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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All
Chapters 1 - 20
,Table64of64Contents
Chapter641:64Aging64Today
Chapter642:64Theories64and64Methods
Chapter643:64Population64Aging
Chapter644:64Aging64and64Ethnicity
Chapter645:64Personal64Health64and64Wellness
Chapter646:64The64Psychology64of64Aging
Chapter647:64Healthcare
Chapter648:64Finances64and64Economics
Chapter649:64Retirement64and64Work
Chapter6410:64Leisure,64Recreation,64and64Service
Chapter6411:64Housing64and64Transportation
Chapter6412:64Family64Life
Chapter6413:64Social64Support64and64Caregiving
Chapter6414:64Dying,64Death,64and64Bereavement
,CHAPTER641:64AGING64TODAY
MULTIPLE64CHOICE
1. Which64of64the64following64is64given64in64the64text64as64a64reason64for64studying64aging?
a. to64help64oneself64live64the64best64old64age64possible
b. to64enable64people64to64avoid64or64reverse64the64effects64of64aging
c. to64enable64people64to64make64old64age64as64inexpensive64a64time64of64life64as64it64can64be
d. to64learn64how64to64work64with64elderly64clients
ANSWER:646 4 D REF:6464642-3 BLM:64REM
2. As64of642011,64what64percentage64of64the64population64comprised64
older64Canadians?a.6 4 16.0%
b.646 4 15%
c. 9.1%
d.64646 4 6.8%
ANSWER:646 4 B REF:6464642 BLM:64REM
3. By642036,64approximately64what64percentage64of64the64population64will64comprise64older64
Canadians64as64predicted64by6 4 Statistics64Canada?
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER:646 4 C REF:6464642 BLM:64REM
4. As64society64ages,64what64will64change64in64the64Canadian64social64structure?
a. Poverty64will64increase64as64more64people64enter64old64age.
b. The64government64will64face64economic64crisis64as64pension64costs64rise.
c. The64mass64media64will64promote64ageism.
d. The64healthcare64system64will64add64programs64to64prevent64illness
64before64it64occurs.6464ANSWER:646 4 D REF:6464642 BLM:64HO
5. Which64of64the64following64is64an64example64of64a64social64structure?
a. the64education64system
b. the64aging64process
c. the64government
d. the64police
ANSWER:646 4 A REF:6464642 BLM:64HO
6. What64effect64does64an64aging64society64have64on64the64Canadian64family?
a. an64increase64in64the64number64of64people64living64in64three-64and64four-generation64families
b. a64decrease64in64the64number64of64people64who64become64grandparents64during64their64lifeti
me
c. an64erosion64of64values64as64extended64family64structures64fragment
d. an64increase64in64financial64responsibility64placed64on64elder6
4family64members6464ANSWER:646 4 A REF:6464642
BLM:64HO
, 7. How64will64the64healthcare64system64have64to64adapt64as64Canadian64society64ages?
a. by64decreasing64the64attention64given64to64chronic64ailments64such64as64diabetes64and64art
hritis
b. by64favouring64the64treatment64of64more64acute64illnesses
c. by64changing64public64opinion64about64old64age
d. by64trying64to64prevent64illness64before64it64ha
ppens6464ANSWER:646 4 D
REF:6464642 BLM:64HO
8. Dr.64Clarke64is64conducting64a64research64experiment64that64is64studying64the64process
64of64aging64among64older6 4 Canadians.64What64is64the64name64for64this64social
64science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:646 4 C REF:6464642 BLM:64HO
9. What64are64the64two64points64of64view64that64gerontologists64use64to64study64aging?
a. economics64and64social64structures
b. the64family64and64the64education64system
c. bioethics64and64economics
d. the64individual64and64society
ANSWER:646 4 D REF:6464642 BLM:64REM
10. What64did64Unwin64and64colleagues’64(2008)64research64find64out64about64perceptions64of64agin
g?
a. People64know64little64about64aging.
b. Old64age64is64seen64as64a64time64of64weakness64and64death.
c. Some64attitudes64towards64the64elderly64have64possibly64worsened.
d. Most64people’s64knowledge64about64older64people64is64based
64on64myth64or64fear.6464ANSWER:646 4 C REF: 3 BLM:64REM
11. Your64uncle64Ken64has64just64retired64from64the64workforce,64and64he64needs64to64find64an64activ
ity64that64will64keep64him64in6 4 touch64with64his64community.64According64to64recent64research
64found64in64your64textbook,64which64of64the64following6 4 activities64would64be64a64benefici
al64activity64for64your64uncle?
a. reading64books64to64his64grandchildren
b. baking64cookies
c. working64in64his64woodshop
d. playing64cards64at64a64local64library
ANSWER:64D REF:644 BLM:64HO
12. Which64of64the64following64accurately64describes64stereotypes?
a. They64prevent64discrimination64and64ageism.
b. They64force64people64to64confront64the64truth64about64the64elderly.
c. They64often64have64some64basis64in64reality.
d. They64exaggerate64and64distort64the64bad,64while64ignoring64the64good64
qualities64of64a64group64of6 4 people.
