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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
All Chapters 1 - 20
,TableQofQContents
• ChapterQ1:QAgingQToday
• ChapterQ2:QTheoriesQandQMethods
• ChapterQ3:QPopulationQAging
• ChapterQ4:QAgingQandQEthnicity
• ChapterQ5:QPersonalQHealthQandQWellness
• ChapterQ6:QTheQPsychologyQofQAging
• ChapterQ7:QHealthcare
• ChapterQ8:QFinancesQandQEconomics
• ChapterQ9:QRetirementQandQWork
• ChapterQ10:QLeisure,QRecreation,QandQService
• ChapterQ11:QHousingQandQTransportation
• ChapterQ12:QFamilyQLife
• ChapterQ13:QSocialQSupportQandQCaregiving
• ChapterQ14:QDying,QDeath,QandQBereavement
,CHAPTERQ1:QAGINGQTODAY
MULTIPLEQCHOICE
1. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQgivenQinQtheQtextQasQaQreasonQforQstudyingQaging?
a. toQhelpQoneselfQliveQtheQbestQoldQageQpossible
b. toQenableQpeopleQtoQavoidQorQreverseQtheQeffectsQofQaging
c. toQenableQpeopleQtoQmakeQoldQageQasQinexpensiveQaQtimeQofQlifeQasQitQcanQbe
d. toQlearnQhowQtoQworkQwithQelderlyQclients
ANSWER:QQ D REF:QQQ2-3 BLM:QREM
2. AsQofQ2011,QwhatQpercentageQofQtheQpopulationQcomprisedQol
derQCanadians?a.Q 16.0%
b.QQ 15%
c. 9.1%
d.QQQ 6.8%
ANSWER:QQ B REF:QQQ2 BLM:QREM
3. ByQ2036,QapproximatelyQwhatQpercentageQofQtheQpopulationQwillQcompriseQolderQCa
nadiansQasQpredictedQbyQ StatisticsQCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19
c. %
25
d. 34
%
%
ANSWER:QQ C REF:QQQ2 BLM:QREM
4. AsQsocietyQages,QwhatQwillQchangeQinQtheQCanadianQsocialQstructure?
a. PovertyQwillQincreaseQasQmoreQpeopleQenterQoldQage.
b. TheQgovernmentQwillQfaceQeconomicQcrisisQasQpensionQcostsQrise.
c. TheQmassQmediaQwillQpromoteQageism.
d. TheQhealthcareQsystemQwillQaddQprogramsQtoQpreventQillnessQ
beforeQitQoccurs.QQANSWER:QQ D REF:QQQ2 BLM:QHO
5. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQanQexampleQofQaQsocialQstructure?
a. theQeducationQsystem
b. theQagingQprocess
c. theQgovernment
d. theQpolice
ANSWER:QQ A REF:QQQ2 BLM:QHO
6. WhatQeffectQdoesQanQagingQsocietyQhaveQonQtheQCanadianQfamily?
a. anQincreaseQinQtheQnumberQofQpeopleQlivingQinQthree-QandQfour-generationQfamilies
b. aQdecreaseQinQtheQnumberQofQpeopleQwhoQbecomeQgrandparentsQduringQtheirQlifetim
e
c. anQerosionQofQvaluesQasQextendedQfamilyQstructuresQfragment
d. anQincreaseQinQfinancialQresponsibilityQplacedQonQelderQf
amilyQmembersQQANSWER:QQ A REF:QQQ2 BLM:QHO
, 7. HowQwillQtheQhealthcareQsystemQhaveQtoQadaptQasQCanadianQsocietyQages?
a. byQdecreasingQtheQattentionQgivenQtoQchronicQailmentsQsuchQasQdiabetesQandQ
arthritis
b. byQfavouringQtheQtreatmentQofQmoreQacuteQillnesses
c. byQchangingQpublicQopinionQaboutQoldQage
d. byQtryingQtoQpreventQillnessQbeforeQit
QhappensQQANSWER:QQ D
REF:QQQ2 BLM:QHO
8. Dr.QClarkeQisQconductingQaQresearchQexperimentQthatQisQstudyingQtheQpro
cessQofQagingQamongQolderQ Canadians.QWhatQisQtheQnameQforQthis
QsocialQscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:QQ C REF:QQQ2 BLM:QHO
9. WhatQareQtheQtwoQpointsQofQviewQthatQgerontologistsQuseQtoQstudyQaging?
a. economicsQandQsocialQstructures
b. theQfamilyQandQtheQeducationQsystem
c. bioethicsQandQeconomics
d. theQindividualQandQsociety
ANSWER:QQ D REF:QQQ2 BLM:QREM
10. WhatQdidQUnwinQandQcolleagues’Q(2008)QresearchQfindQoutQaboutQperceptionsQofQa
ging?
