TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters 1 - 20

TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian
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Perspectives 8th Edition by Mark Novak, Herbert C.
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Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
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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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MULTIPLE wiCHOICE

1. Which wiof withe wifollowing wiis wigiven wiin withe witext wias wia wireason wifor wistudying wiaging?
a. to wihelp wioneself wilive withe wibest wiold wiage wipossible
b. to wienable wipeople wito wiavoid wior wireverse withe wieffects wiof wiaging
c. to wienable wipeople wito wimake wiold wiage wias wiinexpensive wia witime wiof wilife wias wiit wican wibe
d. to wilearn wihow wito wiwork wiwith wielderly wiclients
ANSWER: w i D REF: wi wi wi2-3 BLM: wiREM

2. As wiof wi2011, wiwhat wipercentage wiof withe wipopulation wicomprised
wiolder wiCanadians?w a
i . 16.0%
b. w i 15%
c. 9.1%
d. wi wi w i 6.8%
ANSWER: w i B REF: wi wi wi2 BLM: wiREM

3. By wi2036, wiapproximately wiwhat wipercentage wiof withe wipopulation wiwill wicomprise wiolder wiCanadians
wias wipredicted wibyw
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i tatistics wiCanada?

a. 9%
b. wi wi w i 19%
c. 25%
d. wi wi w i 34%
ANSWER: w i C REF: wi wi wi2 BLM: wiREM

4. As wisociety wiages, wiwhat wiwill wichange wiin withe wiCanadian wisocial wistructure?
a. Poverty wiwill wiincrease wias wimore wipeople wienter wiold wiage.
b. The wigovernment wiwill wiface wieconomic wicrisis wias wipension wicosts wirise.
c. The wimass wimedia wiwill wipromote wiageism.
d. The wihealthcare wisystem wiwill wiadd wiprograms wito wiprevent wiillness
before wiit wioccurs.wA
wi i NSWER: w i D REF: wi wi wi2 BLM: wiHO

5. Which wiof withe wifollowing wiis wian wiexample wiof wia wisocial wistructure?
a. the wieducation wisystem
b. the wiaging wiprocess
c. the wigovernment
d. the wipolice
ANSWER: w i A REF: wi wi wi2 BLM: wiHO

6. What wieffect widoes wian wiaging wisociety wihave wion withe wiCanadian wifamily?
a. an wiincrease wiin withe winumber wiof wipeople wiliving wiin withree- wiand wifour-generation wifamilies
b. a widecrease wiin withe winumber wiof wipeople wiwho wibecome wigrandparents widuring witheir wilifetime
c. an wierosion wiof wivalues wias wiextended wifamily wistructures wifragment
d. an wiincrease wiin wifinancial wiresponsibility wiplaced wion wielder
wi family wimemberswA
i NSWER: w i A REF: wi wi wi2 BLM: wiHO

, 7. How wiwill withe wihealthcare wisystem wihave wito wiadapt wias wiCanadian wisociety wiages?
a. by widecreasing withe wiattention wigiven wito wichronic wiailments wisuch wias widiabetes wiand wiarthritis
b. by wifavouring withe witreatment wiof wimore wiacute wiillnesses
c. by wichanging wipublic wiopinion wiabout wiold wiage
d. by witrying wito wiprevent wiillness wibefore wiit wihappens
ANSWER: w i D REF: wi wi wi2 BLM: wiHO

8. Dr. wiClarke wiis wiconducting wia wiresearch wiexperiment withat wiis wistudying withe wiprocess wiof
wiaging wiamong wiolderw C
i anadians. wiWhat wiis withe winame wifor withis wisocial wiscience?

a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: w i C REF: wi wi wi2 BLM: wiHO

9. What wiare withe witwo wipoints wiof wiview withat wigerontologists wiuse wito wistudy wiaging?
a. economics wiand wisocial wistructures
b. the wifamily wiand withe wieducation wisystem
c. bioethics wiand wieconomics
d. the wiindividual wiand wisociety
ANSWER: w i D REF: wi wi wi2 BLM: wiREM

10. What widid wiUnwin wiand wicolleagues‘ wi(2008) wiresearch wifind wiout wiabout wiperceptions wiof wiaging?
a. People wiknow wilittle wiabout wiaging.
b. Old wiage wiis wiseen wias wia witime wiof wiweakness wiand wideath.
c. Some wiattitudes witowards withe wielderly wihave wipossibly wiworsened.
d. Most wipeople‘s wiknowledge wiabout wiolder wipeople wiis wibased wion
wimyth wior wifear.wA
i NSWER: w i C REF: 3 BLM: wiREM

11. Your wiuncle wiKen wihas wijust wiretired wifrom withe wiworkforce, wiand wihe wineeds wito wifind wian wiactivity
withat wiwill wikeep wihim wiinw
ti ouch wiwith wihis wicommunity. wiAccording wito wirecent wiresearch wifound
wiin wiyour witextbook, wiwhich wiof withe wifollowing wiactivities wiwould wibe wia wibeneficial wiactivity wifor

wiyour wiuncle?

a. reading wibooks wito wihis wigrandchildren
b. baking wicookies
c. working wiin wihis wiwoodshop
d. playing wicards wiat wia wilocal wilibrary

ANSWER: wiD REF: wi4 BLM: wiHO

12. Which wiof withe wifollowing wiaccurately widescribes wistereotypes?
a. They wiprevent widiscrimination wiand wiageism.
b. They wiforce wipeople wito wiconfront withe witruth wiabout withe wielderly.
c. They wioften wihave wisome wibasis wiin wireality.
d. They wiexaggerate wiand widistort withe wibad, wiwhile wiignoring withe wigood
wiqualities wiof wia wigroup wiofw
p
i eople.



ANSWER: w i C REF: wi5 BLM: wiHO

13. Which wiof withe wifollowing wipresents wia winegative wistereotype wiof wiaging?
a. an wielderly wi84 wiyear-old wigentleman wiwho wiplays wiwith wihis wigrandchildren