,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
a a a
MULTIPLEaCHOICE
1. Whichaofatheafollowingaisagivenainatheatextaasaaareasonaforastudyingaaging?
a. toahelpaoneselfaliveatheabestaoldaageapossible
b. toaenableapeopleatoaavoidaorareverseatheaeffectsaofaaging
c. toaenableapeopleatoamakeaoldaageaasainexpensiveaaatimeaofalifeaasaitacanabe
d. toalearnahowatoaworkawithaelderlyaclients
ANS:a D REF:aaa2-3 BLM:aREM
2. Asaofa2011,awhatapercentageaofatheapopulationacomprisedaolderaCanadians?aa
. 16.0%
b.a 15%
c. 9.1%
d.aaa 6.8%
ANS:a B REF:aaa2 BLM:aREM
3. Bya2036,aapproximatelyawhatapercentageaofatheapopulationawillacompriseaolderaCanadiansaasapredictedabyaS
tatisticsaCanada?
a. 9%
b.aaa 19%
c. 25%
d.aaa 34%
ANS:a C REF:aaa2 BLM:aREM
4. Asasocietyaages,awhatawillachangeainatheaCanadianasocialastructure?
a. Povertyawillaincreaseaasamoreapeopleaenteraoldaage.
b. Theagovernmentawillafaceaeconomicacrisisaasapensionacostsarise.
c. Theamassamediaawillapromoteaageism.
d. Theahealthcareasystemawillaaddaprogramsatoapreventaillnessabeforeaitaoccurs.a
ANS:a D REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
5. Whichaofatheafollowingaisaanaexampleaofaaasocialastructure?
a. theaeducationasystem
b. theaagingaprocess
c. theagovernment
d. theapolice
ANS:a A REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
6. WhataeffectadoesaanaagingasocietyahaveaonatheaCanadianafamily?
a. anaincreaseainatheanumberaofapeoplealivingainathree-aandafour-generationafamilies
b. aadecreaseainatheanumberaofapeopleawhoabecomeagrandparentsaduringatheiralifetime
c. anaerosionaofavaluesaasaextendedafamilyastructuresafragment
d. anaincreaseainafinancialaresponsibilityaplacedaonaelderafamilyamembersa
ANS:a A REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
,7. HowawillatheahealthcareasystemahaveatoaadaptaasaCanadianasocietyaages?
a. byadecreasingatheaattentionagivenatoachronicaailmentsasuchaasadiabetesaandaarthritis
b. byafavouringatheatreatmentaofamoreaacuteaillnesses
c. byachangingapublicaopinionaaboutaoldaage
d. byatryingatoapreventaillnessabeforeaitahappens
ANS:a D REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
8. Dr.aClarkeaisaconductingaaaresearchaexperimentathataisastudyingatheaprocessaofaagingaamongaolderaC
anadians.aWhataisatheanameaforathisasocialascience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANS:a C REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
9. Whataareatheatwoapointsaofaviewathatagerontologistsauseatoastudyaaging?
a. economicsaandasocialastructures
b. theafamilyaandatheaeducationasystem
c. bioethicsaandaeconomics
d. theaindividualaandasociety
ANS:a D REF:aaa2 BLM:aREM
10. WhatadidaUnwinaandacolleagues’a(2008)aresearchafindaoutaaboutaperceptionsaofaaging?
a. Peopleaknowalittleaaboutaaging.
b. Oldaageaisaseenaasaaatimeaofaweaknessaandadeath.
c. Someaattitudesatowardsatheaelderlyahaveapossiblyaworsened.
d. Mostapeople’saknowledgeaaboutaolderapeopleaisabasedaonamythaorafear.a
ANS:a C REF: 3 BLM:aREM
11. YourauncleaKenahasajustaretiredafromatheaworkforce,aandaheaneedsatoafindaanaactivityathatawillakeepahimainato
uchawithahisacommunity.aAccordingatoarecentaresearchafoundainayouratextbook,awhichaofatheafollowinga
activitiesawouldabeaaabeneficialaactivityaforayourauncle?
a. readingabooksatoahisagrandchildren
b. bakingacookies
c. workingainahisawoodshop
d. playingacardsaataaalocalalibrary
ANS:aD REF:a4 BLM:aHO
12. Whichaofatheafollowingaaccuratelyadescribesastereotypes?
a. Theyapreventadiscriminationaandaageism.
b. Theyaforceapeopleatoaconfrontatheatruthaaboutatheaelderly.
c. Theyaoftenahaveasomeabasisainareality.
d. Theyaexaggerateaandadistortatheabad,awhileaignoringatheagoodaqualitiesaofaaagroupaofap
eople.
