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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition
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by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters 1 - 20
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,Table of Contents
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 Chapter 1: Aging Today
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 Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
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 Chapter 3: Population Aging
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 Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
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 Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
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 Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
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 Chapter 7: Healthcare
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 Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
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 Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
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 Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
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 Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
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 Chapter 12: Family Life
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 Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
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 Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
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,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
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MULTIPLETCHOICE

1. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTgivenTinTtheTtextTasTaTreasonTforTstudyingTaging?
a. toThelpToneselfTliveTtheTbestToldTageTpossible
b. toTenableTpeopleTtoTavoidTorTreverseTtheTeffectsTofTaging
c. toTenableTpeopleTtoTmakeToldTageTasTinexpensiveTaTtimeTofTlifeTasTitTcanTbe
d. toTlearnThowTtoTworkTwithTelderlyTclients
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2. AsTofT2011,TwhatTpercentageTofTtheTpopulationTcomprisedTolderTCanadians?a
.T16.0%
b.T 15%
c. 9.1%
d.TTT 6.8%
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3. ByT2036,TapproximatelyTwhatTpercentageTofTtheTpopulationTwillTcompriseTolderTCanadiansTasTpredictedTb
yTStatisticsTCanada?
a. 9%
b.TTT 19%
c. 25%
d.TTT 34%
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4. AsTsocietyTages,TwhatTwillTchangeTinTtheTCanadianTsocialTstructure?
a. PovertyTwillTincreaseTasTmoreTpeopleTenterToldTage.
b. TheTgovernmentTwillTfaceTeconomicTcrisisTasTpensionTcostsTrise.
c. TheTmassTmediaTwillTpromoteTageism.
d. TheThealthcareTsystemTwillTaddTprogramsTtoTpreventTillnessTbeforeTitToccurs
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5. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTanTexampleTofTaTsocialTstructure?
a. theTeducationTsystem
b. theTagingTprocess
c. theTgovernment
d. theTpolice
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6. WhatTeffectTdoesTanTagingTsocietyThaveTonTtheTCanadianTfamily?
a. anTincreaseTinTtheTnumberTofTpeopleTlivingTinTthree-TandTfour-generationTfamilies
b. aTdecreaseTinTtheTnumberTofTpeopleTwhoTbecomeTgrandparentsTduringTtheirTlifetime
c. anTerosionTofTvaluesTasTextendedTfamilyTstructuresTfragment
d. anTincreaseTinTfinancialTresponsibilityTplacedTonTelderTfamilyTmember
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, 7. HowTwillTtheThealthcareTsystemThaveTtoTadaptTasTCanadianTsocietyTages?
a. byTdecreasingTtheTattentionTgivenTtoTchronicTailmentsTsuchTasTdiabetesTandTarthritis
b. byTfavouringTtheTtreatmentTofTmoreTacuteTillnesses
c. byTchangingTpublicTopinionTaboutToldTage
d. byTtryingTtoTpreventTillnessTbeforeTitThappensTANS
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8. Dr.TClarkeTisTconductingTaTresearchTexperimentTthatTisTstudyingTtheTprocessTofTagingTamongTolde
rTCanadians.TWhatTisTtheTnameTforTthisTsocialTscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
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9. WhatTareTtheTtwoTpointsTofTviewTthatTgerontologistsTuseTtoTstudyTaging?
a. economicsTandTsocialTstructures
b. theTfamilyTandTtheTeducationTsystem
c. bioethicsTandTeconomics
d. theTindividualTandTsociety
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10. WhatTdidTUnwinTandTcolleagues’T(2008)TresearchTfindToutTaboutTperceptionsTofTaging?
a. PeopleTknowTlittleTaboutTaging.
b. OldTageTisTseenTasTaTtimeTofTweaknessTandTdeath.
c. SomeTattitudesTtowardsTtheTelderlyThaveTpossiblyTworsened.
d. MostTpeople’sTknowledgeTaboutTolderTpeopleTisTbasedTonTmythTorTfear
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11. YourTuncleTKenThasTjustTretiredTfromTtheTworkforce,TandTheTneedsTtoTfindTanTactivityTthatTwillTkeepThimTinT
touchTwithThisTcommunity.TAccordingTtoTrecentTresearchTfoundTinTyourTtextbook,TwhichTofTtheTfollowin
gTactivitiesTwouldTbeTaTbeneficialTactivityTforTyourTuncle?
a. readingTbooksTtoThisTgrandchildren
b. bakingTcookies
c. workingTinThisTwoodshop
d. playingTcardsTatTaTlocalTlibrary

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12. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTaccuratelyTdescribesTstereotypes?
a. TheyTpreventTdiscriminationTandTageism.
b. TheyTforceTpeopleTtoTconfrontTtheTtruthTaboutTtheTelderly.
c. TheyToftenThaveTsomeTbasisTinTreality.
d. TheyTexaggerateTandTdistortTtheTbad,TwhileTignoringTtheTgoodTqualitiesTofTaTgroupTo
fTpeople.
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13. WhichTofTtheTfollowingTpresentsTaTnegativeTstereotypeTofTaging?
a. anTelderlyT84Tyear-oldTgentlemanTwhoTplaysTwithThisTgrandchildren