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Aging andSociety ACanadianPerspectives9th Edition
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bylMarklNovak,lHerbertlC.lNorthcott,lKarenlKobayashilAlllChaptersl1l-l20
,Table of Contents
l l
• Chapterl 1:l Agingl Today
• Chapterl2:lTheorieslandlMethods
• Chapterl3:lPopulationlAging
• Chapterl4:lAginglandlEthnicity
• Chapterl5:lPersonallHealthlandlWellness
• Chapterl6:lThelPsychologyloflAging
• Chapterl7:l Healthcare
• Chapterl8:lFinanceslandlEconomics
• Chapterl9:lRetirementlandlWork
• Chapterl10:lLeisure,lRecreation,landlService
• Chapterl11:lHousinglandlTransportation
• Chapterl12:lFamilylLife
• Chapterl13:lSociallSupportlandlCaregiving
• Chapterl 14:l Dying,l Death,l andl Bereavement
,CHAPTERl1:lAGINGlTODAY
MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Whichloflthelfollowinglislgivenlinltheltextlaslalreasonlforlstudyinglaging?
a. tolhelploneselfllivelthelbestloldlagelpossible
b. tolenablelpeopleltolavoidlorlreverseltheleffectsloflaging
c. tolenablelpeopleltolmakeloldlagelaslinexpensivelaltimelofllifelaslitlcanlbe
d. tollearnlhowltolworklwithlelderlylclients
ANSWER:l D REF:l 2-3 BLM:lREM
2. Aslofl2011,lwhatlpercentageloflthelpopulationlcomprisedlolderlCanadians?a.l1
6.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER:l B REF:l 2 BLM:lREM
3. Byl2036,lapproximatelylwhatlpercentageloflthelpopulationlwilllcompriselolderlCanadianslaslpredictedlbylSt
atisticslCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER:l C REF:l 2 BLM:lREM
4. Aslsocietylages,lwhatlwilllchangelinlthelCanadianlsociallstructure?
a. Povertylwilllincreaselaslmorelpeoplelenterloldlage.
b. Thelgovernmentlwilllfaceleconomiclcrisislaslpensionlcostslrise.
c. Thelmasslmedialwilllpromotelageism.
d. Thelhealthcarelsystemlwillladdlprogramsltolpreventlillnesslbeforelitloccurs.lA
NSWER:l D REF:l 2 BLM:lHO
5. Whichloflthelfollowinglislanlexampleloflalsociallstructure?
a. theleducationlsystem
b. thelaginglprocess
c. thelgovernment
d. thelpolice
ANSWER:l A REF:l 2 BLM:l HO
6. WhatleffectldoeslanlaginglsocietylhavelonlthelCanadianlfamily?
a. anlincreaselinlthelnumberloflpeoplellivinglinlthree-landlfour-generationlfamilies
b. aldecreaselinlthelnumberloflpeoplelwholbecomelgrandparentslduringltheirllifetime
c. anlerosionloflvalueslaslextendedlfamilylstructureslfragment
d. anlincreaselinlfinanciallresponsibilitylplacedlonlelderlfamilylmembersl
ANSWER:l A REF:l 2 BLM:lHO
, 7. HowlwilllthelhealthcarelsystemlhaveltoladaptlaslCanadianlsocietylages?
a. byldecreasinglthelattentionlgivenltolchroniclailmentslsuchlasldiabeteslandlarthritis
b. bylfavouringltheltreatmentloflmorelacutelillnesses
c. bylchanginglpubliclopinionlaboutloldlage
d. byltryingltolpreventlillnesslbeforelitlhappenslANSW
ER:l D REF:l 2 BLM:lHO
8. Dr.lClarkelislconductinglalresearchlexperimentlthatlislstudyinglthelprocessloflaginglamonglolderlCa
nadians.lWhatlislthelnamelforlthislsociallscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:l C REF:l 2 BLM:l HO
9. Whatlareltheltwolpointsloflviewlthatlgerontologistsluseltolstudylaging?
a. economicslandlsociallstructures
b. thelfamilylandltheleducationlsystem
c. bioethicslandleconomics
d. thelindividuallandlsociety
ANSWER:l D REF:l 2 BLM:lREM
10. WhatldidlUnwinlandlcolleagues’l(2008)lresearchlfindloutlaboutlperceptionsloflaging?
a. Peoplelknowllittlelaboutlaging.