ANS:a C REF:a5 BLM:aHO
13. Whichaofatheafollowingapresentsaaanegativeastereotypeaofaaging?
a. anaelderlya84ayear-oldagentlemanawhoaplaysawithahisagrandchildren
, b. aa95-year-oldawomanawhoadrivesaerratically
c. aa76ayear-oldamaleawhoalivesainaaanursingahomeabutahasaanaalertamemory
d. ana82-year-
oldafemaleawhoalearnsatoadoayogaaataherarecreationalacentreaANS:a B
REF:a5 BLM:aHO
14. Whileaplayingashuffleboardaatathealocalaseniorsaclub,aMr.aJonesajokesaaboutaMr.aSmith’sapooraeyesightaafteraM
r.aSmithamissesatheascoringaarea.aMr.aJones’aderogatoryacommentaisaanaexampleaofawhichatypeaofainsult?
a. theaoldagoatacurse
b. theablackasheepaeffect
c. elderspeak
d. ageism
ANS:aB REF:a6 BLM:aHO
15. Whatadoagerontologistsacallaprejudiceaagainstaolderapeople?
a. aanegativeastereotype
b. geriatrics
c. ageadichotomyasyndrome
d. ageism
ANS:a D REF:aaa6-7 BLM:aREM
16. Whichaofatheafollowingadescribesaageismainaouraculture?
a. Itaisaacquiredafromaexperienceawithatheaaged.
b. Itaisaaasocialacomponentaofatheabiologicalaprocess.
c. Itaisalearnedafromaaavarietyaofasources.
d. Itaisausefulaforamaintainingaculturaladiversity.
ANS:a C REF:aaa8-9 BLM:aHO
17. ResearchersaincludingaHenneberg,aGilbert,aandaRickettsa(2010,a2008)ahaveastudiedatheatreatmentaofaolderap
eopleainaliterature.aWhatahaveatheseastudiesafound?
a. Overall,apositiveaviewsaofaolderapeopleapredominate.
b. Negativeatraitsainaliteratureaoutnumberathoseainaphilosophyabyatwoatoaone.
c. Olderapeopleaareastereotypedaandachildrenathenaholdanegativeaviewsaaboutathem.
d. Mysteriesaoftenaportrayaolderapeopleaasadeviousaoramanipulative.a
ANS:a C REF:aaa8-9 BLM:aREM
18. SallyahasabeenaresearchingamassamediaaandatheaportrayalaofaolderaCanadiansainatheamedia.aHerastudiesahavea
generallyashownathatatheamassamediaa(suchaasatelevisionaandatheanewspapers)atendatoacreateawhichatypeaofa
commonaimageaofaolderapeople?
a. positive
b. negative
c. neutral
d. colourful
ANS:a B REF:aaa8-9 BLM:aHO
19. WhatadidaPalmore’sastudyaofacontemporaryajokesafind?
a. thatatheaelderlyaareaalwaysaportrayedainaaapositivealight
b. thatatheaelderlyaareaneverareferredatoajokingly
c. thatatheaelderlyaareastereotypedaasaimpotentaoraunattractive
a a a
MULTIPLEaCHOICE
1. Whichaofatheafollowingaisagivenainatheatextaasaaareasonaforastudyingaaging?
a. toahelpaoneselfaliveatheabestaoldaageapossible
b. toaenableapeopleatoaavoidaorareverseatheaeffectsaofaaging
c. toaenableapeopleatoamakeaoldaageaasainexpensiveaaatimeaofalifeaasaitacanabe
d. toalearnahowatoaworkawithaelderlyaclients
ANS:a D REF:aaa2-3 BLM:aREM
2. Asaofa2011,awhatapercentageaofatheapopulationacomprisedaolderaCanadians?aa
. 16.0%
b.a 15%
c. 9.1%
d.aaa 6.8%
ANS:a B REF:aaa2 BLM:aREM
3. Bya2036,aapproximatelyawhatapercentageaofatheapopulationawillacompriseaolderaCanadiansaasapredictedabyaS
tatisticsaCanada?
a. 9%
b.aaa 19%
c. 25%
d.aaa 34%
ANS:a C REF:aaa2 BLM:aREM
4. Asasocietyaages,awhatawillachangeainatheaCanadianasocialastructure?
a. Povertyawillaincreaseaasamoreapeopleaenteraoldaage.
b. Theagovernmentawillafaceaeconomicacrisisaasapensionacostsarise.
c. Theamassamediaawillapromoteaageism.
d. Theahealthcareasystemawillaaddaprogramsatoapreventaillnessabeforeaitaoccurs.a
ANS:a D REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
5. Whichaofatheafollowingaisaanaexampleaofaaasocialastructure?
a. theaeducationasystem
b. theaagingaprocess
c. theagovernment
d. theapolice
ANS:a A REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
6. WhataeffectadoesaanaagingasocietyahaveaonatheaCanadianafamily?
a. anaincreaseainatheanumberaofapeoplealivingainathree-aandafour-generationafamilies
b. aadecreaseainatheanumberaofapeopleawhoabecomeagrandparentsaduringatheiralifetime
c. anaerosionaofavaluesaasaextendedafamilyastructuresafragment
d. anaincreaseainafinancialaresponsibilityaplacedaonaelderafamilyamembersa
ANS:a A REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
,7. HowawillatheahealthcareasystemahaveatoaadaptaasaCanadianasocietyaages?