ANSWER:646 4 C REF:645 BLM:64HO
Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All
Chapters 1 - 20
,Table64of64Contents
Chapter641:64Aging64Today
Chapter642:64Theories64and64Methods
Chapter643:64Population64Aging
Chapter644:64Aging64and64Ethnicity
Chapter645:64Personal64Health64and64Wellness
Chapter646:64The64Psychology64of64Aging
Chapter647:64Healthcare
Chapter648:64Finances64and64Economics
Chapter649:64Retirement64and64Work
Chapter6410:64Leisure,64Recreation,64and64Service
Chapter6411:64Housing64and64Transportation
Chapter6412:64Family64Life
Chapter6413:64Social64Support64and64Caregiving
Chapter6414:64Dying,64Death,64and64Bereavement
,CHAPTER641:64AGING64TODAY
MULTIPLE64CHOICE
1. Which64of64the64following64is64given64in64the64text64as64a64reason64for64studying64aging?
a. to64help64oneself64live64the64best64old64age64possible
b. to64enable64people64to64avoid64or64reverse64the64effects64of64aging
c. to64enable64people64to64make64old64age64as64inexpensive64a64time64of64life64as64it64can64be
d. to64learn64how64to64work64with64elderly64clients
ANSWER:646 4 D REF:6464642-3 BLM:64REM
2. As64of642011,64what64percentage64of64the64population64comprised64
older64Canadians?a.6 4 16.0%
b.646 4 15%
c. 9.1%
d.64646 4 6.8%
ANSWER:646 4 B REF:6464642 BLM:64REM
3. By642036,64approximately64what64percentage64of64the64population64will64comprise64older64
Canadians64as64predicted64by6 4 Statistics64Canada?
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER:646 4 C REF:6464642 BLM:64REM
4. As64society64ages,64what64will64change64in64the64Canadian64social64structure?
a. Poverty64will64increase64as64more64people64enter64old64age.
b. The64government64will64face64economic64crisis64as64pension64costs64rise.
c. The64mass64media64will64promote64ageism.
d. The64healthcare64system64will64add64programs64to64prevent64illness
64before64it64occurs.6464ANSWER:646 4 D REF:6464642 BLM:64HO
5. Which64of64the64following64is64an64example64of64a64social64structure?
a. the64education64system
b. the64aging64process
c. the64government
d. the64police
ANSWER:646 4 A REF:6464642 BLM:64HO
6. What64effect64does64an64aging64society64have64on64the64Canadian64family?
a. an64increase64in64the64number64of64people64living64in64three-64and64four-generation64families
b. a64decrease64in64the64number64of64people64who64become64grandparents64during64their64lifeti
me
c. an64erosion64of64values64as64extended64family64structures64fragment
d. an64increase64in64financial64responsibility64placed64on64elder6
4family64members6464ANSWER:646 4 A REF:6464642
BLM:64HO
, 7. How64will64the64healthcare64system64have64to64adapt64as64Canadian64society64ages?
a. by64decreasing64the64attention64given64to64chronic64ailments64such64as64diabetes64and64art
hritis
b. by64favouring64the64treatment64of64more64acute64illnesses
c. by64changing64public64opinion64about64old64age
d. by64trying64to64prevent64illness64before64it64ha
ppens6464ANSWER:646 4 D
REF:6464642 BLM:64HO
8. Dr.64Clarke64is64conducting64a64research64experiment64that64is64studying64the64process
64of64aging64among64older6 4 Canadians.64What64is64the64name64for64this64social
64science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:646 4 C REF:6464642 BLM:64HO
9. What64are64the64two64points64of64view64that64gerontologists64use64to64study64aging?
a. economics64and64social64structures
b. the64family64and64the64education64system
c. bioethics64and64economics
d. the64individual64and64society
ANSWER:646 4 D REF:6464642 BLM:64REM
10. What64did64Unwin64and64colleagues’64(2008)64research64find64out64about64perceptions64of64agin
g?
a. People64know64little64about64aging.
b. Old64age64is64seen64as64a64time64of64weakness64and64death.
c. Some64attitudes64towards64the64elderly64have64possibly64worsened.
d. Most64people’s64knowledge64about64older64people64is64based
64on64myth64or64fear.6464ANSWER:646 4 C REF: 3 BLM:64REM
11. Your64uncle64Ken64has64just64retired64from64the64workforce,64and64he64needs64to64find64an64activ
ity64that64will64keep64him64in6 4 touch64with64his64community.64According64to64recent64research
64found64in64your64textbook,64which64of64the64following6 4 activities64would64be64a64benefici
al64activity64for64your64uncle?
a. reading64books64to64his64grandchildren
b. baking64cookies
c. working64in64his64woodshop
d. playing64cards64at64a64local64library
ANSWER:64D REF:644 BLM:64HO
12. Which64of64the64following64accurately64describes64stereotypes?
a. They64prevent64discrimination64and64ageism.
b. They64force64people64to64confront64the64truth64about64the64elderly.
c. They64often64have64some64basis64in64reality.
d. They64exaggerate64and64distort64the64bad,64while64ignoring64the64good64
qualities64of64a64group64of6 4 people.
ANSWER:646 4 C REF:645 BLM:64HO
