TEST BANK for Aging and Society
Canadian Perspectives, 8th Edition by
Lori Campbell, Mark Novak & Herbert
Northcott
ALL CHAPTERS 1-14| A+ GRADE
EXPERT APPROVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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, 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
CORRECT 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%
d. 6.8%
CORRECT 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%
CORRECT 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.
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,c. The mass media will promote ageism.
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it occurs. CORRECT
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
CORRECT 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 CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
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, b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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. CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: 4 BLM: HO
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Canadian Perspectives, 8th Edition by
Lori Campbell, Mark Novak & Herbert
Northcott
ALL CHAPTERS 1-14| A+ GRADE
EXPERT APPROVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Page | 1
, 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
CORRECT 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%
d. 6.8%
CORRECT 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%
CORRECT 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.
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,c. The mass media will promote ageism.
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it occurs. CORRECT
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
CORRECT 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 CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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
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, b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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. CORRECT 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
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: 4 BLM: HO
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