a. byadecreasingatheaattentionagivenatoachronicaailmentsasuchaasadiabetesaandaarthritis
b. byafavouringatheatreatmentaofamoreaacuteaillnesses
c. byachangingapublicaopinionaaboutaoldaage
d. byatryingatoapreventaillnessabeforeaitahappens
ANS:a D REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
8. Dr.aClarkeaisaconductingaaaresearchaexperimentathataisastudyingatheaprocessaofaagingaamongaolderaC
anadians.aWhataisatheanameaforathisasocialascience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANS:a C REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
9. Whataareatheatwoapointsaofaviewathatagerontologistsauseatoastudyaaging?
a. economicsaandasocialastructures
b. theafamilyaandatheaeducationasystem
c. bioethicsaandaeconomics
d. theaindividualaandasociety
ANS:a D REF:aaa2 BLM:aREM
10. WhatadidaUnwinaandacolleagues’a(2008)aresearchafindaoutaaboutaperceptionsaofaaging?
a. Peopleaknowalittleaaboutaaging.
b. Oldaageaisaseenaasaaatimeaofaweaknessaandadeath.
c. Someaattitudesatowardsatheaelderlyahaveapossiblyaworsened.
d. Mostapeople’saknowledgeaaboutaolderapeopleaisabasedaonamythaorafear.a
ANS:a C REF: 3 BLM:aREM
11. YourauncleaKenahasajustaretiredafromatheaworkforce,aandaheaneedsatoafindaanaactivityathatawillakeepahimainato
uchawithahisacommunity.aAccordingatoarecentaresearchafoundainayouratextbook,awhichaofatheafollowinga
activitiesawouldabeaaabeneficialaactivityaforayourauncle?
a. readingabooksatoahisagrandchildren
b. bakingacookies
c. workingainahisawoodshop
d. playingacardsaataaalocalalibrary
ANS:aD REF:a4 BLM:aHO
12. Whichaofatheafollowingaaccuratelyadescribesastereotypes?
a. Theyapreventadiscriminationaandaageism.
b. Theyaforceapeopleatoaconfrontatheatruthaaboutatheaelderly.
c. Theyaoftenahaveasomeabasisainareality.
d. Theyaexaggerateaandadistortatheabad,awhileaignoringatheagoodaqualitiesaofaaagroupaofap
eople.
ANS:a C REF:a5 BLM:aHO
13. Whichaofatheafollowingapresentsaaanegativeastereotypeaofaaging?
a. anaelderlya84ayear-oldagentlemanawhoaplaysawithahisagrandchildren
, b. aa95-year-oldawomanawhoadrivesaerratically
c. aa76ayear-oldamaleawhoalivesainaaanursingahomeabutahasaanaalertamemory
d. ana82-year-
oldafemaleawhoalearnsatoadoayogaaataherarecreationalacentreaANS:a B
REF:a5 BLM:aHO
14. Whileaplayingashuffleboardaatathealocalaseniorsaclub,aMr.aJonesajokesaaboutaMr.aSmith’sapooraeyesightaafteraM
r.aSmithamissesatheascoringaarea.aMr.aJones’aderogatoryacommentaisaanaexampleaofawhichatypeaofainsult?
a. theaoldagoatacurse
b. theablackasheepaeffect
c. elderspeak
d. ageism
ANS:aB REF:a6 BLM:aHO
15. Whatadoagerontologistsacallaprejudiceaagainstaolderapeople?
a. aanegativeastereotype
b. geriatrics
c. ageadichotomyasyndrome
d. ageism
ANS:a D REF:aaa6-7 BLM:aREM
16. Whichaofatheafollowingadescribesaageismainaouraculture?
a. Itaisaacquiredafromaexperienceawithatheaaged.
b. Itaisaaasocialacomponentaofatheabiologicalaprocess.
c. Itaisalearnedafromaaavarietyaofasources.
d. Itaisausefulaforamaintainingaculturaladiversity.
ANS:a C REF:aaa8-9 BLM:aHO
17. ResearchersaincludingaHenneberg,aGilbert,aandaRickettsa(2010,a2008)ahaveastudiedatheatreatmentaofaolderap
eopleainaliterature.aWhatahaveatheseastudiesafound?
a. Overall,apositiveaviewsaofaolderapeopleapredominate.
b. Negativeatraitsainaliteratureaoutnumberathoseainaphilosophyabyatwoatoaone.
c. Olderapeopleaareastereotypedaandachildrenathenaholdanegativeaviewsaaboutathem.
d. Mysteriesaoftenaportrayaolderapeopleaasadeviousaoramanipulative.a
ANS:a C REF:aaa8-9 BLM:aREM
18. SallyahasabeenaresearchingamassamediaaandatheaportrayalaofaolderaCanadiansainatheamedia.aHerastudiesahavea
generallyashownathatatheamassamediaa(suchaasatelevisionaandatheanewspapers)atendatoacreateawhichatypeaofa
commonaimageaofaolderapeople?
a. positive
b. negative
c. neutral
d. colourful
ANS:a B REF:aaa8-9 BLM:aHO
19. WhatadidaPalmore’sastudyaofacontemporaryajokesafind?
a. thatatheaelderlyaareaalwaysaportrayedainaaapositivealight
b. thatatheaelderlyaareaneverareferredatoajokingly
c. thatatheaelderlyaareastereotypedaasaimpotentaoraunattractive
