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Aging and Society: A Canadian Perspectives
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Herbert C. Northcott, Mark Novak, Lori Campbell
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7th Edition
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,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
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MULTIPLEkCHOICE

1. kkWhichkofkthekfollowingkiskgivenkinkthektextkaskakreasonkforkstudyingkaging?
a. tokhelpkoneselfklivekthekbestkoldkagekpossible
b. tokenablekpeoplektokavoidkorkreversekthekeffectskofkaging
c. tokenablekpeoplektokmakekoldkagekaskinexpensivekaktimekofklifekaskitkcankbe
d. toklearnkhowktokworkkwithkelderlykclients
ANS:k D REF:k k 2-3 BLM:kREM

2. Askofk2011,kwhatkpercentagekofkthekpopulationkcomprisedkolderkCanadians?
a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANS:k B REF:k k 2 BLM:kREM

3. Byk2036,kapproximatelykwhatkpercentagekofkthekpopulationkwillkcomprisekolderkCanadianskaskpredictedkbyk
StatisticskCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANS:k C REF:k k 2 BLM:kREM

4. Asksocietykages,kwhatkwillkchangekinkthekCanadianksocialkstructure?
a. Povertykwillkincreasekaskmorekpeoplekenterkoldkage.
b. Thekgovernmentkwillkfacekeconomickcrisiskaskpensionkcostskrise.
c. Thekmasskmediakwillkpromotekageism.
d. Thekhealthcareksystemkwillkaddkprogramsktokpreventkillnesskbeforekitkoccurs.k
ANS:k D REF:k 2 BLM:kHO

5. Whichkofkthekfollowingkiskankexamplekofkaksocialkstructure?
a. thekeducationksystem
b. thekagingkprocess
c. thekgovernment
d. thekpolice
ANS:k A REF:k k 2 BLM:kHO

6. WhatkeffectkdoeskankagingksocietykhavekonkthekCanadiankfamily?
a. ankincreasekinktheknumberkofkpeopleklivingkinkthree-kandkfour-generationkfamilies
b. akdecreasekinktheknumberkofkpeoplekwhokbecomekgrandparentskduringktheirklifetime
c. ankerosionkofkvalueskaskextendedkfamilykstructureskfragment
d. ankincreasekinkfinancialkresponsibilitykplacedkonkelderkfamilykmembersk
ANS:k A REF:k 2 BLM:kHO

,7. HowkwillkthekhealthcareksystemkhavektokadaptkaskCanadianksocietykages?
a. bykdecreasingkthekattentionkgivenktokchronickailmentsksuchkaskdiabeteskandkarthritis
b. bykfavouringkthektreatmentkofkmorekacutekillnesses
c. bykchangingkpublickopinionkaboutkoldkage
d. byktryingktokpreventkillnesskbeforekitkhappens
ANS:k D REF:k k 2 BLM:kHO

8. Dr.kClarkekiskconductingkakresearchkexperimentkthatkiskstudyingkthekprocesskofkagingkamongkolderk
Canadians.kWhatkisktheknamekforkthisksocialkscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANS:k C REF:k k 2 BLM:kHO

9. Whatkarekthektwokpointskofkviewkthatkgerontologistskusektokstudykaging?
a. economicskandksocialkstructures
b. thekfamilykandkthekeducationksystem
c. bioethicskandkeconomics
d. thekindividualkandksociety
ANS:k D REF:k k 2 BLM:kREM

10. WhatkdidkUnwinkandkcolleagues’k(2008)kresearchkfindkoutkaboutkperceptionskofkaging?
a. Peoplekknowklittlekaboutkaging.
b. Oldkagekiskseenkaskaktimekofkweaknesskandkdeath.
c. Somekattitudesktowardskthekelderlykhavekpossiblykworsened.
d. Mostkpeople’skknowledgekaboutkolderkpeoplekiskbasedkonkmythkorkfear.k
ANS:k C REF: 3 BLM:kREM

