Test Bank for Aging and society Canadian perspectives 7th edition by Herbert C. Northcott Mark Novak Chapters 1-14 Covered

, Test Bank
Aging and society Canadian perspectives 7th edition
by Herbert C. Northcott Mark Novak Chapters 1-14 Covered




CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
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MULTIPLEcCHOICE

1. Whichcofcthecfollowingciscgivencincthectextcascacreasoncforcstudyingcaging?
a. tochelpconeselfclivecthecbestcoldcagecpossible
b. tocenablecpeoplectocavoidcorcreversectheceffectscofcaging
c. tocenablecpeoplectocmakecoldcagecascinexpensivecactimecofclifecascitccancbe
d. toclearnchowctocworkcwithcelderlycclients
ANS:c D REF:c c 2-3 BLM:cREM

2. Ascofc2011,cwhatcpercentagecofcthecpopulationccomprisedcoldercCanadians?
a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANS:c B REF:c c 2 BLM:cREM

3. Byc2036,capproximatelycwhatcpercentagecofcthecpopulationcwillccomprisecoldercCanadianscascpredictedcb
ycStatisticscCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANS:c C REF:c c 2 BLM:cREM

4. Ascsocietycages,cwhatcwillcchangecincthecCanadiancsocialcstructure?
a. Povertycwillcincreasecascmorecpeoplecentercoldcage.
b. Thecgovernmentcwillcfacececonomicccrisiscascpensionccostscrise.
c. Thecmasscmediacwillcpromotecageism.
d. Thechealthcarecsystemcwillcaddcprogramsctocpreventcillnesscbeforecitcoccurs
.cANS:c D REF:c 2 BLM:cHO

5. Whichcofcthecfollowingciscancexamplecofcacsocialcstructure?
a. theceducationcsystem
b. thecagingcprocess
c. thecgovernment

, d. thecpolice
ANS:c A REF:c c 2 BLM:cHO

6. WhatceffectcdoescancagingcsocietychaveconcthecCanadiancfamily?
a. ancincreasecincthecnumbercofcpeopleclivingcincthree-candcfour-generationcfamilies
b. acdecreasecincthecnumbercofcpeoplecwhocbecomecgrandparentscduringctheirclifetime
c. ancerosioncofcvaluescascextendedcfamilycstructurescfragment
d. ancincreasecincfinancialcresponsibilitycplacedconceldercfamilycmembers
c ANS:c A REF:c 2 BLM:cHO

, 7. HowcwillcthechealthcarecsystemchavectocadaptcascCanadiancsocietycages?
a. bycdecreasingcthecattentioncgivenctocchroniccailmentscsuchcascdiabetescandcarthritis
b. bycfavouringcthectreatmentcofcmorecacutecillnesses
c. bycchangingcpubliccopinioncaboutcoldcage
d. byctryingctocpreventcillnesscbeforecitchappens
ANS:c D REF:c c 2 BLM:cHO

8. Dr.cClarkeciscconductingcacresearchcexperimentcthatciscstudyingcthecprocesscofcagingcamongcolder
cCanadians.cWhatciscthecnamecforcthiscsocialcscience?

a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANS:c C REF:c c 2 BLM:cHO

9. Whatcarecthectwocpointscofcviewcthatcgerontologistscusectocstudycaging?
a. economicscandcsocialcstructures
b. thecfamilycandctheceducationcsystem
c. bioethicscandceconomics
d. thecindividualcandcsociety
ANS:c D REF:c c 2 BLM:cREM

10. WhatcdidcUnwincandccolleagues’c(2008)cresearchcfindcoutcaboutcperceptionscofcaging?
a. Peoplecknowclittlecaboutcaging.
b. Oldcageciscseencascactimecofcweaknesscandcdeath.
c. Somecattitudesctowardscthecelderlychavecpossiblycworsened.
d. Mostcpeople’scknowledgecaboutcoldercpeopleciscbasedconcmythcorcfear
.cANS:c C REF: 3 BLM:cREM

11. YourcunclecKenchascjustcretiredcfromcthecworkforce,candchecneedsctocfindcancactivitycthatcwillckeepchimcinct
ouchcwithchisccommunity.cAccordingctocrecentcresearchcfoundcincyourctextbook,cwhichcofcthecfollowin
gcactivitiescwouldcbecacbeneficialcactivitycforcyourcuncle?
a. readingcbooksctochiscgrandchildren
b. bakingccookies
c. workingcinchiscwoodshop
d. playingccardscatcaclocalclibrary

ANS:cD REF:c4 BLM:cHO

12. Whichcofcthecfollowingcaccuratelycdescribescstereotypes?
a. Theycpreventcdiscriminationcandcageism.
b. Theycforcecpeoplectocconfrontcthectruthcaboutcthecelderly.
c. Theycoftenchavecsomecbasiscincreality.
d. Theycexaggeratecandcdistortcthecbad,cwhilecignoringcthecgoodcqualitiescofcacgroupcofc
people.
ANS:c C REF:c5 BLM:cHO

13. Whichcofcthecfollowingcpresentscacnegativecstereotypecofcaging?
a. ancelderlyc84cyear-oldcgentlemancwhocplayscwithchiscgrandchildren