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MULTIPLE CHOICE g
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
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b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
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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
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ANS: D g REF: 2-3 gg BLM: REM g
2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older Canadians?
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a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANS: B g REF: 2 gg BLM: REM g
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as predicted by St
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atistics Canada? g
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANS: C g REF: 2 gg BLM: REM g
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.
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b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
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c. The mass media will promote ageism.
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d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it occurs. A
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NS: D g REF: 2 g BLM: HO g
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
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a. the education system g g
b. the aging process g g
c. the government g
d. the police g
ANS: A g REF: 2 gg BLM: HO g
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
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d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder family members
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ANS: A g REF: 2 g BLM: HO g
,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
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c. by changing public opinion about old age
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d. by trying to prevent illness before it happens
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ANS: D g REF: 2 gg BLM: HO g
8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the process of aging among older C
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anadians. What is the name for this social science? g g g g g g g g
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANS: C g REF: 2 gg BLM: HO g
9. What are the two points of view that gerontologists use to study aging?
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a. economics and social structures g g g
b. the family and the education system g g g g g
c. bioethics and economics g g
d. the individual and society g g g
ANS: D g REF: 2 gg BLM: REM g
10. What did Unwin and colleagues‘ (2008) research find out about perceptions of aging?
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a. People know little about aging. g g g g
b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death.
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c. Some attitudes towards the elderly have possibly worsened.
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d. Most people‘s knowledge about older people is based on myth or fear. A
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NS: C g REF: 3 BLM: REM g
11. Your uncle Ken has just retired from the workforce, and he needs to find an activity that will keep him in tou
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ch with his community. According to recent research found in your textbook, which of the following ac
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tivities would be a beneficial activity for your uncle?
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a. reading books to his grandchildren g g g g
b. baking cookies g
c. working in his woodshop g g g
d. playing cards at a local library g g g g g
ANS: D g REF: 4 g BLM: HO g
12. Which of the following accurately describes stereotypes?
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a. They prevent discrimination and ageism. g g g g
b. They force people to confront the truth about the elderly.
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c. They often have some basis in reality. g g g g g g
d. They exaggerate and distort the bad, while ignoring the good qualities of a group of pe
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ople.
ANS: C g REF: 5 g BLM: HO g
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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, b. a 95-year-old woman who drives erratically
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c. a 76 year-old male who lives in a nursing home but has an alert memory
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d. an 82-year- g
old female who learns to do yoga at her recreational centre ANS: B
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REF: 5 g BLM: HO g
14. While playing shuffleboard at the local seniors club, Mr. Jones jokes about Mr. Smith‘s poor eyesight after M
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r. Smith misses the scoring area. Mr. Jones‘ derogatory comment is an example of which type of insult?
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a. the old goat curse g g g
b. the black sheep effect
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c. elderspeak
d. ageism
ANS: B g REF: 6 g BLM: HO g
15. What do gerontologists call prejudice against older people?
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a. a negative stereotype
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b. geriatrics
c. age dichotomy syndrome g g
d. ageism
ANS: D g REF: 6-7 gg BLM: REM g
16. Which of the following describes ageism in our culture?
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a. It is acquired from experience with the aged.
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b. It is a social component of the biological process.
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c. It is learned from a variety of sources.
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d. It is useful for maintaining cultural diversity.
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ANS: C g REF: 8-9 gg BLM: HO g
17. Researchers including Henneberg, Gilbert, and Ricketts (2010, 2008) have studied the treatment of older p
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eople in literature. What have these studies found?
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a. Overall, positive views of older people predominate.
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b. Negative traits in literature outnumber those in philosophy by two to one.
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c. Older people are stereotyped and children then hold negative views about them.
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d. Mysteries often portray older people as devious or manipulative.
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ANS: C g REF: 8-9 g BLM: REM g
18. Sally has been researching mass media and the portrayal of older Canadians in the media. Her studies have g
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enerally shown that the mass media (such as television and the newspapers) tend to create which type of c
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ommon image of older people? g g g g
a. positive
b. negative
c. neutral
d. colourful
ANS: B g REF: 8-9 gg BLM: HO g
19. What did Palmore‘s study of contemporary jokes find?
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a. that the elderly are always portrayed in a positive light
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b. that the elderly are never referred to jokingly
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c. that the elderly are stereotyped as impotent or unattractive
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MULTIPLE CHOICE g
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
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b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
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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
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ANS: D g REF: 2-3 gg BLM: REM g
2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older Canadians?
