TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives
8th Edition by Mark Novak,
All Chapters 1 - 20
,TableloflContentsl
Chapterl1:lAginglToday
Chapterl2:lTheorieslandlMethods
Chapterl3:lPopulationlAging
Chapterl4:lAginglandlEthnicity
Chapterl5:lPersonallHealthlandlWellness
Chapterl6:lThelPsychologyloflAging
Chapterl7:lHealthcare
Chapterl8:lFinanceslandlEconomics
Chapterl9:lRetirementlandlWork
Chapterl10:lLeisure,lRecreation,landlService
Chapterl11:lHousinglandlTransportation
Chapterl12:lFamilylLife
Chapterl13:lSociallSupportlandlCaregiving
Chapterl14:lDying,lDeath,landlBereavement
,CHAPTERl1:lAGINGlTODAY
MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Whichloflthelfollowinglislgivenlinltheltextlaslalreasonlforlstudyinglaging?
a. tolhelploneselfllivelthelbestloldlagelpossible
b. tolenablelpeopleltolavoidlorlreverseltheleffectsloflaging
c. tolenablelpeopleltolmakeloldlagelaslinexpensivelaltimelofllifelaslitlcanlbe
d. tollearnlhowltolworklwithlelderlylclients
ANSWER:l D REF:lll2-3 BLM:lREM
2. Aslofl2011,lwhatlpercentageloflthelpopulationlcomprisedlolderlCana
dians?la. 16.0%
b.l 15%
c. 9.1%
d.lll 6.8%
ANSWER:l B REF:lll2 BLM:lREM
3. Byl2036,lapproximatelylwhatlpercentageloflthelpopulationlwilllcompriselolderlCanadianslaslpre
dictedlbylStatisticslCanada?
a. 9%
b.lll 19%
c. 25%
d.lll 34%
ANSWER:l C REF:lll2 BLM:lREM
4. Aslsocietylages,lwhatlwilllchangelinlthelCanadianlsociallstructure?
a. Povertylwilllincreaselaslmorelpeoplelenterloldlage.
b. Thelgovernmentlwilllfaceleconomiclcrisislaslpensionlcostslrise.
c. Thelmasslmedialwilllpromotelageism.
d. Thelhealthcarelsystemlwillladdlprogramsltolpreventlillnesslbeforelitloc
curs.lANSWER:l D REF:lll2 BLM:lHO
5. Whichloflthelfollowinglislanlexampleloflalsociallstructure?
a. theleducationlsystem
b. thelaginglprocess
c. thelgovernment
d. thelpolice
ANSWER:l A REF:lll2 BLM:lHO
6. WhatleffectldoeslanlaginglsocietylhavelonlthelCanadianlfamily?
a. anlincreaselinlthelnumberloflpeoplellivinglinlthree-landlfour-generationlfamilies
b. aldecreaselinlthelnumberloflpeoplelwholbecomelgrandparentslduringltheirllifetime
c. anlerosionloflvalueslaslextendedlfamilylstructureslfragment
d. anlincreaselinlfinanciallresponsibilitylplacedlonlelderlfamilylmem
berslANSWER:l A REF:lll2 BLM:lHO
, 7. HowlwilllthelhealthcarelsystemlhaveltoladaptlaslCanadianlsocietylages?
a. byldecreasinglthelattentionlgivenltolchroniclailmentslsuchlasldiabeteslandlarthritis
b. bylfavouringltheltreatmentloflmorelacutelillnesses
c. bylchanginglpubliclopinionlaboutloldlage
d. byltryingltolpreventlillnesslbeforelitlhappens
ANSWER:l D REF:lll2 BLM:lHO
8. Dr.lClarkelislconductinglalresearchlexperimentlthatlislstudyinglthelprocessloflaginglamongl
olderlCanadians.lWhatlislthelnamelforlthislsociallscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:l C REF:lll2 BLM:lHO
9. Whatlareltheltwolpointsloflviewlthatlgerontologistsluseltolstudylaging?
a. economicslandlsociallstructures
b. thelfamilylandltheleducationlsystem
c. bioethicslandleconomics
d. thelindividuallandlsociety
ANSWER:l D REF:lll2 BLM:lREM
10. WhatldidlUnwinlandlcolleagues’l(2008)lresearchlfindloutlaboutlperceptionsloflaging?
a. Peoplelknowllittlelaboutlaging.
