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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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MULTIPLEuCHOICE

1. Whichuofutheufollowinguisugivenuinutheutextuasuaureasonuforustudyinguaging?
a. touhelpuoneselfuliveutheubestuolduageupossible
b. touenableupeopleutouavoiduorureverseutheueffectsuofuaging
c. touenableupeopleutoumakeuolduageuasuinexpensiveuautimeuofulifeuasuitucanube
d. toulearnuhowutouworkuwithuelderlyuclients
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2. Asuofu2011,uwhatupercentageuofutheupopulationucompriseduolderuCanadians?a.u
16.0%
b.u 15%
c. 9.1%
d.uuu 6.8%
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3. Byu2036,uapproximatelyuwhatupercentageuofutheupopulationuwillucompriseuolderuCanadiansuasupredictedubyuS
tatisticsuCanada?
a. 9%
b.uuu 19%
c. 25%
d.uuu 34%
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4. Asusocietyuages,uwhatuwilluchangeuinutheuCanadianusocialustructure?
a. Povertyuwilluincreaseuasumoreupeopleuenteruolduage.
b. Theugovernmentuwillufaceueconomicucrisisuasupensionucostsurise.
c. Theumassumediauwillupromoteuageism.
d. Theuhealthcareusystemuwilluadduprogramsutoupreventuillnessubeforeuituoccurs.u
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5. Whichuofutheufollowinguisuanuexampleuofuausocialustructure?
a. theueducationusystem
b. theuaginguprocess
c. theugovernment
d. theupolice
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6. WhatueffectudoesuanuagingusocietyuhaveuonutheuCanadianufamily?
a. anuincreaseuinutheunumberuofupeopleulivinguinuthree-uandufour-generationufamilies
b. audecreaseuinutheunumberuofupeopleuwhoubecomeugrandparentsuduringutheirulifetime
c. anuerosionuofuvaluesuasuextendedufamilyustructuresufragment
d. anuincreaseuinufinancialuresponsibilityuplaceduonuelderufamilyumembersu
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, 7. HowuwillutheuhealthcareusystemuhaveutouadaptuasuCanadianusocietyuages?
a. byudecreasingutheuattentionugivenutouchronicuailmentsusuchuasudiabetesuanduarthritis
b. byufavouringutheutreatmentuofumoreuacuteuillnesses
c. byuchangingupublicuopinionuaboutuolduage
d. byutryingutoupreventuillnessubeforeuituhappensuANSW
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8. Dr.uClarkeuisuconductinguauresearchuexperimentuthatuisustudyingutheuprocessuofuaginguamonguolderu
Canadians.uWhatuisutheunameuforuthisusocialuscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
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9. Whatuareutheutwoupointsuofuviewuthatugerontologistsuuseutoustudyuaging?
a. economicsuandusocialustructures
b. theufamilyuandutheueducationusystem
c. bioethicsuandueconomics
d. theuindividualuandusociety
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10. WhatudiduUnwinuanducolleagues’u(2008)uresearchufinduoutuaboutuperceptionsuofuaging?
a. Peopleuknowulittleuaboutuaging.
b. Olduageuisuseenuasuautimeuofuweaknessuandudeath.
c. Someuattitudesutowardsutheuelderlyuhaveupossiblyuworsened.
d. Mostupeople’suknowledgeuaboutuolderupeopleuisubaseduonumythuorufear.u
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11. YouruuncleuKenuhasujusturetiredufromutheuworkforce,uanduheuneedsutoufinduanuactivityuthatuwillukeepuhimuinutou
chuwithuhisucommunity.uAccordingutourecenturesearchufounduinuyourutextbook,uwhichuofutheufollowinguacti
vitiesuwouldubeuaubeneficialuactivityuforuyouruuncle?
a. readingubooksutouhisugrandchildren
b. bakingucookies
c. workinguinuhisuwoodshop
d. playingucardsuatuaulocalulibrary

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12. Whichuofutheufollowinguaccuratelyudescribesustereotypes?
a. Theyupreventudiscriminationuanduageism.
b. Theyuforceupeopleutouconfrontutheutruthuaboututheuelderly.
c. Theyuoftenuhaveusomeubasisuinureality.
d. Theyuexaggerateuandudistortutheubad,uwhileuignoringutheugooduqualitiesuofuaugroupuofup
eople.
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13. Whichuofutheufollowingupresentsuaunegativeustereotypeuofuaging?
a. anuelderlyu84uyear-oldugentlemanuwhouplaysuwithuhisugrandchildren