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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All
Chapters 1 - 20
,TablewwofwwContents
Chapterww1:wwAgingwwToday
Chapterww2:wwTheorieswwandwwMethods
Chapterww3:wwPopulationwwAging
Chapterww4:wwAgingwwandwwEthnicity
Chapterww5:wwPersonalwwHealthwwandwwWellness
Chapterww6:wwThewwPsychologywwofwwAging
Chapterww7:wwHealthcare
Chapterww8:wwFinanceswwandwwEconomics
Chapterww9:wwRetirementwwandwwWork
Chapterww10:wwLeisure,wwRecreation,wwandwwService
Chapterww11:wwHousingwwandwwTransportation
Chapterww12:wwFamilywwLife
Chapterww13:wwSocialwwSupportwwandwwCaregiving
Chapterww14:wwDying,wwDeath,wwandwwBereavement
,CHAPTERww1:wwAGINGwwTODAY
MULTIPLEwwCHOICE
1. Whichwwofwwthewwfollowingwwiswwgivenwwinwwthewwtextwwaswwawwreasonwwforwwstudyingwwaging?
a. towwhelpwwoneselfwwlivewwthewwbestwwoldwwagewwpossible
b. towwenablewwpeoplewwtowwavoidwworwwreversewwthewweffectswwofwwaging
c. towwenablewwpeoplewwtowwmakewwoldwwagewwaswwinexpensivewwawwtimewwofwwlifewwaswwitwwcanwwbe
d. towwlearnwwhowwwtowwworkwwwithwwelderlywwclients
ANSWER:www w D REF:wwwwww2-3 BLM:wwREM
2. Aswwofww2011,wwwhatwwpercentagewwofwwthewwpopulationwwcomprisedwwo
lderwwCanadians?a.w w 16.0%
b.www w 15%
c. 9.1%
d.wwwww w 6.8%
ANSWER:www w B REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwREM
3. Byww2036,wwapproximatelywwwhatwwpercentagewwofwwthewwpopulationwwwillwwcomprisewwolderwwCa
nadianswwaswwpredictedwwbyw w StatisticswwCanada?
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER:www w C REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwREM
4. Aswwsocietywwages,wwwhatwwwillwwchangewwinwwthewwCanadianwwsocialwwstructure?
a. Povertywwwillwwincreasewwaswwmorewwpeoplewwenterwwoldwwage.
b. Thewwgovernmentwwwillwwfacewweconomicwwcrisiswwaswwpensionwwcostswwrise.
c. Thewwmasswwmediawwwillwwpromotewwageism.
d. Thewwhealthcarewwsystemwwwillwwaddwwprogramswwtowwpreventwwillnessww
beforewwitwwoccurs.wwwwANSWER:www w D REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwHO
5. Whichwwofwwthewwfollowingwwiswwanwwexamplewwofwwawwsocialwwstructure?
a. thewweducationwwsystem
b. thewwagingwwprocess
c. thewwgovernment
d. thewwpolice
ANSWER:www w A REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwHO
6. WhatwweffectwwdoeswwanwwagingwwsocietywwhavewwonwwthewwCanadianwwfamily?
a. anwwincreasewwinwwthewwnumberwwofwwpeoplewwlivingwwinwwthree-wwandwwfour-generationwwfamilies
b. awwdecreasewwinwwthewwnumberwwofwwpeoplewwwhowwbecomewwgrandparentswwduringwwtheirwwlifetim
e
c. anwwerosionwwofwwvalueswwaswwextendedwwfamilywwstructureswwfragment
d. anwwincreasewwinwwfinancialwwresponsibilitywwplacedwwonwwelderww
familywwmemberswwwwANSWER:www w A REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwHO
, 7. HowwwwillwwthewwhealthcarewwsystemwwhavewwtowwadaptwwaswwCanadianwwsocietywwages?
a. bywwdecreasingwwthewwattentionwwgivenwwtowwchronicwwailmentswwsuchwwaswwdiabeteswwandwwarthri
tis
b. bywwfavouringwwthewwtreatmentwwofwwmorewwacutewwillnesses
c. bywwchangingwwpublicwwopinionwwaboutwwoldwwage
d. bywwtryingwwtowwpreventwwillnesswwbeforewwitwwhap
penswwwwANSWER:www w D
REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwHO
8. Dr.wwClarkewwiswwconductingwwawwresearchwwexperimentwwthatwwiswwstudyingwwthewwprocessww
ofwwagingwwamongwwolderw w Canadians.wwWhatwwiswwthewwnamewwforwwthiswwsocialwwsci
ence?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:www w C REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwHO
9. Whatwwarewwthewwtwowwpointswwofwwviewwwthatwwgerontologistswwusewwtowwstudywwaging?
a. economicswwandwwsocialwwstructures
b. thewwfamilywwandwwthewweducationwwsystem
c. bioethicswwandwweconomics
d. thewwindividualwwandwwsociety
ANSWER:www w D REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwREM
10. WhatwwdidwwUnwinwwandwwcolleagues’ww(2008)wwresearchwwfindwwoutwwaboutwwperceptionswwofwwaging?
a. Peoplewwknowwwlittlewwaboutwwaging.
