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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All
Chapters 1 - 20
,Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: Aging Today
• Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
• Chapter 3: Population Aging
• Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
• Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
• Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
• Chapter 7: Healthcare
• Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
• Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
• Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
• Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
• Chapter 12: Family Life
• Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
• Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
ANSWER: D REF: 2-3 BLM: REM
2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older
Canadians?a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: B REF: 2 BLM: REM
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as
predicted by Statistics Canada?
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: REM
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age.
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
c. The mass media will promote ageism.
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it
occurs. ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
a. the education system
b. the aging process
c. the government
d. the police
ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
6. What effect does an aging society have on the Canadian family?
a. an increase in the number of people living in three- and four-generation families
b. a decrease in the number of people who become grandparents during their lifetime
c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment
d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder family
members ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
, 7. How awill athe ahealthcare asystem ahave ato aadapt aas aCanadian asociety aages?
a. by adecreasing athe aattention agiven ato achronic aailments asuch aas adiabetes aand aarthritis
b. by afavouring athe atreatment aof amore aacute aillnesses
c. by achanging apublic aopinion aabout aold aage
d. by atrying ato aprevent aillness abefore ait
ahappens a aANSWER: a a D REF: a a
a2 BLM: aHO
8. Dr. aClarke ais aconducting aa aresearch aexperiment athat ais astudying athe aprocess aof
aaging aamong aolder a Canadians. aWhat ais athe aname afor athis asocial ascience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: a a C REF: a a a2 BLM: aHO
9. What aare athe atwo apoints aof aview athat agerontologists ause ato astudy aaging?
a. economics aand asocial astructures
b. the afamily aand athe aeducation asystem
c. bioethics aand aeconomics
d. the aindividual aand asociety
ANSWER: a a D REF: a a a2 BLM: aREM
10. What adid aUnwin aand acolleagues’ a(2008) aresearch afind aout aabout aperceptions aof aaging?
a. People aknow alittle aabout aaging.
b. Old aage ais aseen aas aa atime aof aweakness aand adeath.
c. Some aattitudes atowards athe aelderly ahave apossibly aworsened.
d. Most apeople’s aknowledge aabout aolder apeople ais abased aon
amyth aor afear. a aANSWER: a a C REF: 3 BLM: aREM
11. Your auncle aKen ahas ajust aretired afrom athe aworkforce, aand ahe aneeds ato afind aan aactivity
athat awill akeep ahim ain a touch awith ahis acommunity. aAccording ato arecent aresearch afound
ain ayour atextbook, awhich aof athe afollowing a activities awould abe aa abeneficial aactivity afor
ayour auncle?
a. reading abooks ato ahis agrandchildren
b. baking acookies
c. working ain ahis awoodshop
d. playing acards aat aa alocal alibrary
ANSWER: aD REF: a4 BLM: aHO
12. Which aof athe afollowing aaccurately adescribes astereotypes?
a. They aprevent adiscrimination aand aageism.
b. They aforce apeople ato aconfront athe atruth aabout athe aelderly.
c. They aoften ahave asome abasis ain areality.
d. They aexaggerate aand adistort athe abad, awhile aignoring athe agood
aqualities aof aa agroup aof a people.
ANSWER: a a C REF: a5 BLM: aHO
13. Which aof athe afollowing apresents aa anegative astereotype aof aaging?
a. an aelderly a84 ayear-old agentleman awho aplays awith ahis agrandchildren
Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All
Chapters 1 - 20
,Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: Aging Today
• Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
• Chapter 3: Population Aging
• Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
• Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
• Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
• Chapter 7: Healthcare
• Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
• Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
• Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
• Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
• Chapter 12: Family Life
• Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
• Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
ANSWER: D REF: 2-3 BLM: REM
2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older
Canadians?a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: B REF: 2 BLM: REM
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as
predicted by Statistics Canada?
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: REM
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age.
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
c. The mass media will promote ageism.
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it
occurs. ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
a. the education system
b. the aging process
c. the government
d. the police
ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
6. What effect does an aging society have on the Canadian family?
a. an increase in the number of people living in three- and four-generation families
b. a decrease in the number of people who become grandparents during their lifetime
c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment
d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder family
members ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
, 7. How awill athe ahealthcare asystem ahave ato aadapt aas aCanadian asociety aages?
a. by adecreasing athe aattention agiven ato achronic aailments asuch aas adiabetes aand aarthritis
b. by afavouring athe atreatment aof amore aacute aillnesses
c. by achanging apublic aopinion aabout aold aage
d. by atrying ato aprevent aillness abefore ait
ahappens a aANSWER: a a D REF: a a
a2 BLM: aHO
8. Dr. aClarke ais aconducting aa aresearch aexperiment athat ais astudying athe aprocess aof
aaging aamong aolder a Canadians. aWhat ais athe aname afor athis asocial ascience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: a a C REF: a a a2 BLM: aHO
9. What aare athe atwo apoints aof aview athat agerontologists ause ato astudy aaging?
a. economics aand asocial astructures
b. the afamily aand athe aeducation asystem
c. bioethics aand aeconomics
d. the aindividual aand asociety
ANSWER: a a D REF: a a a2 BLM: aREM
10. What adid aUnwin aand acolleagues’ a(2008) aresearch afind aout aabout aperceptions aof aaging?
a. People aknow alittle aabout aaging.
b. Old aage ais aseen aas aa atime aof aweakness aand adeath.
c. Some aattitudes atowards athe aelderly ahave apossibly aworsened.
d. Most apeople’s aknowledge aabout aolder apeople ais abased aon
amyth aor afear. a aANSWER: a a C REF: 3 BLM: aREM
11. Your auncle aKen ahas ajust aretired afrom athe aworkforce, aand ahe aneeds ato afind aan aactivity
athat awill akeep ahim ain a touch awith ahis acommunity. aAccording ato arecent aresearch afound
ain ayour atextbook, awhich aof athe afollowing a activities awould abe aa abeneficial aactivity afor
ayour auncle?
a. reading abooks ato ahis agrandchildren
b. baking acookies
c. working ain ahis awoodshop
d. playing acards aat aa alocal alibrary
ANSWER: aD REF: a4 BLM: aHO
12. Which aof athe afollowing aaccurately adescribes astereotypes?
a. They aprevent adiscrimination aand aageism.
b. They aforce apeople ato aconfront athe atruth aabout athe aelderly.
c. They aoften ahave asome abasis ain areality.
d. They aexaggerate aand adistort athe abad, awhile aignoring athe agood
aqualities aof aa agroup aof a people.
ANSWER: a a C REF: a5 BLM: aHO
13. Which aof athe afollowing apresents aa anegative astereotype aof aaging?
a. an aelderly a84 ayear-old agentleman awho aplays awith ahis agrandchildren