a. PeopleQknowQlittleQaboutQaging.
b. OldQageQisQseenQasQaQtimeQofQweaknessQandQdeath.
c. SomeQattitudesQtowardsQtheQelderlyQhaveQpossiblyQworsened.
d. MostQpeople’sQknowledgeQaboutQolderQpeopleQisQb
asedQonQmythQorQfear.QQANSWER:QQ C REF: 3
BLM:QREM
11. YourQuncleQKenQhasQjustQretiredQfromQtheQworkforce,QandQheQneedsQtoQfindQanQa
ctivityQthatQwillQkeepQhimQinQ touchQwithQhisQcommunity.QAccordingQtoQrecentQres
earchQfoundQinQyourQtextbook,QwhichQofQtheQfollowingQ activitiesQwouldQbeQaQ
beneficialQactivityQforQyourQuncle?
a. readingQbooksQtoQhisQgrandchildren
b. bakingQcookies
c. workingQinQhisQwoodshop
d. playingQcardsQatQaQlocalQlibrary
ANSWER:QD REF:Q4 BLM:QHO
12. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQaccuratelyQdescribesQstereotypes?
a. TheyQpreventQdiscriminationQandQageism.
b. TheyQforceQpeopleQtoQconfrontQtheQtruthQaboutQtheQelderly.
c. TheyQoftenQhaveQsomeQbasisQinQreality.
d. TheyQexaggerateQandQdistortQtheQbad,QwhileQignoringQtheQgo
odQqualitiesQofQaQgroupQofQ people.
ANSWER:QQ C REF:Q5 BLM:QHO
Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
All Chapters 1 - 20
,TableQofQContents
• ChapterQ1:QAgingQToday
• ChapterQ2:QTheoriesQandQMethods
• ChapterQ3:QPopulationQAging
• ChapterQ4:QAgingQandQEthnicity
• ChapterQ5:QPersonalQHealthQandQWellness
• ChapterQ6:QTheQPsychologyQofQAging
• ChapterQ7:QHealthcare
• ChapterQ8:QFinancesQandQEconomics
• ChapterQ9:QRetirementQandQWork
• ChapterQ10:QLeisure,QRecreation,QandQService
• ChapterQ11:QHousingQandQTransportation
• ChapterQ12:QFamilyQLife
• ChapterQ13:QSocialQSupportQandQCaregiving
• ChapterQ14:QDying,QDeath,QandQBereavement
,CHAPTERQ1:QAGINGQTODAY
MULTIPLEQCHOICE
1. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQgivenQinQtheQtextQasQaQreasonQforQstudyingQaging?
a. toQhelpQoneselfQliveQtheQbestQoldQageQpossible
b. toQenableQpeopleQtoQavoidQorQreverseQtheQeffectsQofQaging
c. toQenableQpeopleQtoQmakeQoldQageQasQinexpensiveQaQtimeQofQlifeQasQitQcanQbe
d. toQlearnQhowQtoQworkQwithQelderlyQclients
ANSWER:QQ D REF:QQQ2-3 BLM:QREM
2. AsQofQ2011,QwhatQpercentageQofQtheQpopulationQcomprisedQol
derQCanadians?a.Q 16.0%
b.QQ 15%
c. 9.1%
d.QQQ 6.8%
ANSWER:QQ B REF:QQQ2 BLM:QREM
3. ByQ2036,QapproximatelyQwhatQpercentageQofQtheQpopulationQwillQcompriseQolderQCa
nadiansQasQpredictedQbyQ StatisticsQCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19
c. %
25
d. 34
%
%
ANSWER:QQ C REF:QQQ2 BLM:QREM
4. AsQsocietyQages,QwhatQwillQchangeQinQtheQCanadianQsocialQstructure?
a. PovertyQwillQincreaseQasQmoreQpeopleQenterQoldQage.