b. Oldlagelislseenlaslaltimeloflweaknesslandldeath.
c. Somelattitudesltowardslthelelderlylhavelpossiblylworsened.
d. Mostlpeople’slknowledgelaboutlolderlpeoplelislbasedlonlmythlor
lfear.lANSWER:l C REF: 3 BLM:lREM
11. YourlunclelKenlhasljustlretiredlfromlthelworkforce,landlhelneedsltolfindlanlactivitylthatlwilllkeeplhi
mlinltouchlwithlhislcommunity.lAccordingltolrecentlresearchlfoundlinlyourltextbook,lwhichloflthel
followinglactivitieslwouldlbelalbeneficiallactivitylforlyourluncle?
a. readinglbooksltolhislgrandchildren
b. bakinglcookies
c. workinglinlhislwoodshop
d. playinglcardslatlallocalllibrary
ANSWER:lD REF:l4 BLM:lHO
12. Whichloflthelfollowinglaccuratelyldescribeslstereotypes?
a. Theylpreventldiscriminationlandlageism.
b. Theylforcelpeopleltolconfrontltheltruthlaboutlthelelderly.
c. Theyloftenlhavelsomelbasislinlreality.
d. Theylexaggeratelandldistortlthelbad,lwhilelignoringlthelgoodlqualitiesloflalg
rouploflpeople.
ANSWER:l C REF:l5 BLM:lHO
13. Whichloflthelfollowinglpresentslalnegativelstereotypeloflaging?
a. anlelderlyl84lyear-oldlgentlemanlwholplayslwithlhislgrandchildren
8th Edition by Mark Novak,
All Chapters 1 - 20
,TableloflContentsl
Chapterl1:lAginglToday
Chapterl2:lTheorieslandlMethods
Chapterl3:lPopulationlAging
Chapterl4:lAginglandlEthnicity
Chapterl5:lPersonallHealthlandlWellness
Chapterl6:lThelPsychologyloflAging
Chapterl7:lHealthcare
Chapterl8:lFinanceslandlEconomics
Chapterl9:lRetirementlandlWork
Chapterl10:lLeisure,lRecreation,landlService
Chapterl11:lHousinglandlTransportation
Chapterl12:lFamilylLife
Chapterl13:lSociallSupportlandlCaregiving
Chapterl14:lDying,lDeath,landlBereavement
,CHAPTERl1:lAGINGlTODAY
MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Whichloflthelfollowinglislgivenlinltheltextlaslalreasonlforlstudyinglaging?
a. tolhelploneselfllivelthelbestloldlagelpossible
b. tolenablelpeopleltolavoidlorlreverseltheleffectsloflaging
c. tolenablelpeopleltolmakeloldlagelaslinexpensivelaltimelofllifelaslitlcanlbe
d. tollearnlhowltolworklwithlelderlylclients
ANSWER:l D REF:lll2-3 BLM:lREM
2. Aslofl2011,lwhatlpercentageloflthelpopulationlcomprisedlolderlCana
dians?la. 16.0%
b.l 15%
c. 9.1%
d.lll 6.8%
ANSWER:l B REF:lll2 BLM:lREM
3. Byl2036,lapproximatelylwhatlpercentageloflthelpopulationlwilllcompriselolderlCanadianslaslpre
dictedlbylStatisticslCanada?
a. 9%
b.lll 19%
c. 25%
d.lll 34%
ANSWER:l C REF:lll2 BLM:lREM
4. Aslsocietylages,lwhatlwilllchangelinlthelCanadianlsociallstructure?
a. Povertylwilllincreaselaslmorelpeoplelenterloldlage.