11. YourkunclekKenkhaskjustkretiredkfromkthekworkforce,kandkhekneedsktokfindkankactivitykthatkwillkkeepkhimkinkt
ouchkwithkhiskcommunity.kAccordingktokrecentkresearchkfoundkinkyourktextbook,kwhichkofkthekfollowin
gkactivitieskwouldkbekakbeneficialkactivitykforkyourkuncle?
a. readingkbooksktokhiskgrandchildren
b. bakingkcookies
c. workingkinkhiskwoodshop
d. playingkcardskatkaklocalklibrary

ANS:kD REF:k4 BLM:kHO

12. Whichkofkthekfollowingkaccuratelykdescribeskstereotypes?
a. Theykpreventkdiscriminationkandkageism.
b. Theykforcekpeoplektokconfrontkthektruthkaboutkthekelderly.
c. Theykoftenkhaveksomekbasiskinkreality.
d. Theykexaggeratekandkdistortkthekbad,kwhilekignoringkthekgoodkqualitieskofkakgroupkofk
people.
ANS:k C REF:k5 BLM:kHO

13. Whichkofkthekfollowingkpresentskaknegativekstereotypekofkaging?
a. ankelderlyk84kyear-oldkgentlemankwhokplayskwithkhiskgrandchildren

, b. ak95-year-oldkwomankwhokdriveskerratically
c. ak76kyear-oldkmalekwhokliveskinkaknursingkhomekbutkhaskankalertkmemory
d. ank82-year-
oldkfemalekwhoklearnsktokdokyogakatkherkrecreationalkcentrekANS:k B
REF:k5 BLM:kHO

14. Whilekplayingkshuffleboardkatktheklocalkseniorskclub,kMr.kJoneskjokeskaboutkMr.kSmith’skpoorkeyesightkafterk
Mr.kSmithkmisseskthekscoringkarea.kMr.kJones’kderogatorykcommentkiskankexamplekofkwhichktypekofkinsu
lt?
a. thekoldkgoatkcurse
b. thekblackksheepkeffect
c. elderspeak
d. ageism

ANS:kB REF:k6 BLM:kHO

15. Whatkdokgerontologistskcallkprejudicekagainstkolderkpeople?
a. aknegativekstereotype
b. geriatrics
c. agekdichotomyksyndrome
d. ageism
ANS:k D REF:k k 6-7 BLM:kREM

16. Whichkofkthekfollowingkdescribeskageismkinkourkculture?
a. Itkiskacquiredkfromkexperiencekwithkthekaged.
b. Itkiskaksocialkcomponentkofkthekbiologicalkprocess.
c. Itkisklearnedkfromkakvarietykofksources.
d. Itkiskusefulkforkmaintainingkculturalkdiversity.
ANS:k C REF:k k 8-9 BLM:kHO

17. ResearcherskincludingkHenneberg,kGilbert,kandkRickettsk(2010,k2008)khavekstudiedkthektreatmentkofkolderk
peoplekinkliterature.kWhatkhavekthesekstudieskfound?
a. Overall,kpositivekviewskofkolderkpeoplekpredominate.
b. Negativektraitskinkliteraturekoutnumberkthosekinkphilosophykbyktwoktokone.
c. Olderkpeoplekarekstereotypedkandkchildrenkthenkholdknegativekviewskaboutkthem.
d. Mysterieskoftenkportraykolderkpeoplekaskdeviouskorkmanipulative.k
ANS:k C REF:k 8-9 BLM:kREM

18. SallykhaskbeenkresearchingkmasskmediakandkthekportrayalkofkolderkCanadianskinkthekmedia.kHerkstudieskhave
kgenerallykshownkthatkthekmasskmediak(suchkasktelevisionkandktheknewspapers)ktendktokcreatekwhichktypek

ofkcommonkimagekofkolderkpeople?
a. positive
b. negative
c. neutral
d. colourful
ANS:k B REF:k k 8-9 BLM:kHO

19. WhatkdidkPalmore’skstudykofkcontemporarykjokeskfind?
a. thatkthekelderlykarekalwayskportrayedkinkakpositiveklight
b. thatkthekelderlykarekneverkreferredktokjokingly
c. thatkthekelderlykarekstereotypedkaskimpotentkorkunattractive