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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,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 |by|Statistics |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 |effect |does |an |aging |society |have |on |the |Canadian |family?
a. an |increase |in |the |number |of |people |living |in |three- |and |four-generation |families
b. a |decrease |in |the |number |of |people |who |become |grandparents |during |their |lifetime
c. an |erosion |of |values |as |extended |family |structures |fragment
d. an |increase |in |financial |responsibility |placed |on |elder |family
|members|ANSWER: | A REF: | | |2 BLM: |HO
, 7. How |will |the |healthcare |system |have |to |adapt |as |Canadian |society |ages?
a. by |decreasing |the |attention |given |to |chronic |ailments |such |as |diabetes |and |arthritis
b. by |favouring |the |treatment |of |more |acute |illnesses
c. by |changing |public |opinion |about |old |age
d. by |trying |to |prevent |illness |before |it |happens
ANSWER: | D REF: | | |2 BLM: |HO
8. Dr. |Clarke |is |conducting |a |research |experiment |that |is |studying |the |process |of |aging
|among |older|Canadians. |What |is |the |name |for |this |social |science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: | C REF: | | |2 BLM: |HO
9. What |are |the |two |points |of |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
ANSWER: | D REF: | | |2 BLM: |REM
10. What |did |Unwin |and |colleagues’ |(2008) |research |find |out |about |perceptions |of |aging?
a. People |know |little |about |aging.
b. Old |age |is |seen |as |a |time |of |weakness |and |death.
c. Some |attitudes |towards |the |elderly |have |possibly |worsened.
d. Most |people’s |knowledge |about |older |people |is |based |on |myth
|or |fear.|ANSWER: | C REF: 3 BLM: |REM
11. Your |uncle |Ken |has |just |retired |from |the |workforce, |and |he |needs |to |find |an |activity |that |will |keep
|him |in|touch |with |his |community. |According |to |recent |research |found |in |your |textbook, |which
|of |the |following |activities |would |be |a |beneficial |activity |for |your |uncle?
a. reading |books |to |his |grandchildren
b. baking |cookies
c. working |in |his |woodshop
d. playing |cards |at |a |local |library
ANSWER: |D REF: |4 BLM: |HO
12. Which |of |the |following |accurately |describes |stereotypes?
a. They |prevent |discrimination |and |ageism.
b. They |force |people |to |confront |the |truth |about |the |elderly.
c. They |often |have |some |basis |in |reality.
d. They |exaggerate |and |distort |the |bad, |while |ignoring |the |good |qualities |of |a
|group |of|people.
ANSWER: | C REF: |5 BLM: |HO
13. Which |of |the |following |presents |a |negative |stereotype |of |aging?
a. an |elderly |84 |year-old |gentleman |who |plays |with |his |grandchildren
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 |by|Statistics |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 |effect |does |an |aging |society |have |on |the |Canadian |family?
a. an |increase |in |the |number |of |people |living |in |three- |and |four-generation |families
b. a |decrease |in |the |number |of |people |who |become |grandparents |during |their |lifetime
c. an |erosion |of |values |as |extended |family |structures |fragment
d. an |increase |in |financial |responsibility |placed |on |elder |family
|members|ANSWER: | A REF: | | |2 BLM: |HO
, 7. How |will |the |healthcare |system |have |to |adapt |as |Canadian |society |ages?
a. by |decreasing |the |attention |given |to |chronic |ailments |such |as |diabetes |and |arthritis
b. by |favouring |the |treatment |of |more |acute |illnesses
c. by |changing |public |opinion |about |old |age
d. by |trying |to |prevent |illness |before |it |happens
ANSWER: | D REF: | | |2 BLM: |HO
8. Dr. |Clarke |is |conducting |a |research |experiment |that |is |studying |the |process |of |aging
|among |older|Canadians. |What |is |the |name |for |this |social |science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: | C REF: | | |2 BLM: |HO
9. What |are |the |two |points |of |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
ANSWER: | D REF: | | |2 BLM: |REM
10. What |did |Unwin |and |colleagues’ |(2008) |research |find |out |about |perceptions |of |aging?
a. People |know |little |about |aging.
b. Old |age |is |seen |as |a |time |of |weakness |and |death.
c. Some |attitudes |towards |the |elderly |have |possibly |worsened.
d. Most |people’s |knowledge |about |older |people |is |based |on |myth
|or |fear.|ANSWER: | C REF: 3 BLM: |REM
11. Your |uncle |Ken |has |just |retired |from |the |workforce, |and |he |needs |to |find |an |activity |that |will |keep
|him |in|touch |with |his |community. |According |to |recent |research |found |in |your |textbook, |which
|of |the |following |activities |would |be |a |beneficial |activity |for |your |uncle?
a. reading |books |to |his |grandchildren
b. baking |cookies
c. working |in |his |woodshop
d. playing |cards |at |a |local |library
ANSWER: |D REF: |4 BLM: |HO
12. Which |of |the |following |accurately |describes |stereotypes?
a. They |prevent |discrimination |and |ageism.
b. They |force |people |to |confront |the |truth |about |the |elderly.
c. They |often |have |some |basis |in |reality.
d. They |exaggerate |and |distort |the |bad, |while |ignoring |the |good |qualities |of |a
|group |of|people.
ANSWER: | C REF: |5 BLM: |HO
13. Which |of |the |following |presents |a |negative |stereotype |of |aging?
a. an |elderly |84 |year-old |gentleman |who |plays |with |his |grandchildren
