aging and society canadian perspectives 7th edition test bank new update

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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters 1 - 20

,TableofContents
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 Chapter 1: Aging Today
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 Chapter2:TheoriesandMethods
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 Chapter 3: Population Aging
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 Chapter4:AgingandEthnicity
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 Chapter5: Personal HealthandWellness
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 Chapter6:ThePsychologyofAging
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 Chapter 7: Healthcare
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 Chapter8:FinancesandEconomics
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 Chapter9:RetirementandWork
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 Chapter10:Leisure,Recreation,andService
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 Chapter11:HousingandTransportation
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 Chapter12:FamilyLife
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 Chapter13:SocialSupportandCaregiving
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 Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
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,CHAPTER 1:AGING TODAY f f f




MULTIPLE CHOICE f




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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ANSWER: D f REF: 2-3 f BLM: REM f




2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older Canadians?a. 16.
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0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: B f REF: 2 f BLM: REM f




3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as predicted by Stati
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stics Canada? f


a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER: C f REF: 2 f BLM: REM f




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. f f f f f f f f


b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
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c. The mass media will promote ageism. f f f f f


d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it occurs. AN
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SWER: D f REF: 2 f BLM: HO f




5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
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a. the education system f f


b. the aging process f f


c. the government f


d. the police f




ANSWER: A f REF: 2 f BLM: HO f




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 A
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NSWER: A f REF: 2 f BLM: HO f

, 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 ANSW
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ER: D f REF: 2 f BLM: HO f




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




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


b. the family and the education system f f f f f


c. bioethics and economics f f


d. the individual and society f f f




ANSWER: D f REF: 2 f BLM: REM f




10. What did Unwin and colleagues‘(2008) research find out about perceptions of aging?
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a. People know little about aging. f f f f


b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death. f f f f f f f f f f


c. Some attitudes towards the elderly have possibly worsened. f f f f f f f


d. Most people‘s knowledge about older people is based on myth or fear. AN
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SWER: C f REF: 3 BLM: REM f




11. Your uncle Ken has just retired from the workforce, and he needs to find an activity that will keep him in touch wi
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th his community. According to recent research found in your textbook, which of the following activities wo
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uld be a beneficial activity for your uncle?
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a. reading books to his grandchildren f f f f


b. baking cookies f


c. working in his woodshop f f f


d. playing cards at a local library f f f f f




ANSWER: D f REF: 4 f BLM: HO f




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


b. They force people to confront the truth about the elderly. f f f f f f f f f


c. They often have some basis in reality. f f f f f f


d. They exaggerate and distort the bad, while ignoring the good qualities of a group of peo
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ple.
ANSWER: C f REF: 5 f BLM: HO f




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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