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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition
(Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi) All Chapters 1 – 20(Q&A) Latest 2025 complete A+ graded
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CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 2: THEORIES AND METHODS .............................................................................................................................................. 17
CHAPTER 3: AGING IN CANADAAND THE WORLD TODAY ............................................................................................................. 54
CHAPTER 4: AGING AND ETHNICITY .................................................................................................................................................... 83
CHAPTER 5: PERSONAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS .............................................................................................................................. 106
CHAPTER 6: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING AND THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING ..................................................... 131
CHAPTER 7: HEALTHCARE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 162
CHAPTER 8: FINANCES AND ECONOMICS ........................................................................................................................................ 201
CHAPTER 9: RETIREMENTAND WORK ............................................................................................................................................. 230
CHAPTER 10: LEISURE, RECREATION, AND SERVICE ................................................................................................................ 257
CHAPTER 11: HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION .............................................................................................................................. 286
CHAPTER 12: FAMILY LIFE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 321
CHAPTER 13: SOCIALqSUPPORT............................................................................................................................................................. 352
CHAPTER 14: DEATH, DYING, AND BEREAVEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 385
CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
ANSWER: D REF: 2-3 BLM: REM
2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older Canadians?a.
16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
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d. 6.8%
ANSWER: B REF: 2 BLM: REM
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as predicted by
Statistics Canada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: REM
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age.
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
c. The mass media will promote ageism.
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it occurs.
ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
a. the education system
b. the aging process
c. the government
d. the police
ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
6. What effect does an aging society have on the Canadian family?
a. an increase in the number of people living in three- and four-generation families
b. a decrease in the number of people who become grandparents during their lifetime
c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment
d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder family members
ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
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7. How will the healthcare system have to adapt as Canadian society ages?
a. by decreasing the attention given to chronic ailments such as diabetes and arthritis
b. by favouring the treatment of more acute illnesses
c. by changing public opinion about old age
d. by trying to prevent illness before it happens
ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the process of aging among older
Canadians. What is the name for this social science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: HO
9. What are the two points of view that gerontologists use to study aging?
a. economics and social structures
b. the family and the education system
c. bioethics and economics
d. the individual and society
ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: REM
10. What did Unwin and colleagues’ (2008) research find out about perceptions of aging?
a. People know little about aging.
b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death.
c. Some attitudes towards the elderly have possibly worsened.
d. Most people’s knowledge about older people is based on myth or fear.
ANSWER: C REF: 3 BLM: REM
11. Your uncle Ken has just retired from the workforce, and he needs to find an activity that will keep him in
touch with his community. According to recent research found in your textbook, which of the following
activities would be a beneficial activity for your uncle?
a. reading books to his grandchildren
b. baking cookies
c. working in his woodshop
d. playing cards at a local library
ANSWER: D REF: 4 BLM: HO
12. Which of the following accurately describes stereotypes?
a. They prevent discrimination and ageism.
b. They force people to confront the truth about the elderly.
c. They often have some basis in reality.
d. They exaggerate and distort the bad, while ignoring the good qualities of a group of
people.
ANSWER: C REF: 5 BLM: HO
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Complete Test Bank
Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition
(Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi) All Chapters 1 – 20(Q&A) Latest 2025 complete A+ graded
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E E
S S
T T
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A A
N N
K K
MARK NOVAK, HERBERT C. NORTHCOTT, KAREN
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KOBAYASHI
,AGING AND SOCIETY A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES 9TH EDITION 09/19/2025
CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER 2: THEORIES AND METHODS .............................................................................................................................................. 17
CHAPTER 3: AGING IN CANADAAND THE WORLD TODAY ............................................................................................................. 54
CHAPTER 4: AGING AND ETHNICITY .................................................................................................................................................... 83
CHAPTER 5: PERSONAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS .............................................................................................................................. 106
CHAPTER 6: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING AND THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING ..................................................... 131
CHAPTER 7: HEALTHCARE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 162
CHAPTER 8: FINANCES AND ECONOMICS ........................................................................................................................................ 201
CHAPTER 9: RETIREMENTAND WORK ............................................................................................................................................. 230
CHAPTER 10: LEISURE, RECREATION, AND SERVICE ................................................................................................................ 257
CHAPTER 11: HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION .............................................................................................................................. 286
CHAPTER 12: FAMILY LIFE ...................................................................................................................................................................... 321
CHAPTER 13: SOCIALqSUPPORT............................................................................................................................................................. 352
CHAPTER 14: DEATH, DYING, AND BEREAVEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 385
CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
ANSWER: D REF: 2-3 BLM: REM
2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older Canadians?a.
16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
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d. 6.8%
ANSWER: B REF: 2 BLM: REM
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as predicted by
Statistics Canada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: REM
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age.
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
c. The mass media will promote ageism.
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it occurs.
ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
a. the education system
b. the aging process
c. the government
d. the police
ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
6. What effect does an aging society have on the Canadian family?
a. an increase in the number of people living in three- and four-generation families
b. a decrease in the number of people who become grandparents during their lifetime
c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment
d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder family members
ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
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7. How will the healthcare system have to adapt as Canadian society ages?
a. by decreasing the attention given to chronic ailments such as diabetes and arthritis
b. by favouring the treatment of more acute illnesses
c. by changing public opinion about old age
d. by trying to prevent illness before it happens
ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the process of aging among older
Canadians. What is the name for this social science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: HO
9. What are the two points of view that gerontologists use to study aging?
a. economics and social structures
b. the family and the education system
c. bioethics and economics
d. the individual and society
ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: REM
10. What did Unwin and colleagues’ (2008) research find out about perceptions of aging?
a. People know little about aging.
b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death.
c. Some attitudes towards the elderly have possibly worsened.
d. Most people’s knowledge about older people is based on myth or fear.
ANSWER: C REF: 3 BLM: REM
11. Your uncle Ken has just retired from the workforce, and he needs to find an activity that will keep him in
touch with his community. According to recent research found in your textbook, which of the following
activities would be a beneficial activity for your uncle?
a. reading books to his grandchildren
b. baking cookies
c. working in his woodshop
d. playing cards at a local library
ANSWER: D REF: 4 BLM: HO
12. Which of the following accurately describes stereotypes?
a. They prevent discrimination and ageism.
b. They force people to confront the truth about the elderly.
c. They often have some basis in reality.
d. They exaggerate and distort the bad, while ignoring the good qualities of a group of
people.
ANSWER: C REF: 5 BLM: HO
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