Aging and Society: A Canadian Perspectives –
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9th Edition
TEST BANK
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Mark Novak
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Lori Campbell
Lori Dolff
RO
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors and
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Students
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© Mark Novak, Lori Campbell & Lori Dolff
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
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©STUDYSTREAM
, Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Aging Today
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
Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
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Chapter 7: Healthcare
Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
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Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
PPRP
Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
ROO
Chapter 12: Family Life
Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
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Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
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, CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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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
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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
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2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older Canadians?a.
16.0%
b. 15%
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c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: B REF: 2 BLM: REM
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3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as predicted by
Statistics Canada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
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c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: REM
PPRP
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.
ROO
ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
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a. the education system
b. the aging process
c. the government
d. the police
EDDD?
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
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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
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ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the process of aging among older
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Canadians. What is the name for this social science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
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d. aeonology
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: HO
VIAI
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
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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?
_APAP
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.
PPRP
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?
ROO
a. reading books to his grandchildren
b. baking cookies
c. working in his woodshop
VVEE
d. playing cards at a local library
ANSWER: D REF: 4 BLM: HO
12. Which of the following accurately describes stereotypes?
EDDD?
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
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people.
ANSWER: C REF: 5 BLM: HO
13. Which of the following presents a negative stereotype of aging?
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a. an elderly 84 year-old gentleman who plays with his grandchildren
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9th Edition
TEST BANK
UV
IA
_A
Mark Novak
PP
Lori Campbell
Lori Dolff
RO
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors and
VE
Students
D?
© Mark Novak, Lori Campbell & Lori Dolff
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
??
©STUDYSTREAM
, Table of Contents
ST
Chapter 1: Aging Today
Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
SUT
Chapter 3: Population Aging
UV
Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
VIAI
Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
A__?A
Chapter 7: Healthcare
Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
_APAP
Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
PPRP
Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
ROO
Chapter 12: Family Life
Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
VVEE
Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
EDDD?
???
?
, CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
ST
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
SUT
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
UV
2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older Canadians?a.
16.0%
b. 15%
VIAI
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: B REF: 2 BLM: REM
A__?A
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as predicted by
Statistics Canada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
_APAP
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: REM
PPRP
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.
ROO
ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
VVEE
a. the education system
b. the aging process
c. the government
d. the police
EDDD?
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
?
, 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
ST
ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the process of aging among older
SUT
Canadians. What is the name for this social science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
UV
d. aeonology
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: HO
VIAI
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
A__?A
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?
_APAP
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.
PPRP
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?
ROO
a. reading books to his grandchildren
b. baking cookies
c. working in his woodshop
VVEE
d. playing cards at a local library
ANSWER: D REF: 4 BLM: HO
12. Which of the following accurately describes stereotypes?
EDDD?
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
13. Which of the following presents a negative stereotype of aging?
?
a. an elderly 84 year-old gentleman who plays with his grandchildren
