,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
n n n
MULTIPLE nCHOICE
1. Which nof nthe nfollowing nis ngiven nin nthe ntext nas na nreason nfor nstudying naging?
a. to nhelp noneself nlive nthe nbest nold nage npossible
b. to nenable npeople nto navoid nor nreverse nthe neffects nof naging
c. to nenable npeople nto nmake nold nage nas ninexpensive na ntime nof nlife nas nit ncan nbe
d. to nlearn nhow nto nwork nwith nelderly nclients
ANS: n D REF: n n 2-3 BLM: nREM
2. As nof n2011, nwhat npercentage nof nthe npopulation ncomprised nolder nCanadians?
a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANS: n B REF: n n 2 BLM: nREM
3. By n2036, napproximately nwhat npercentage nof nthe npopulation nwill ncomprise nolder nCanadians nas npredicted
nby nStatistics nCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANS: n C REF: n n 2 BLM: nREM
4. As nsociety nages, nwhat nwill nchange nin nthe nCanadian nsocial nstructure?
a. Poverty nwill nincrease nas nmore npeople nenter nold nage.
b. The ngovernment nwill nface neconomic ncrisis nas npension ncosts nrise.
c. The nmass nmedia nwill npromote nageism.
d. The nhealthcare nsystem nwill nadd nprograms nto nprevent nillness nbefore nit
occurs. nANS: n D
n REF: n 2 BLM: nHO
5. Which nof nthe nfollowing nis nan nexample nof na nsocial nstructure?
a. the neducation nsystem
b. the naging nprocess
c. the ngovernment
d. the npolice
ANS: n A REF: n n 2 BLM: nHO
6. What neffect ndoes nan naging nsociety nhave non nthe nCanadian nfamily?
a. an nincrease nin nthe nnumber nof npeople nliving nin nthree- nand nfour-generation nfamilies
b. a ndecrease nin nthe nnumber nof npeople nwho nbecome ngrandparents nduring ntheir nlifetime
c. an nerosion nof nvalues nas nextended nfamily nstructures nfragment
d. an nincrease nin nfinancial nresponsibility nplaced non nelder nfamily
members nANS: n A REF:
n n 2 BLM: nHO
,7. How nwill nthe nhealthcare nsystem nhave nto nadapt nas nCanadian nsociety nages?
a. by ndecreasing nthe nattention ngiven nto nchronic nailments nsuch nas ndiabetes nand narthritis
b. by nfavouring nthe ntreatment nof nmore nacute nillnesses
c. by nchanging npublic nopinion nabout nold nage
d. by ntrying nto nprevent nillness nbefore nit nhappens
ANS: n D REF: n n 2 BLM: nHO
8. Dr. nClarke nis nconducting na nresearch nexperiment nthat nis nstudying nthe nprocess nof naging namong
nolder nCanadians. nWhat nis nthe nname nfor nthis nsocial nscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANS: n C REF: n n 2 BLM: nHO
9. What nare nthe ntwo npoints nof nview nthat ngerontologists nuse nto nstudy naging?
a. economics nand nsocial nstructures
b. the nfamily nand nthe neducation nsystem
c. bioethics nand neconomics
d. the nindividual nand nsociety
ANS: n D REF: n n 2 BLM: nREM
10. What ndid nUnwin nand ncolleagues‘ n(2008) nresearch nfind nout nabout nperceptions nof naging?
a. People nknow nlittle nabout naging.
b. Old nage nis nseen nas na ntime nof nweakness nand ndeath.
c. Some nattitudes ntowards nthe nelderly nhave npossibly nworsened.
d. Most npeople‘s nknowledge nabout nolder npeople nis nbased non nmyth nor
fear. nANS: n C
n REF: 3 BLM: nREM
11. Your nuncle nKen nhas njust nretired nfrom nthe nworkforce, nand nhe nneeds nto nfind nan nactivity nthat nwill nkeep
nhim nin ntouch nwith nhis ncommunity. nAccording nto nrecent nresearch nfound nin nyour ntextbook, nwhich nof
nthe nfollowing nactivities nwould nbe na nbeneficial nactivity nfor nyour nuncle?
a. reading nbooks nto nhis ngrandchildren
b. baking ncookies
c. working nin nhis nwoodshop
d. playing ncards nat na nlocal nlibrary
ANS: nD REF: n4 BLM: nHO
12. Which nof nthe nfollowing naccurately ndescribes nstereotypes?
a. They nprevent ndiscrimination nand nageism.
b. They nforce npeople nto nconfront nthe ntruth nabout nthe nelderly.
c. They noften nhave nsome nbasis nin nreality.
d. They nexaggerate nand ndistort nthe nbad, nwhile nignoring nthe ngood nqualities nof na ngroup
nof npeople.