b. TheQgovernmentQwillQfaceQeconomicQcrisisQasQpensionQcostsQrise.
c. TheQmassQmediaQwillQpromoteQageism.
d. TheQhealthcareQsystemQwillQaddQprogramsQtoQpreventQillnessQ
beforeQitQoccurs.QQANSWER:QQ D REF:QQQ2 BLM:QHO
5. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQanQexampleQofQaQsocialQstructure?
a. theQeducationQsystem
b. theQagingQprocess
c. theQgovernment
d. theQpolice
ANSWER:QQ A REF:QQQ2 BLM:QHO
6. WhatQeffectQdoesQanQagingQsocietyQhaveQonQtheQCanadianQfamily?
a. anQincreaseQinQtheQnumberQofQpeopleQlivingQinQthree-QandQfour-generationQfamilies
b. aQdecreaseQinQtheQnumberQofQpeopleQwhoQbecomeQgrandparentsQduringQtheirQlifetim
e
c. anQerosionQofQvaluesQasQextendedQfamilyQstructuresQfragment
d. anQincreaseQinQfinancialQresponsibilityQplacedQonQelderQf
amilyQmembersQQANSWER:QQ A REF:QQQ2 BLM:QHO
, 7. HowQwillQtheQhealthcareQsystemQhaveQtoQadaptQasQCanadianQsocietyQages?
a. byQdecreasingQtheQattentionQgivenQtoQchronicQailmentsQsuchQasQdiabetesQandQ
arthritis
b. byQfavouringQtheQtreatmentQofQmoreQacuteQillnesses
c. byQchangingQpublicQopinionQaboutQoldQage
d. byQtryingQtoQpreventQillnessQbeforeQit
QhappensQQANSWER:QQ D
REF:QQQ2 BLM:QHO
8. Dr.QClarkeQisQconductingQaQresearchQexperimentQthatQisQstudyingQtheQpro
cessQofQagingQamongQolderQ Canadians.QWhatQisQtheQnameQforQthis
QsocialQscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:QQ C REF:QQQ2 BLM:QHO
9. WhatQareQtheQtwoQpointsQofQviewQthatQgerontologistsQuseQtoQstudyQaging?
a. economicsQandQsocialQstructures
b. theQfamilyQandQtheQeducationQsystem
c. bioethicsQandQeconomics
d. theQindividualQandQsociety
ANSWER:QQ D REF:QQQ2 BLM:QREM
10. WhatQdidQUnwinQandQcolleagues’Q(2008)QresearchQfindQoutQaboutQperceptionsQofQa
ging?
a. PeopleQknowQlittleQaboutQaging.
b. OldQageQisQseenQasQaQtimeQofQweaknessQandQdeath.
c. SomeQattitudesQtowardsQtheQelderlyQhaveQpossiblyQworsened.
d. MostQpeople’sQknowledgeQaboutQolderQpeopleQisQb
asedQonQmythQorQfear.QQANSWER:QQ C REF: 3
BLM:QREM
11. YourQuncleQKenQhasQjustQretiredQfromQtheQworkforce,QandQheQneedsQtoQfindQanQa
ctivityQthatQwillQkeepQhimQinQ touchQwithQhisQcommunity.QAccordingQtoQrecentQres
earchQfoundQinQyourQtextbook,QwhichQofQtheQfollowingQ activitiesQwouldQbeQaQ
beneficialQactivityQforQyourQuncle?
a. readingQbooksQtoQhisQgrandchildren
b. bakingQcookies
c. workingQinQhisQwoodshop
d. playingQcardsQatQaQlocalQlibrary
ANSWER:QD REF:Q4 BLM:QHO
12. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQaccuratelyQdescribesQstereotypes?
a. TheyQpreventQdiscriminationQandQageism.
b. TheyQforceQpeopleQtoQconfrontQtheQtruthQaboutQtheQelderly.
c. TheyQoftenQhaveQsomeQbasisQinQreality.
d. TheyQexaggerateQandQdistortQtheQbad,QwhileQignoringQtheQgo
odQqualitiesQofQaQgroupQofQ people.
ANSWER:QQ C REF:Q5 BLM:QHO
