TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
All Chapters 1 - 20
,Tablesof Contents
Chapter 1: Aging Today
Chapter 2: Theoriessand Methods
Chapter 3: Population Aging
Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
Chapter 7: Healthcare
Chapter 8: Financessand Economics
Chapter 9: Retirementsand Work
Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
Chapter 12: Family Life
Chapter 13: Social Supportsand Caregiving
Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
,CHAPTER 1:AGING TODAY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which ofsthe following is given in the textsassa reason for studying aging?
a. to help oneself live thesbest old agespossible
b. to enable peoplesto avoid or reverse the effectssof aging
c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensivesa time ofslife assitscan be
d. to learn howstoswork with elderly clients
REF: 2-3 BLM: REM
2. As ofs2011,swhat percentage of the population comprised older Canadi
ans?a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
REF: 2 BLM: REM
3. By 2036, approximately whatspercentagesof the population will comprisesolder Canadians as pre
dicted by StatisticssCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19
c. 25
d. 34
ANSWER:ss C REF: 2 BLM: REM
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
a. Poverty will increasesas more people enter old age.
b. The governmentswill face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
c. The mass media will promote ageism.
d. The healthcare system will add programssto prevent illness before
itsoc curs. ANSWER:ss D REF: 2 BLM: HO
5. Whichsof thesfollowing is an example ofsa social structure?
a. the education system
b. the aging process
c. the government
d. the police
REF: 2 BLM: HO
6. What effectsdoessan aging society have on the Canadian family?
a. an increasesin the number of peoplesliving in three- and four-generation families
b. a decrease insthe number of people who become grandparents during their lifetime
c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment
d. an increasesin financial responsibility placed on elder family
me mbersssANSWER:ss A REF: 2 BLM: HO
, 7. Howswill the healthcare system have to adapt as Canadian society ages?
a. by decreasing the attention given to chronicsailments such as diabetes and arthritis
b. by favouring the treatment ofsmore acute illnesses
c. by changing public opinion about old age
d. by trying to prevent illnesssbefore itshappens AN
REF: 2 BLM: HO
8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the processsof aging among
older Canadians. What is the name for this social science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
REF: 2 BLM: HO
9. What are the two pointssof view that gerontologists use to study aging?
a. economics and social structures
b. the family and the education system
c. bioethics and economics
d. the individual and society
REF: 2 BLM: REM
10. Whatsdid Unwin and colleagues’(2008) research find outsaboutsperceptions of aging?
a. People know little about aging.
b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death.
c. Some attitudesstowards the elderly have possibly worsened.
d. Most people’s knowledge aboutsolder people is based on myth
or fear. ANSWER:ss C REF: 3 BLM: REM
11. Yoursuncle Ken hassjustsretired from the workforce, and he needs to find an activity that will keep him in
touchswith his community. According to recent research found in your textbook, which of the follow
ing activitiesswould be a beneficial activity for yoursuncle?
a. reading bookssto his grandchildren
b. baking cookies
c. working in his woodshop
d. playing cards at a local library
REF: 4 BLM: HO
12. Which of the following accurately describes stereotypes?
a. They preventsdiscrimination and ageism.
b. They force people to confront the truth aboutsthe elderly.
c. They often have somesbasis in reality.
d. They exaggerate and distort the bad, while ignoring thesgood qualities of a g
roup of people.
REF: 5 BLM: HO
13. Which of the following presents a negativesstereotype of aging?
a. an elderly 84 year-old gentleman who playsswith his grandchildren
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
All Chapters 1 - 20
,Tablesof Contents
Chapter 1: Aging Today
Chapter 2: Theoriessand Methods
Chapter 3: Population Aging
Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
Chapter 7: Healthcare
Chapter 8: Financessand Economics
Chapter 9: Retirementsand Work
Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
Chapter 12: Family Life
Chapter 13: Social Supportsand Caregiving
Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
,CHAPTER 1:AGING TODAY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which ofsthe following is given in the textsassa reason for studying aging?
a. to help oneself live thesbest old agespossible
b. to enable peoplesto avoid or reverse the effectssof aging
c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensivesa time ofslife assitscan be
d. to learn howstoswork with elderly clients
REF: 2-3 BLM: REM
2. As ofs2011,swhat percentage of the population comprised older Canadi
ans?a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
REF: 2 BLM: REM
3. By 2036, approximately whatspercentagesof the population will comprisesolder Canadians as pre
dicted by StatisticssCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19
c. 25
d. 34
ANSWER:ss C REF: 2 BLM: REM
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
a. Poverty will increasesas more people enter old age.
b. The governmentswill face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
c. The mass media will promote ageism.
d. The healthcare system will add programssto prevent illness before
itsoc curs. ANSWER:ss D REF: 2 BLM: HO
5. Whichsof thesfollowing is an example ofsa social structure?
a. the education system
b. the aging process
c. the government
d. the police
REF: 2 BLM: HO
6. What effectsdoessan aging society have on the Canadian family?
a. an increasesin the number of peoplesliving in three- and four-generation families
b. a decrease insthe number of people who become grandparents during their lifetime
c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment
d. an increasesin financial responsibility placed on elder family
me mbersssANSWER:ss A REF: 2 BLM: HO
, 7. Howswill the healthcare system have to adapt as Canadian society ages?
a. by decreasing the attention given to chronicsailments such as diabetes and arthritis
b. by favouring the treatment ofsmore acute illnesses
c. by changing public opinion about old age
d. by trying to prevent illnesssbefore itshappens AN
REF: 2 BLM: HO
8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the processsof aging among
older Canadians. What is the name for this social science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
REF: 2 BLM: HO
9. What are the two pointssof view that gerontologists use to study aging?
a. economics and social structures
b. the family and the education system
c. bioethics and economics
d. the individual and society
REF: 2 BLM: REM
10. Whatsdid Unwin and colleagues’(2008) research find outsaboutsperceptions of aging?
a. People know little about aging.
b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death.
c. Some attitudesstowards the elderly have possibly worsened.
d. Most people’s knowledge aboutsolder people is based on myth
or fear. ANSWER:ss C REF: 3 BLM: REM
11. Yoursuncle Ken hassjustsretired from the workforce, and he needs to find an activity that will keep him in
touchswith his community. According to recent research found in your textbook, which of the follow
ing activitiesswould be a beneficial activity for yoursuncle?
a. reading bookssto his grandchildren
b. baking cookies
c. working in his woodshop
d. playing cards at a local library
REF: 4 BLM: HO
12. Which of the following accurately describes stereotypes?
a. They preventsdiscrimination and ageism.
b. They force people to confront the truth aboutsthe elderly.
c. They often have somesbasis in reality.
d. They exaggerate and distort the bad, while ignoring thesgood qualities of a g
roup of people.
REF: 5 BLM: HO
13. Which of the following presents a negativesstereotype of aging?
a. an elderly 84 year-old gentleman who playsswith his grandchildren