ANS: n C REF: n5 BLM: nHO
13. Which nof nthe nfollowing npresents na nnegative nstereotype nof naging?
a. an nelderly n84 nyear-old ngentleman nwho nplays nwith nhis ngrandchildren
, b. a n95-year-old nwoman nwho ndrives nerratically
c. a n76 nyear-old nmale nwho nlives nin na nnursing nhome nbut nhas nan nalert nmemory
d. an n82-year-old nfemale nwho nlearns nto ndo nyoga nat nher nrecreational
centre nANS: n B
n REF: n5 BLM: nHO
14. While nplaying nshuffleboard nat nthe nlocal nseniors nclub, nMr. nJones njokes nabout nMr. nSmith‘s npoor neyesight
nafter nMr. nSmith nmisses nthe nscoring narea. nMr. nJones‘ nderogatory ncomment nis nan nexample nof nwhich
ntype nof ninsult?
a. the nold ngoat ncurse
b. the nblack nsheep neffect
c. elderspeak
d. ageism
ANS: nB REF: n6 BLM: nHO
15. What ndo ngerontologists ncall nprejudice nagainst nolder npeople?
a. a nnegative nstereotype
b. geriatrics
c. age ndichotomy nsyndrome
d. ageism
ANS: n D REF: n n 6-7 BLM: nREM
16. Which nof nthe nfollowing ndescribes nageism nin nour nculture?
a. It nis nacquired nfrom nexperience nwith nthe naged.
b. It nis na nsocial ncomponent nof nthe nbiological nprocess.
c. It nis nlearned nfrom na nvariety nof nsources.
d. It nis nuseful nfor nmaintaining ncultural ndiversity.
ANS: n C REF: n n 8-9 BLM: nHO
17. Researchers nincluding nHenneberg, nGilbert, nand nRicketts n(2010, n2008) nhave nstudied nthe ntreatment nof
nolder npeople nin nliterature. nWhat nhave nthese nstudies nfound?
a. Overall, npositive nviews nof nolder npeople npredominate.
b. Negative ntraits nin nliterature noutnumber nthose nin nphilosophy nby ntwo nto none.
c. Older npeople nare nstereotyped nand nchildren nthen nhold nnegative nviews nabout nthem.
d. Mysteries noften nportray nolder npeople nas ndevious nor
manipulative. nANS: n C
n REF: n 8-9 BLM:
n REM
18. Sally nhas nbeen nresearching nmass nmedia nand nthe nportrayal nof nolder nCanadians nin nthe nmedia. nHer nstudies
nhave ngenerally nshown nthat nthe nmass nmedia n(such nas ntelevision nand nthe nnewspapers) ntend nto ncreate
nwhich ntype nof ncommon nimage nof nolder npeople?
a. positive
b. negative
c. neutral
d. colourful
ANS: n B REF: n n 8-9 BLM: nHO
19. What ndid nPalmore‘s nstudy nof ncontemporary njokes nfind?
a. that nthe nelderly nare nalways nportrayed nin na npositive nlight
b. that nthe nelderly nare nnever nreferred nto njokingly
c. that nthe nelderly nare nstereotyped nas nimpotent nor nunattractive
n n n
MULTIPLE nCHOICE
1. Which nof nthe nfollowing nis ngiven nin nthe ntext nas na nreason nfor nstudying naging?
a. to nhelp noneself nlive nthe nbest nold nage npossible
b. to nenable npeople nto navoid nor nreverse nthe neffects nof naging
c. to nenable npeople nto nmake nold nage nas ninexpensive na ntime nof nlife nas nit ncan nbe
d. to nlearn nhow nto nwork nwith nelderly nclients
ANS: n D REF: n n 2-3 BLM: nREM
2. As nof n2011, nwhat npercentage nof nthe npopulation ncomprised nolder nCanadians?
a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANS: n B REF: n n 2 BLM: nREM
3. By n2036, napproximately nwhat npercentage nof nthe npopulation nwill ncomprise nolder nCanadians nas npredicted
nby nStatistics nCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANS: n C REF: n n 2 BLM: nREM
4. As nsociety nages, nwhat nwill nchange nin nthe nCanadian nsocial nstructure?
a. Poverty nwill nincrease nas nmore npeople nenter nold nage.
b. The ngovernment nwill nface neconomic ncrisis nas npension ncosts nrise.
c. The nmass nmedia nwill npromote nageism.
d. The nhealthcare nsystem nwill nadd nprograms nto nprevent nillness nbefore nit
occurs. nANS: n D
n REF: n 2 BLM: nHO
5. Which nof nthe nfollowing nis nan nexample nof na nsocial nstructure?
a. the neducation nsystem
b. the naging nprocess
c. the ngovernment
d. the npolice
ANS: n A REF: n n 2 BLM: nHO
6. What neffect ndoes nan naging nsociety nhave non nthe nCanadian nfamily?
a. an nincrease nin nthe nnumber nof npeople nliving nin nthree- nand nfour-generation nfamilies
b. a ndecrease nin nthe nnumber nof npeople nwho nbecome ngrandparents nduring ntheir nlifetime
c. an nerosion nof nvalues nas nextended nfamily nstructures nfragment
d. an nincrease nin nfinancial nresponsibility nplaced non nelder nfamily
members nANS: n A REF:
n n 2 BLM: nHO
,7. How nwill nthe nhealthcare nsystem nhave nto nadapt nas nCanadian nsociety nages?
