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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
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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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,CHAPTER1:AGINGTODAY i i i




MULTIPLECHOICE i




1. Which of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
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a. to help oneself live the best old age possible iii iii iii iii iii iii iii i ii




b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging iii iii iii iii iii ii i iii ii i iii iii




c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
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d. to learn how to work with elderly clients iii i ii iii iii iii i ii iii iii iii




ANSWER: iii i i i D REF: iii iii i i i 2-3 BLM: REM iii




2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older
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Canadians?a. 16.0%
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b. 15% iii i i i




c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: iii i i i B REF: iii iii i i i 2 BLM: REM iii




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




4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
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a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age. iii ii i iii iii iii iii iii iii




b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise. iii i ii ii i iii iii iii iii iii iii




c. The mass media will promote ageism. iii iii iii iii iii




d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it iii iii i ii i ii i ii iii iii iii iii iii i




i i occurs.ANSWER: iii i i i D REF: iii iii iii i i i 2 BLM: HO iii




5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
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a. the education system iii i ii




b. the aging process iii iii




c. the government iii




d. the police iii




ANSWER: iii i i i A REF: iii iii i i i 2 BLM: HO iii




6. What effect does an aging society have on the Canadian family?
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a. an increase in the number of people living in three- and four-generation families
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b. a decrease in the number of people who become grandparents during their lifetime
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c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment iii iii iii ii i i ii iii iii iii




d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder family iii ii i iii iii ii i iii i ii iii i




i i membersANSWER: iii i i i A REF: iii iii i i i 2 BLM: iii




HO

, 7. How will the healthcare system have to adapt as Canadian society ages?
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a. by decreasing the attention given to chronic ailments such as diabetes and arthritis
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b. by favouring the treatment of more acute illnesses i ii iii iii iii iii ii i i ii




c. by changing public opinion about old age i ii iii iii iii iii iii




d. by trying to prevent illness before it happens i ii iii i ii iii iii i ii iii iii iii




ANSWER: iii i i i D REF: iii iii i i i 2 BLM: iii




HO

8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the process of aging
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among olderCanadians. What is the name for this social science?
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a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: iii i i i C REF: iii iii i i i 2 BLM: HO iii




9. What are the two points of view that gerontologists use to study aging?
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a. economics and social structures iii iii ii i




b. the family and the education system iii iii iii iii iii




c. bioethics and economics iii ii i




d. the individual and society iii iii iii




ANSWER: iii i i i D REF: iii iii i i i 2 BLM: REM iii




10. What did Unwin and colleagues’(2008) research find out about perceptions of aging?
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a. People know little about aging. iii iii i ii iii




b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death. ii i i ii iii iii iii i ii iii iii iii ii i




c. Some attitudes towards the elderly have possibly worsened. iii i ii ii i iii iii iii iii




d. Most people’s knowledge about older people is based on myth iii iii ii i iii iii i ii ii i iii ii i i i




i or fear.ANSWER: iii iii i i i C REF: 3 i i i BLM: REM iii




11. Your uncle Ken has just retired from the workforce, and he needs to find an activity that will
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keep him intouch with his community. According to recent research found in your textbook,
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iwhich of the following activities would be a beneficial activity for your uncle?
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a. reading books to his grandchildren iii ii i iii iii




b. baking cookies iii




c. working in his woodshop iii i ii i ii




d. playing cards at a local library iii iii i ii i ii iii




ANSWER: D i ii REF: 4 i ii BLM: HO iii




12. Which of the following accurately describes stereotypes?
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a. They prevent discrimination and ageism. i ii iii iii iii




b. They force people to confront the truth about the elderly. iii i ii i ii iii iii iii iii iii ii




c. They often have some basis in reality. iii ii i ii i iii i ii iii




d. They exaggerate and distort the bad, while ignoring the good qualities of a i ii iii ii i iii ii i i ii iii iii i ii iii iii iii i




group ofpeople. i i i ii




ANSWER: iii i i i C REF: 5 iii BLM: HO iii




13. Which of the following presents a negative stereotype of aging?
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a. an elderly 84 year-old gentleman who plays with his grandchildren
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