in gerontology examines the physiological and
health changes that occur as people age?
A. physio-environmental studies
B. cohort medical studies
C. psycho-physiological studies
D. biomedical studies
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CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: 22 BLM: REM
3. Which of the following would be an example of a psychosocial study in
gerontology?
A. formal social supports
B. causes of dementia
C. relationships between individuals and groups
D. effects of healthcare systems
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: 22 BLM: HO
4. George is conducting research about the effects of aging on the
educational structure as well as the effects of social structures on older
people. Which area of gerontology is he studying?
A. psychosocial studies
B. socio-individual studies
C. multi-stage development social studies
D. socioeconomic-environmental studies
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: 22 BLM: HO
5. Which areas of research are combined in the field of social gerontology?
A. socioeconomic-environmental, psychosocial, and practice-related
research
B. biomedical and socioeconomic-environmental research
C. psychosocial, social policy, and social sciences research
D. biological, psychological, and
health sciences research
CORRECT ANSWER: A
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6. Which field looks at aging from the points of view of both the individual and
the social system?
A. geriatrics
B. psychosocial studies
C. social gerontology
D. didactic-senescence
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: 22 BLM: REM
7. Why do social gerontologists examine the biological and physical changes
that occur in old age?
A. to adapt the research obtained to their field of study
B. to study the relationship between biological aging and personal
relationships
C. to see how the changes affect the individual or society as a whole
D. to establish a unified basis for the studies of
biomedical, psycho-social, and socioeconomic-
environmental studies
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: 23 BLM: HO
8. What do social gerontologists use to guide their research and interpret the
results of studies?
A. statistics and demographics
B. test sampling
C. theories
D. focus groups
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PERSPECTIVES 8TH EDITION BY MARK NOVAK,
HERBERT C. NORTHCOTT, KAREN KOBAYASHI
CHAPTER 2.
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TEST BANK AGING AND SOCIETY A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES
8TH EDITION BY MARK NOVAK, HERBERT C. NORTHCOTT, KAREN
KOBAYASHI CHAPTER 2.
CHAPTER 2: THEORIES AND METHODS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In 1980, the Gerontological Society surveyed 111 scholars to establish a
core program for the field ofgerontology. Though the experts disagreed as
to the content and boundaries of the field, which of the following items did
the scholars collectively believe?
A. Three areas of study should form the core of the curriculum.
B. The socioeconomic-environmental aspects of aging should be
the main focus of courses at the introductory level.
C. A consensus on the definition must be reached before
gerontology can grow as adiscipline.
D. A comprehensive program would be difficult to construct
because of problems in deciding what aspects of aging are the
most important.
CORRECT ANSWER: A REF: 22 BLM: REM
2. Which area of study in gerontology examines the physiological and
health changes that occur as people age?
A. physio-environmental studies
B. cohort medical studies
C. psycho-physiological studies
D. biomedical studies
SUCCESS IN YOUR EXAM
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TEST BANK AGING AND SOCIETY A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES 8TH ED
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: 22 BLM: REM
3. Which of the following would be an example of a psychosocial study in
gerontology?
A. formal social supports
B. causes of dementia
C. relationships between individuals and groups
D. effects of healthcare systems
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: 22 BLM: HO
4. George is conducting research about the effects of aging on the
educational structure as well as the effects of social structures on older
people. Which area of gerontology is he studying?
A. psychosocial studies
B. socio-individual studies
C. multi-stage development social studies
D. socioeconomic-environmental studies
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: 22 BLM: HO
5. Which areas of research are combined in the field of social gerontology?
A. socioeconomic-environmental, psychosocial, and practice-related
research
B. biomedical and socioeconomic-environmental research
C. psychosocial, social policy, and social sciences research
D. biological, psychological, and
health sciences research
CORRECT ANSWER: A
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REF: 22 BLM: REM
6. Which field looks at aging from the points of view of both the individual and
the social system?
A. geriatrics
B. psychosocial studies
C. social gerontology
D. didactic-senescence
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: 22 BLM: REM
7. Why do social gerontologists examine the biological and physical changes
that occur in old age?
A. to adapt the research obtained to their field of study
B. to study the relationship between biological aging and personal
relationships
C. to see how the changes affect the individual or society as a whole
D. to establish a unified basis for the studies of
biomedical, psycho-social, and socioeconomic-
environmental studies
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: 23 BLM: HO
8. What do social gerontologists use to guide their research and interpret the
results of studies?
A. statistics and demographics
B. test sampling
C. theories
D. focus groups
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