TEST BANK For Aging and Society: Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Verified Chapters 1 - 20, Complete Newest Version

TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th
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Edition by Mark Novak,
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All Chapters 1 - 20
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,TableloflContentsl

• Chapterl1:lAginglToday

• Chapterl2:lTheorieslandlMethods

• Chapterl3:lPopulationlAging

• Chapterl4:lAginglandlEthnicity

• Chapterl5:lPersonallHealthlandlWellness

• Chapterl6:lThelPsychologyloflAging

• Chapterl7:lHealthcare

• Chapterl8:lFinanceslandlEconomics

• Chapterl9:lRetirementlandlWork

• Chapterl10:lLeisure,lRecreation,landlService

• Chapterl11:lHousinglandlTransportation

• Chapterl12:lFamilylLife

• Chapterl13:lSociallSupportlandlCaregiving

• Chapterl14:lDying,lDeath,landlBereavement

,CHAPTERl1:lAGINGlTODAY

MULTIPLElCHOICE

1. Whichloflthelfollowinglislgivenlinltheltextlaslalreasonlforlstudyinglaging?
a. tolhelploneselfllivelthelbestloldlagelpossible
b. tolenablelpeopleltolavoidlorlreverseltheleffectsloflaging
c. tolenablelpeopleltolmakeloldlagelaslinexpensivelaltimelofllifelaslitlcanlbe
d. tollearnlhowltolworklwithlelderlylclients
ANSWER:l D REF:lll2-3 BLM:lREM

2. Aslofl2011,lwhatlpercentageloflthelpopulationlcomprisedlolderlCana
dians?la. 16.0%
b.l 15%
c. 9.1%
d.lll 6.8%
ANSWER:l B REF:lll2 BLM:lREM

3. Byl2036,lapproximatelylwhatlpercentageloflthelpopulationlwilllcompriselolderlCanadianslaslpre
dictedlbylStatisticslCanada?
a. 9%
b.lll 19%
c. 25%
d.lll 34%
ANSWER:l C REF:lll2 BLM:lREM

4. Aslsocietylages,lwhatlwilllchangelinlthelCanadianlsociallstructure?
a. Povertylwilllincreaselaslmorelpeoplelenterloldlage.
b. Thelgovernmentlwilllfaceleconomiclcrisislaslpensionlcostslrise.
c. Thelmasslmedialwilllpromotelageism.
d. Thelhealthcarelsystemlwillladdlprogramsltolpreventlillnesslbeforelitloc
curs.lANSWER:l D REF:lll2 BLM:lHO

5. Whichloflthelfollowinglislanlexampleloflalsociallstructure?
a. theleducationlsystem
b. thelaginglprocess
c. thelgovernment
d. thelpolice
ANSWER:l A REF:lll2 BLM:lHO

6. WhatleffectldoeslanlaginglsocietylhavelonlthelCanadianlfamily?
a. anlincreaselinlthelnumberloflpeoplellivinglinlthree-landlfour-generationlfamilies
b. aldecreaselinlthelnumberloflpeoplelwholbecomelgrandparentslduringltheirllifetime
c. anlerosionloflvalueslaslextendedlfamilylstructureslfragment
d. anlincreaselinlfinanciallresponsibilitylplacedlonlelderlfamilylmem
berslANSWER:l A REF:lll2 BLM:lHO

, 7. HowlwilllthelhealthcarelsystemlhaveltoladaptlaslCanadianlsocietylages?
a. byldecreasinglthelattentionlgivenltolchroniclailmentslsuchlasldiabeteslandlarthritis
b. bylfavouringltheltreatmentloflmorelacutelillnesses
c. bylchanginglpubliclopinionlaboutloldlage
d. byltryingltolpreventlillnesslbeforelitlhappens
ANSWER:l D REF:lll2 BLM:lHO

8. Dr.lClarkelislconductinglalresearchlexperimentlthatlislstudyinglthelprocessloflaginglamongl
olderlCanadians.lWhatlislthelnamelforlthislsociallscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:l C REF:lll2 BLM:lHO

9. Whatlareltheltwolpointsloflviewlthatlgerontologistsluseltolstudylaging?
a. economicslandlsociallstructures
b. thelfamilylandltheleducationlsystem
c. bioethicslandleconomics
d. thelindividuallandlsociety
ANSWER:l D REF:lll2 BLM:lREM

10. WhatldidlUnwinlandlcolleagues’l(2008)lresearchlfindloutlaboutlperceptionsloflaging?
a. Peoplelknowllittlelaboutlaging.
b. Oldlagelislseenlaslaltimeloflweaknesslandldeath.
c. Somelattitudesltowardslthelelderlylhavelpossiblylworsened.
d. Mostlpeople’slknowledgelaboutlolderlpeoplelislbasedlonlmythlor
lfear.lANSWER:l C REF: 3 BLM:lREM

11. YourlunclelKenlhasljustlretiredlfromlthelworkforce,landlhelneedsltolfindlanlactivitylthatlwilllkeeplhi
mlinltouchlwithlhislcommunity.lAccordingltolrecentlresearchlfoundlinlyourltextbook,lwhichloflthel
followinglactivitieslwouldlbelalbeneficiallactivitylforlyourluncle?
a. readinglbooksltolhislgrandchildren
b. bakinglcookies
c. workinglinlhislwoodshop
d. playinglcardslatlallocalllibrary

ANSWER:lD REF:l4 BLM:lHO

12. Whichloflthelfollowinglaccuratelyldescribeslstereotypes?
a. Theylpreventldiscriminationlandlageism.
b. Theylforcelpeopleltolconfrontltheltruthlaboutlthelelderly.
c. Theyloftenlhavelsomelbasislinlreality.
d. Theylexaggeratelandldistortlthelbad,lwhilelignoringlthelgoodlqualitiesloflalg
rouploflpeople.
ANSWER:l C REF:l5 BLM:lHO

13. Whichloflthelfollowinglpresentslalnegativelstereotypeloflaging?
a. anlelderlyl84lyear-oldlgentlemanlwholplayslwithlhislgrandchildren