b. Oldlagelislseenlaslaltimeloflweaknesslandldeath.
c. Somelattitudesltowardslthelelderlylhavelpossiblylworsened.
d. Mostlpeople’slknowledgelaboutlolderlpeoplelislbasedlonlmythlorlfear.lA
NSWER:l C REF: 3 BLM:lREM
11. YourlunclelKenlhasljustlretiredlfromlthelworkforce,landlhelneedsltolfindlanlactivitylthatlwilllkeeplhimlinltouc
hlwithlhislcommunity.lAccordingltolrecentlresearchlfoundlinlyourltextbook,lwhichloflthelfollowinglactiviti
eslwouldlbelalbeneficiallactivitylforlyourluncle?
a. readinglbooksltolhislgrandchildren
b. bakinglcookies
c. workinglinlhislwoodshop
d. playinglcardslatlallocalllibrary
ANSWER:lD REF:l4 BLM:l HO
12. Whichloflthelfollowinglaccuratelyldescribeslstereotypes?
a. Theylpreventldiscriminationlandlageism.
b. Theylforcelpeopleltolconfrontltheltruthlaboutlthelelderly.
c. Theyloftenlhavelsomelbasislinlreality.
d. Theylexaggeratelandldistortlthelbad,lwhilelignoringlthelgoodlqualitiesloflalgrouploflpe
ople.
ANSWER:l C REF:l5 BLM:l HO
13. Whichloflthelfollowinglpresentslalnegativelstereotypeloflaging?
a. anlelderlyl84lyear-oldlgentlemanlwholplayslwithlhislgrandchildren
Aging andSociety ACanadianPerspectives9th Edition
l l l l l l l
bylMarklNovak,lHerbertlC.lNorthcott,lKarenlKobayashilAlllChaptersl1l-l20
,Table of Contents
l l
• Chapterl 1:l Agingl Today
• Chapterl2:lTheorieslandlMethods
• Chapterl3:lPopulationlAging
• Chapterl4:lAginglandlEthnicity
• Chapterl5:lPersonallHealthlandlWellness
• Chapterl6:lThelPsychologyloflAging
• Chapterl7:l Healthcare
• Chapterl8:lFinanceslandlEconomics
• Chapterl9:lRetirementlandlWork
• Chapterl10:lLeisure,lRecreation,landlService
• Chapterl11:lHousinglandlTransportation
• Chapterl12:lFamilylLife
• Chapterl13:lSociallSupportlandlCaregiving
• Chapterl 14:l Dying,l Death,l andl Bereavement
,CHAPTERl1:lAGINGlTODAY
MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Whichloflthelfollowinglislgivenlinltheltextlaslalreasonlforlstudyinglaging?
a. tolhelploneselfllivelthelbestloldlagelpossible
b. tolenablelpeopleltolavoidlorlreverseltheleffectsloflaging
c. tolenablelpeopleltolmakeloldlagelaslinexpensivelaltimelofllifelaslitlcanlbe
d. tollearnlhowltolworklwithlelderlylclients
ANSWER:l D REF:l 2-3 BLM:lREM
2. Aslofl2011,lwhatlpercentageloflthelpopulationlcomprisedlolderlCanadians?a.l1
6.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER:l B REF:l 2 BLM:lREM
3. Byl2036,lapproximatelylwhatlpercentageloflthelpopulationlwilllcompriselolderlCanadianslaslpredictedlbylSt
atisticslCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER:l C REF:l 2 BLM:lREM
4. Aslsocietylages,lwhatlwilllchangelinlthelCanadianlsociallstructure?
a. Povertylwilllincreaselaslmorelpeoplelenterloldlage.
