Aging and Society: Canadian Perspectives, 9th Edition Test Bank By by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, and Karen Kobayashi.

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

1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvgivenvinvthevtextvasvavreasonvforvstudyingvaging?
a. tovhelpvoneselfvlivevthevbestvoldvagevpossible
b. tovenablevpeoplevtovavoidvorvreversevtheveffectsvofvaging
c. tovenablevpeoplevtovmakevoldvagevasvinexpensivevavtimevofvlifevasvitvcanvbe
d. tovlearnvhowvtovworkvwithvelderlyvclients
ANSWER:v D REF:v 2-3 BLM:vREM

2. Asvofv2011,vwhatvpercentagevofvthevpopulationvcomprisedvoldervCanadians?a.v
16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER:v B REF:v 2 BLM:vREM

3. Byv2036,vapproximatelyvwhatvpercentagevofvthevpopulationvwillvcomprisevoldervCanadiansvasvpredictedvbyv
StatisticsvCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER:v C REF:v 2 BLM:vREM

4. Asvsocietyvages,vwhatvwillvchangevinvthevCanadianvsocialvstructure?
a. Povertyvwillvincreasevasvmorevpeopleventervoldvage.
b. Thevgovernmentvwillvfaceveconomicvcrisisvasvpensionvcostsvrise.
c. Thevmassvmediavwillvpromotevageism.
d. Thevhealthcarevsystemvwillvaddvprogramsvtovpreventvillnessvbeforevitvoccurs.v
ANSWER:v D REF:v 2 BLM:vHO

5. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvanvexamplevofvavsocialvstructure?
a. theveducationvsystem
b. thevagingvprocess
c. thevgovernment
d. thevpolice
ANSWER:v A REF:v 2 BLM:vHO

6. WhatveffectvdoesvanvagingvsocietyvhavevonvthevCanadianvfamily?
a. anvincreasevinvthevnumbervofvpeoplevlivingvinvthree-vandvfour-generationvfamilies
b. avdecreasevinvthevnumbervofvpeoplevwhovbecomevgrandparentsvduringvtheirvlifetime
c. anverosionvofvvaluesvasvextendedvfamilyvstructuresvfragment
d. anvincreasevinvfinancialvresponsibilityvplacedvonveldervfamilyvmembersv
ANSWER:v A REF:v 2 BLM:vHO

, 7. HowvwillvthevhealthcarevsystemvhavevtovadaptvasvCanadianvsocietyvages?
a. byvdecreasingvthevattentionvgivenvtovchronicvailmentsvsuchvasvdiabetesvandvarthritis
b. byvfavouringvthevtreatmentvofvmorevacutevillnesses
c. byvchangingvpublicvopinionvaboutvoldvage
d. byvtryingvtovpreventvillnessvbeforevitvhappensvANS
WER:v D REF:v 2 BLM:vHO

8. Dr.vClarkevisvconductingvavresearchvexperimentvthatvisvstudyingvthevprocessvofvagingvamongvolderv
Canadians.vWhatvisvthevnamevforvthisvsocialvscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:v C REF:v 2 BLM:vHO

9. Whatvarevthevtwovpointsvofvviewvthatvgerontologistsvusevtovstudyvaging?
a. economicsvandvsocialvstructures
b. thevfamilyvandvtheveducationvsystem
c. bioethicsvandveconomics
d. thevindividualvandvsociety
ANSWER:v D REF:v 2 BLM:vREM

10. WhatvdidvUnwinvandvcolleagues’v(2008)vresearchvfindvoutvaboutvperceptionsvofvaging?
a. Peoplevknowvlittlevaboutvaging.
b. Oldvagevisvseenvasvavtimevofvweaknessvandvdeath.
c. Somevattitudesvtowardsvthevelderlyvhavevpossiblyvworsened.
d. Mostvpeople’svknowledgevaboutvoldervpeoplevisvbasedvonvmythvorvfear.v
ANSWER:v C REF: 3 BLM:vREM

11. YourvunclevKenvhasvjustvretiredvfromvthevworkforce,vandvhevneedsvtovfindvanvactivityvthatvwillvkeepvhimvinvto
uchvwithvhisvcommunity.vAccordingvtovrecentvresearchvfoundvinvyourvtextbook,vwhichvofvthevfollowingvac
tivitiesvwouldvbevavbeneficialvactivityvforvyourvuncle?
a. readingvbooksvtovhisvgrandchildren
b. bakingvcookies
c. workingvinvhisvwoodshop
d. playingvcardsvatvavlocalvlibrary

ANSWER:vD REF:v4 BLM:vHO

12. Whichvofvthevfollowingvaccuratelyvdescribesvstereotypes?
a. Theyvpreventvdiscriminationvandvageism.
b. Theyvforcevpeoplevtovconfrontvthevtruthvaboutvthevelderly.
c. Theyvoftenvhavevsomevbasisvinvreality.
d. Theyvexaggeratevandvdistortvthevbad,vwhilevignoringvthevgoodvqualitiesvofvavgroupvofv
people.
ANSWER:v C REF:v5 BLM:vHO

13. Whichvofvthevfollowingvpresentsvavnegativevstereotypevofvaging?
a. anvelderlyv84vyear-oldvgentlemanvwhovplaysvwithvhisvgrandchildren