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a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANS: B g REF: 2 gg BLM: REM g
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as predicted by St
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atistics Canada? g
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANS: C g REF: 2 gg BLM: REM g
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.
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b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
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c. The mass media will promote ageism.
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d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it occurs. A
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NS: D g REF: 2 g BLM: HO g
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
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a. the education system g g
b. the aging process g g
c. the government g
d. the police g
ANS: A g REF: 2 gg BLM: HO g
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
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d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder family members
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ANS: A g REF: 2 g BLM: HO g
,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
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c. by changing public opinion about old age
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d. by trying to prevent illness before it happens
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ANS: D g REF: 2 gg BLM: HO g
8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the process of aging among older C
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anadians. What is the name for this social science? g g g g g g g g
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANS: C g REF: 2 gg BLM: HO g
9. What are the two points of view that gerontologists use to study aging?
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a. economics and social structures g g g
b. the family and the education system g g g g g
c. bioethics and economics g g
d. the individual and society g g g
ANS: D g REF: 2 gg BLM: REM g
10. What did Unwin and colleagues‘ (2008) research find out about perceptions of aging?
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a. People know little about aging. g g g g
b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death.
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c. Some attitudes towards the elderly have possibly worsened.
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d. Most people‘s knowledge about older people is based on myth or fear. A
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NS: C g REF: 3 BLM: REM g
11. Your uncle Ken has just retired from the workforce, and he needs to find an activity that will keep him in tou
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ch with his community. According to recent research found in your textbook, which of the following ac
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tivities would be a beneficial activity for your uncle?
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a. reading books to his grandchildren g g g g
b. baking cookies g
c. working in his woodshop g g g
d. playing cards at a local library g g g g g
ANS: D g REF: 4 g BLM: HO g
12. Which of the following accurately describes stereotypes?
g g g g g g
a. They prevent discrimination and ageism. g g g g
b. They force people to confront the truth about the elderly.
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c. They often have some basis in reality. g g g g g g
d. They exaggerate and distort the bad, while ignoring the good qualities of a group of pe
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ople.
ANS: C g REF: 5 g BLM: HO g
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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, b. a 95-year-old woman who drives erratically
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c. a 76 year-old male who lives in a nursing home but has an alert memory
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d. an 82-year- g
old female who learns to do yoga at her recreational centre ANS: B
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REF: 5 g BLM: HO g
14. While playing shuffleboard at the local seniors club, Mr. Jones jokes about Mr. Smith‘s poor eyesight after M
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r. Smith misses the scoring area. Mr. Jones‘ derogatory comment is an example of which type of insult?
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a. the old goat curse g g g
b. the black sheep effect
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c. elderspeak
d. ageism
ANS: B g REF: 6 g BLM: HO g
15. What do gerontologists call prejudice against older people?
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a. a negative stereotype
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b. geriatrics
c. age dichotomy syndrome g g
d. ageism
ANS: D g REF: 6-7 gg BLM: REM g
16. Which of the following describes ageism in our culture?
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a. It is acquired from experience with the aged.
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b. It is a social component of the biological process.
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c. It is learned from a variety of sources.
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d. It is useful for maintaining cultural diversity.
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ANS: C g REF: 8-9 gg BLM: HO g
17. Researchers including Henneberg, Gilbert, and Ricketts (2010, 2008) have studied the treatment of older p
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eople in literature. What have these studies found?
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a. Overall, positive views of older people predominate.
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b. Negative traits in literature outnumber those in philosophy by two to one.
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c. Older people are stereotyped and children then hold negative views about them.
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d. Mysteries often portray older people as devious or manipulative.
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ANS: C g REF: 8-9 g BLM: REM g
18. Sally has been researching mass media and the portrayal of older Canadians in the media. Her studies have g
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enerally shown that the mass media (such as television and the newspapers) tend to create which type of c
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ommon image of older people? g g g g
a. positive
b. negative
c. neutral
d. colourful
ANS: B g REF: 8-9 gg BLM: HO g
19. What did Palmore‘s study of contemporary jokes find?
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a. that the elderly are always portrayed in a positive light
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b. that the elderly are never referred to jokingly
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c. that the elderly are stereotyped as impotent or unattractive
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