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by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
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All Chapters 1 - 20
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,TablemofmContents
• Chapterm1:mAgingmToday
• Chapterm2:mTheoriesmandmMethods
• Chapterm3:mPopulationmAging
• Chapterm4:mAgingmandmEthnicity
• Chapterm5:mPersonalmHealthmandmWellness
• Chapterm6:mThemPsychologymofmAging
• Chapterm7:mHealthcare
• Chapterm8:mFinancesmandmEconomics
• Chapterm9:mRetirementmandmWork
• Chapterm10:mLeisure,mRecreation,mandmService
• Chapterm11:mHousingmandmTransportation
• Chapterm12:mFamilymLife
• Chapterm13:mSocialmSupportmandmCaregiving
• Chapterm14:mDying,mDeath,mandmBereavement
,CHAPTERm1:mAGINGmTODAY
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismgivenminmthemtextmasmamreasonmformstudyingmaging?
a. tomhelpmoneselfmlivemthembestmoldmagempossible
b. tomenablempeoplemtomavoidmormreversemthemeffectsmofmaging
c. tomenablempeoplemtommakemoldmagemasminexpensivemamtimemofmlifemasmitmcanmbe
d. tomlearnmhowmtomworkmwithmelderlymclients
ANSWER:mm D REF:mmm2-3 BLM:mREM
2. Asmofm2011,mwhatmpercentagemofmthempopulationmcomprisedmoldermCan
adians?a.m 16.0%
b.mm 15%
c. 9.1%
d.mmm 6.8%
ANSWER:mm B REF:mmm2 BLM:mREM
3. Bym2036,mapproximatelymwhatmpercentagemofmthempopulationmwillmcomprisemoldermCanadiansmas
mpredictedmbym StatisticsmCanada?
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER:mm C REF:mmm2 BLM:mREM
4. Asmsocietymages,mwhatmwillmchangeminmthemCanadianmsocialmstructure?
a. Povertymwillmincreasemasmmorempeoplementermoldmage.
b. Themgovernmentmwillmfacemeconomicmcrisismasmpensionmcostsmrise.
c. Themmassmmediamwillmpromotemageism.
d. Themhealthcaremsystemmwillmaddmprogramsmtompreventmillnessmbeforemit
moccurs.mmANSWER:mm D REF:mmm2 BLM:mHO
5. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismanmexamplemofmamsocialmstructure?
a. themeducationmsystem
b. themagingmprocess
c. themgovernment
d. thempolice
ANSWER:mm A REF:mmm2 BLM:mHO
6. WhatmeffectmdoesmanmagingmsocietymhavemonmthemCanadianmfamily?
a. anmincreaseminmthemnumbermofmpeoplemlivingminmthree-mandmfour-generationmfamilies
b. amdecreaseminmthemnumbermofmpeoplemwhombecomemgrandparentsmduringmtheirmlifetime
c. anmerosionmofmvaluesmasmextendedmfamilymstructuresmfragment
d. anmincreaseminmfinancialmresponsibilitymplacedmonmeldermfamilym
membersmmANSWER:mm A REF:mmm2 BLM:mHO
, 7. HowmwillmthemhealthcaremsystemmhavemtomadaptmasmCanadianmsocietymages?
a. bymdecreasingmthemattentionmgivenmtomchronicmailmentsmsuchmasmdiabetesmandmarthritis
b. bymfavouringmthemtreatmentmofmmoremacutemillnesses
c. bymchangingmpublicmopinionmaboutmoldmage
d. bymtryingmtompreventmillnessmbeforemitmhappensmm
ANSWER:mm D REF:mmm2 BLM:mHO
8. Dr.mClarkemismconductingmamresearchmexperimentmthatmismstudyingmthemprocessmofmagingma
mongmolderm Canadians.mWhatmismthemnamemformthismsocialmscience?
a.tautology
b.ageism
c.gerontology
d.aeonology
ANSWER:mm C REF:mmm2 BLM:mHO
9. Whatmaremthemtwompointsmofmviewmthatmgerontologistsmusemtomstudymaging?
a. economicsmandmsocialmstructures
b. themfamilymandmthemeducationmsystem
c. bioethicsmandmeconomics
d. themindividualmandmsociety
ANSWER:mm D REF:mmm2 BLM:mREM
10. WhatmdidmUnwinmandmcolleagues’m(2008)mresearchmfindmoutmaboutmperceptionsmofmaging?
a. Peoplemknowmlittlemaboutmaging.
b. Oldmagemismseenmasmamtimemofmweaknessmandmdeath.
c. Somemattitudesmtowardsmthemelderlymhavempossiblymworsened.
d. Mostmpeople’smknowledgemaboutmoldermpeoplemismbasedmonmmyt
hmormfear.mmANSWER:mm C REF: 3 BLM:mREM
11. YourmunclemKenmhasmjustmretiredmfrommthemworkforce,mandmhemneedsmtomfindmanmactivitymthatmwillmkeep
mhimminm touchmwithmhismcommunity.mAccordingmtomrecentmresearchmfoundminmyourmtextbook,mwhichmo
fmthemfollowingm activitiesmwouldmbemambeneficialmactivitymformyourmuncle?
a. readingmbooksmtomhismgrandchildren
b. bakingmcookies
c. workingminmhismwoodshop
d. playingmcardsmatmamlocalmlibrary
ANSWER:mD REF:m4 BLM:mHO
12. Whichmofmthemfollowingmaccuratelymdescribesmstereotypes?
a. Theympreventmdiscriminationmandmageism.
b. Theymforcempeoplemtomconfrontmthemtruthmaboutmthemelderly.
c. Theymoftenmhavemsomembasisminmreality.
d. Theymexaggeratemandmdistortmthembad,mwhilemignoringmthemgoodmqualitiesmofm
amgroupmofm people.
ANSWER:mm C REF:m5 BLM:mHO
13. Whichmofmthemfollowingmpresentsmamnegativemstereotypemofmaging?
a. anmelderlym84myear-oldmgentlemanmwhomplaysmwithmhismgrandchildren