b. Thelgovernmentlwilllfaceleconomiclcrisislaslpensionlcostslrise.
c. Thelmasslmedialwilllpromotelageism.
d. Thelhealthcarelsystemlwillladdlprogramsltolpreventlillnesslbeforelitloc
curs.lANSWER:l D REF:lll2 BLM:lHO
5. Whichloflthelfollowinglislanlexampleloflalsociallstructure?
a. theleducationlsystem
b. thelaginglprocess
c. thelgovernment
d. thelpolice
ANSWER:l A REF:lll2 BLM:lHO
6. WhatleffectldoeslanlaginglsocietylhavelonlthelCanadianlfamily?
a. anlincreaselinlthelnumberloflpeoplellivinglinlthree-landlfour-generationlfamilies
b. aldecreaselinlthelnumberloflpeoplelwholbecomelgrandparentslduringltheirllifetime
c. anlerosionloflvalueslaslextendedlfamilylstructureslfragment
d. anlincreaselinlfinanciallresponsibilitylplacedlonlelderlfamilylmem
berslANSWER:l A REF:lll2 BLM:lHO
, 7. HowlwilllthelhealthcarelsystemlhaveltoladaptlaslCanadianlsocietylages?
a. byldecreasinglthelattentionlgivenltolchroniclailmentslsuchlasldiabeteslandlarthritis
b. bylfavouringltheltreatmentloflmorelacutelillnesses
c. bylchanginglpubliclopinionlaboutloldlage
d. byltryingltolpreventlillnesslbeforelitlhappens
ANSWER:l D REF:lll2 BLM:lHO
8. Dr.lClarkelislconductinglalresearchlexperimentlthatlislstudyinglthelprocessloflaginglamongl
olderlCanadians.lWhatlislthelnamelforlthislsociallscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:l C REF:lll2 BLM:lHO
9. Whatlareltheltwolpointsloflviewlthatlgerontologistsluseltolstudylaging?
a. economicslandlsociallstructures
b. thelfamilylandltheleducationlsystem
c. bioethicslandleconomics
d. thelindividuallandlsociety
ANSWER:l D REF:lll2 BLM:lREM
10. WhatldidlUnwinlandlcolleagues’l(2008)lresearchlfindloutlaboutlperceptionsloflaging?
a. Peoplelknowllittlelaboutlaging.
b. Oldlagelislseenlaslaltimeloflweaknesslandldeath.
c. Somelattitudesltowardslthelelderlylhavelpossiblylworsened.
d. Mostlpeople’slknowledgelaboutlolderlpeoplelislbasedlonlmythlor
lfear.lANSWER:l C REF: 3 BLM:lREM
11. YourlunclelKenlhasljustlretiredlfromlthelworkforce,landlhelneedsltolfindlanlactivitylthatlwilllkeeplhi
mlinltouchlwithlhislcommunity.lAccordingltolrecentlresearchlfoundlinlyourltextbook,lwhichloflthel
followinglactivitieslwouldlbelalbeneficiallactivitylforlyourluncle?
a. readinglbooksltolhislgrandchildren
b. bakinglcookies
c. workinglinlhislwoodshop
d. playinglcardslatlallocalllibrary
ANSWER:lD REF:l4 BLM:lHO
12. Whichloflthelfollowinglaccuratelyldescribeslstereotypes?
a. Theylpreventldiscriminationlandlageism.
b. Theylforcelpeopleltolconfrontltheltruthlaboutlthelelderly.
c. Theyloftenlhavelsomelbasislinlreality.
d. Theylexaggeratelandldistortlthelbad,lwhilelignoringlthelgoodlqualitiesloflalg
rouploflpeople.
ANSWER:l C REF:l5 BLM:lHO
13. Whichloflthelfollowinglpresentslalnegativelstereotypeloflaging?
a. anlelderlyl84lyear-oldlgentlemanlwholplayslwithlhislgrandchildren