b. Oldwwagewwiswwseenwwaswwawwtimewwofwwweaknesswwandwwdeath.
c. Somewwattitudeswwtowardswwthewwelderlywwhavewwpossiblywwworsened.
d. Mostwwpeople’swwknowledgewwaboutwwolderwwpeoplewwiswwbasedww
onwwmythwworwwfear.wwwwANSWER:www w C REF: 3 BLM:wwREM
11. YourwwunclewwKenwwhaswwjustwwretiredwwfromwwthewwworkforce,wwandwwhewwneedswwtowwfindwwanwwactivity
wwthatwwwillwwkeepwwhimwwinw w touchwwwithwwhiswwcommunity.wwAccordingwwtowwrecentwwresearchwwfou
ndwwinwwyourwwtextbook,wwwhichwwofwwthewwfollowingw w activitieswwwouldwwbewwawwbeneficialwwactiv
itywwforwwyourwwuncle?
a. readingwwbookswwtowwhiswwgrandchildren
b. bakingwwcookies
c. workingwwinwwhiswwwoodshop
d. playingwwcardswwatwwawwlocalwwlibrary
ANSWER:wwD REF:ww4 BLM:wwHO
12. Whichwwofwwthewwfollowingwwaccuratelywwdescribeswwstereotypes?
a. Theywwpreventwwdiscriminationwwandwwageism.
b. Theywwforcewwpeoplewwtowwconfrontwwthewwtruthwwaboutwwthewwelderly.
c. Theywwoftenwwhavewwsomewwbasiswwinwwreality.
d. Theywwexaggeratewwandwwdistortwwthewwbad,wwwhilewwignoringwwthewwgoodwwq
ualitieswwofwwawwgroupwwofw w people.
ANSWER:www w C REF:ww5 BLM:wwHO
13. Whichwwofwwthewwfollowingwwpresentswwawwnegativewwstereotypewwofwwaging?
Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All
Chapters 1 - 20
,TablewwofwwContents
Chapterww1:wwAgingwwToday
Chapterww2:wwTheorieswwandwwMethods
Chapterww3:wwPopulationwwAging
Chapterww4:wwAgingwwandwwEthnicity
Chapterww5:wwPersonalwwHealthwwandwwWellness
Chapterww6:wwThewwPsychologywwofwwAging
Chapterww7:wwHealthcare
Chapterww8:wwFinanceswwandwwEconomics
Chapterww9:wwRetirementwwandwwWork
Chapterww10:wwLeisure,wwRecreation,wwandwwService
Chapterww11:wwHousingwwandwwTransportation
Chapterww12:wwFamilywwLife
Chapterww13:wwSocialwwSupportwwandwwCaregiving
Chapterww14:wwDying,wwDeath,wwandwwBereavement
,CHAPTERww1:wwAGINGwwTODAY
MULTIPLEwwCHOICE
1. Whichwwofwwthewwfollowingwwiswwgivenwwinwwthewwtextwwaswwawwreasonwwforwwstudyingwwaging?
a. towwhelpwwoneselfwwlivewwthewwbestwwoldwwagewwpossible
b. towwenablewwpeoplewwtowwavoidwworwwreversewwthewweffectswwofwwaging
c. towwenablewwpeoplewwtowwmakewwoldwwagewwaswwinexpensivewwawwtimewwofwwlifewwaswwitwwcanwwbe
d. towwlearnwwhowwwtowwworkwwwithwwelderlywwclients
ANSWER:www w D REF:wwwwww2-3 BLM:wwREM
2. Aswwofww2011,wwwhatwwpercentagewwofwwthewwpopulationwwcomprisedwwo
lderwwCanadians?a.w w 16.0%
b.www w 15%
c. 9.1%
d.wwwww w 6.8%
ANSWER:www w B REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwREM
3. Byww2036,wwapproximatelywwwhatwwpercentagewwofwwthewwpopulationwwwillwwcomprisewwolderwwCa
nadianswwaswwpredictedwwbyw w StatisticswwCanada?