b. Thelgovernmentlwilllfaceleconomiclcrisislaslpensionlcostslrise.
c. Thelmasslmedialwilllpromotelageism.
d. Thelhealthcarelsystemlwillladdlprogramsltolpreventlillnesslbeforelitloccurs.lA
NSWER:l D REF:l 2 BLM:lHO
5. Whichloflthelfollowinglislanlexampleloflalsociallstructure?
a. theleducationlsystem
b. thelaginglprocess
c. thelgovernment
d. thelpolice
ANSWER:l A REF:l 2 BLM:l HO
6. WhatleffectldoeslanlaginglsocietylhavelonlthelCanadianlfamily?
a. anlincreaselinlthelnumberloflpeoplellivinglinlthree-landlfour-generationlfamilies
b. aldecreaselinlthelnumberloflpeoplelwholbecomelgrandparentslduringltheirllifetime
c. anlerosionloflvalueslaslextendedlfamilylstructureslfragment
d. anlincreaselinlfinanciallresponsibilitylplacedlonlelderlfamilylmembersl
ANSWER:l A REF:l 2 BLM:lHO
, 7. HowlwilllthelhealthcarelsystemlhaveltoladaptlaslCanadianlsocietylages?
a. byldecreasinglthelattentionlgivenltolchroniclailmentslsuchlasldiabeteslandlarthritis
b. bylfavouringltheltreatmentloflmorelacutelillnesses
c. bylchanginglpubliclopinionlaboutloldlage
d. byltryingltolpreventlillnesslbeforelitlhappenslANSW
ER:l D REF:l 2 BLM:lHO
8. Dr.lClarkelislconductinglalresearchlexperimentlthatlislstudyinglthelprocessloflaginglamonglolderlCa
nadians.lWhatlislthelnamelforlthislsociallscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:l C REF:l 2 BLM:l HO
9. Whatlareltheltwolpointsloflviewlthatlgerontologistsluseltolstudylaging?
a. economicslandlsociallstructures
b. thelfamilylandltheleducationlsystem
c. bioethicslandleconomics
d. thelindividuallandlsociety
ANSWER:l D REF:l 2 BLM:lREM
10. WhatldidlUnwinlandlcolleagues’l(2008)lresearchlfindloutlaboutlperceptionsloflaging?
a. Peoplelknowllittlelaboutlaging.
b. Oldlagelislseenlaslaltimeloflweaknesslandldeath.
c. Somelattitudesltowardslthelelderlylhavelpossiblylworsened.
d. Mostlpeople’slknowledgelaboutlolderlpeoplelislbasedlonlmythlorlfear.lA
NSWER:l C REF: 3 BLM:lREM
11. YourlunclelKenlhasljustlretiredlfromlthelworkforce,landlhelneedsltolfindlanlactivitylthatlwilllkeeplhimlinltouc
hlwithlhislcommunity.lAccordingltolrecentlresearchlfoundlinlyourltextbook,lwhichloflthelfollowinglactiviti
eslwouldlbelalbeneficiallactivitylforlyourluncle?
a. readinglbooksltolhislgrandchildren
b. bakinglcookies
c. workinglinlhislwoodshop
d. playinglcardslatlallocalllibrary
ANSWER:lD REF:l4 BLM:l HO
12. Whichloflthelfollowinglaccuratelyldescribeslstereotypes?
a. Theylpreventldiscriminationlandlageism.
b. Theylforcelpeopleltolconfrontltheltruthlaboutlthelelderly.
c. Theyloftenlhavelsomelbasislinlreality.
d. Theylexaggeratelandldistortlthelbad,lwhilelignoringlthelgoodlqualitiesloflalgrouploflpe
ople.
ANSWER:l C REF:l5 BLM:l HO
13. Whichloflthelfollowinglpresentslalnegativelstereotypeloflaging?
a. anlelderlyl84lyear-oldlgentlemanlwholplayslwithlhislgrandchildren
