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CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging? a. to help oneself live the best old age possible b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be d. to learn how to work with elderly clients ANSWER: D REF: 2-3 BLM: REM 2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older Canadians?a. 16.0% b. 15% c. 9.1% d. 6.8% ANSWER: B 9% REF: 2 BLM: REM 3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as predicted byStatistics Canada? a. b. 19% c. 25% d. 34% ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: REM 4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure? a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age. b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise. c. The mass media will promote ageism. d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it occurs.ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO 5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure? a. the education system b. the aging process c. the government d. the police ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO

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TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian
Perspectives 8th Edition by Mark Novak, Herbert C.

Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
All Chapters 1 - 20

,Table of Contents

 Chapter 1: Aging Today
 Chapter 2: Theories and 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: Finances and Economics
 Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
 Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
 Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
 Chapter 12: Family Life
 Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
 Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement

,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
ANSWER: D REF: 2-3 BLM: REM

2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older
Canadians?a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: B REF: 2 BLM: REM

3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as
predicted byStatistics Canada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: REM

4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age.
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
c. The mass media will promote ageism.
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it
occurs.ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO

5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
a. the education system
b. the aging process
c. the government
d. the police
ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO

6. What heffect hdoes han haging hsociety hhave hon hthe hCanadian hfamily?
a. an hincrease hin hthe hnumber hof hpeople hliving hin hthree- hand hfour-generation hfamilies
b. a hdecrease hin hthe hnumber hof hpeople hwho hbecome hgrandparents hduring htheir hlifetime
c. an herosion hof hvalues has hextended hfamily hstructures hfragment
d. an hincrease hin hfinancial hresponsibility hplaced hon helder
hfamily h membersANSWER: h h A REF: h h h2 BLM:
hHO

, 7. How hwill hthe hhealthcare hsystem hhave hto hadapt has hCanadian hsociety hages?
a. by hdecreasing hthe hattention hgiven hto hchronic hailments hsuch has hdiabetes hand
harthritis
b. by hfavouring hthe htreatment hof hmore hacute hillnesses
c. by hchanging hpublic hopinion habout hold hage
d. by htrying hto hprevent hillness hbefore hit
hhappens h hANSWER: h h D REF: h h
h2 BLM: hHO

8. Dr. hClarke his hconducting ha hresearch hexperiment hthat his hstudying hthe hprocess
hof haging h among holderCanadians. hWhat his hthe hname hfor hthis hsocial
hscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: h h C REF: h h h2 BLM: hHO

9. What hare hthe htwo hpoints hof hview hthat hgerontologists huse hto hstudy haging?
a. economics hand hsocial hstructures
b. the hfamily hand hthe heducation hsystem
c. bioethics hand heconomics
d. the hindividual hand hsociety
ANSWER: h h D REF: h h h2 BLM: hREM

10. What hdid hUnwin hand hcolleagues’ h(2008) hresearch hfind hout habout hperceptions hof haging?
a. People hknow hlittle habout haging.
b. Old hage his hseen has ha htime hof hweakness hand hdeath.
c. Some hattitudes htowards hthe helderly hhave hpossibly hworsened.
d. Most hpeople’s hknowledge habout holder hpeople his hbased hon
hmyth h or hfear.ANSWER: h h C h REF: 3 BLM: hREM

11. Your huncle hKen hhas hjust hretired hfrom hthe hworkforce, hand hhe hneeds hto hfind han hactivity
hthat hwill h keep hhim hintouch hwith hhis hcommunity. hAccording hto hrecent hresearch
hfound hin hyour htextbook, h which hof hthe hfollowing hactivities hwould hbe ha hbeneficial
hactivity hfor hyour huncle?
a. reading hbooks hto hhis hgrandchildren
b. baking hcookies
c. working hin hhis hwoodshop
d. playing hcards hat ha hlocal hlibrary

ANSWER: hD REF: h4 BLM: hHO

12. Which hof hthe hfollowing haccurately hdescribes hstereotypes?
a. They hprevent hdiscrimination hand hageism.
b. They hforce hpeople hto hconfront hthe htruth habout hthe helderly.
c. They hoften hhave hsome hbasis hin hreality.
d. They hexaggerate hand hdistort hthe hbad, hwhile hignoring hthe hgood
hqualities hof ha h group hofpeople.

ANSWER: h h C REF: h5 BLM: hHO

13. Which hof hthe hfollowing hpresents ha hnegative hstereotype hof haging?

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