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER:www w C REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwREM
4. Aswwsocietywwages,wwwhatwwwillwwchangewwinwwthewwCanadianwwsocialwwstructure?
a. Povertywwwillwwincreasewwaswwmorewwpeoplewwenterwwoldwwage.
b. Thewwgovernmentwwwillwwfacewweconomicwwcrisiswwaswwpensionwwcostswwrise.
c. Thewwmasswwmediawwwillwwpromotewwageism.
d. Thewwhealthcarewwsystemwwwillwwaddwwprogramswwtowwpreventwwillnessww
beforewwitwwoccurs.wwwwANSWER:www w D REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwHO
5. Whichwwofwwthewwfollowingwwiswwanwwexamplewwofwwawwsocialwwstructure?
a. thewweducationwwsystem
b. thewwagingwwprocess
c. thewwgovernment
d. thewwpolice
ANSWER:www w A REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwHO
6. WhatwweffectwwdoeswwanwwagingwwsocietywwhavewwonwwthewwCanadianwwfamily?
a. anwwincreasewwinwwthewwnumberwwofwwpeoplewwlivingwwinwwthree-wwandwwfour-generationwwfamilies
b. awwdecreasewwinwwthewwnumberwwofwwpeoplewwwhowwbecomewwgrandparentswwduringwwtheirwwlifetim
e
c. anwwerosionwwofwwvalueswwaswwextendedwwfamilywwstructureswwfragment
d. anwwincreasewwinwwfinancialwwresponsibilitywwplacedwwonwwelderww
familywwmemberswwwwANSWER:www w A REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwHO
, 7. HowwwwillwwthewwhealthcarewwsystemwwhavewwtowwadaptwwaswwCanadianwwsocietywwages?
a. bywwdecreasingwwthewwattentionwwgivenwwtowwchronicwwailmentswwsuchwwaswwdiabeteswwandwwarthri
tis
b. bywwfavouringwwthewwtreatmentwwofwwmorewwacutewwillnesses
c. bywwchangingwwpublicwwopinionwwaboutwwoldwwage
d. bywwtryingwwtowwpreventwwillnesswwbeforewwitwwhap
penswwwwANSWER:www w D
REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwHO
8. Dr.wwClarkewwiswwconductingwwawwresearchwwexperimentwwthatwwiswwstudyingwwthewwprocessww
ofwwagingwwamongwwolderw w Canadians.wwWhatwwiswwthewwnamewwforwwthiswwsocialwwsci
ence?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:www w C REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwHO
9. Whatwwarewwthewwtwowwpointswwofwwviewwwthatwwgerontologistswwusewwtowwstudywwaging?
a. economicswwandwwsocialwwstructures
b. thewwfamilywwandwwthewweducationwwsystem
c. bioethicswwandwweconomics
d. thewwindividualwwandwwsociety
ANSWER:www w D REF:wwwwww2 BLM:wwREM
10. WhatwwdidwwUnwinwwandwwcolleagues’ww(2008)wwresearchwwfindwwoutwwaboutwwperceptionswwofwwaging?
a. Peoplewwknowwwlittlewwaboutwwaging.
b. Oldwwagewwiswwseenwwaswwawwtimewwofwwweaknesswwandwwdeath.
c. Somewwattitudeswwtowardswwthewwelderlywwhavewwpossiblywwworsened.
d. Mostwwpeople’swwknowledgewwaboutwwolderwwpeoplewwiswwbasedww
onwwmythwworwwfear.wwwwANSWER:www w C REF: 3 BLM:wwREM
11. YourwwunclewwKenwwhaswwjustwwretiredwwfromwwthewwworkforce,wwandwwhewwneedswwtowwfindwwanwwactivity
wwthatwwwillwwkeepwwhimwwinw w touchwwwithwwhiswwcommunity.wwAccordingwwtowwrecentwwresearchwwfou
ndwwinwwyourwwtextbook,wwwhichwwofwwthewwfollowingw w activitieswwwouldwwbewwawwbeneficialwwactiv
itywwforwwyourwwuncle?
a. readingwwbookswwtowwhiswwgrandchildren
b. bakingwwcookies
c. workingwwinwwhiswwwoodshop
d. playingwwcardswwatwwawwlocalwwlibrary
ANSWER:wwD REF:ww4 BLM:wwHO
12. Whichwwofwwthewwfollowingwwaccuratelywwdescribeswwstereotypes?
a. Theywwpreventwwdiscriminationwwandwwageism.
b. Theywwforcewwpeoplewwtowwconfrontwwthewwtruthwwaboutwwthewwelderly.
c. Theywwoftenwwhavewwsomewwbasiswwinwwreality.
d. Theywwexaggeratewwandwwdistortwwthewwbad,wwwhilewwignoringwwthewwgoodwwq
ualitieswwofwwawwgroupwwofw w people.
ANSWER:www w C REF:ww5 BLM:wwHO
13. Whichwwofwwthewwfollowingwwpresentswwawwnegativewwstereotypewwofwwaging?