a. by ndecreasing nthe nattention ngiven nto nchronic nailments nsuch nas ndiabetes nand narthritis
b. by nfavouring nthe ntreatment nof nmore nacute nillnesses
c. by nchanging npublic nopinion nabout nold nage
d. by ntrying nto nprevent nillness nbefore nit nhappens
ANS: n D REF: n n 2 BLM: nHO
8. Dr. nClarke nis nconducting na nresearch nexperiment nthat nis nstudying nthe nprocess nof naging namong
nolder nCanadians. nWhat nis nthe nname nfor nthis nsocial nscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANS: n C REF: n n 2 BLM: nHO
9. What nare nthe ntwo npoints nof nview nthat ngerontologists nuse nto nstudy naging?
a. economics nand nsocial nstructures
b. the nfamily nand nthe neducation nsystem
c. bioethics nand neconomics
d. the nindividual nand nsociety
ANS: n D REF: n n 2 BLM: nREM
10. What ndid nUnwin nand ncolleagues‘ n(2008) nresearch nfind nout nabout nperceptions nof naging?
a. People nknow nlittle nabout naging.
b. Old nage nis nseen nas na ntime nof nweakness nand ndeath.
c. Some nattitudes ntowards nthe nelderly nhave npossibly nworsened.
d. Most npeople‘s nknowledge nabout nolder npeople nis nbased non nmyth nor
fear. nANS: n C
n REF: 3 BLM: nREM
11. Your nuncle nKen nhas njust nretired nfrom nthe nworkforce, nand nhe nneeds nto nfind nan nactivity nthat nwill nkeep
nhim nin ntouch nwith nhis ncommunity. nAccording nto nrecent nresearch nfound nin nyour ntextbook, nwhich nof
nthe nfollowing nactivities nwould nbe na nbeneficial nactivity nfor nyour nuncle?
a. reading nbooks nto nhis ngrandchildren
b. baking ncookies
c. working nin nhis nwoodshop
d. playing ncards nat na nlocal nlibrary
ANS: nD REF: n4 BLM: nHO
12. Which nof nthe nfollowing naccurately ndescribes nstereotypes?
a. They nprevent ndiscrimination nand nageism.
b. They nforce npeople nto nconfront nthe ntruth nabout nthe nelderly.
c. They noften nhave nsome nbasis nin nreality.
d. They nexaggerate nand ndistort nthe nbad, nwhile nignoring nthe ngood nqualities nof na ngroup
nof npeople.
ANS: n C REF: n5 BLM: nHO
13. Which nof nthe nfollowing npresents na nnegative nstereotype nof naging?
a. an nelderly n84 nyear-old ngentleman nwho nplays nwith nhis ngrandchildren
, b. a n95-year-old nwoman nwho ndrives nerratically
c. a n76 nyear-old nmale nwho nlives nin na nnursing nhome nbut nhas nan nalert nmemory
d. an n82-year-old nfemale nwho nlearns nto ndo nyoga nat nher nrecreational
centre nANS: n B
n REF: n5 BLM: nHO
14. While nplaying nshuffleboard nat nthe nlocal nseniors nclub, nMr. nJones njokes nabout nMr. nSmith‘s npoor neyesight
nafter nMr. nSmith nmisses nthe nscoring narea. nMr. nJones‘ nderogatory ncomment nis nan nexample nof nwhich
ntype nof ninsult?
a. the nold ngoat ncurse
b. the nblack nsheep neffect
c. elderspeak
d. ageism
ANS: nB REF: n6 BLM: nHO
15. What ndo ngerontologists ncall nprejudice nagainst nolder npeople?
a. a nnegative nstereotype
b. geriatrics
c. age ndichotomy nsyndrome
d. ageism
ANS: n D REF: n n 6-7 BLM: nREM
16. Which nof nthe nfollowing ndescribes nageism nin nour nculture?
a. It nis nacquired nfrom nexperience nwith nthe naged.
b. It nis na nsocial ncomponent nof nthe nbiological nprocess.
c. It nis nlearned nfrom na nvariety nof nsources.
d. It nis nuseful nfor nmaintaining ncultural ndiversity.
ANS: n C REF: n n 8-9 BLM: nHO
17. Researchers nincluding nHenneberg, nGilbert, nand nRicketts n(2010, n2008) nhave nstudied nthe ntreatment nof
nolder npeople nin nliterature. nWhat nhave nthese nstudies nfound?
a. Overall, npositive nviews nof nolder npeople npredominate.
b. Negative ntraits nin nliterature noutnumber nthose nin nphilosophy nby ntwo nto none.
c. Older npeople nare nstereotyped nand nchildren nthen nhold nnegative nviews nabout nthem.
d. Mysteries noften nportray nolder npeople nas ndevious nor
manipulative. nANS: n C
n REF: n 8-9 BLM:
n REM
18. Sally nhas nbeen nresearching nmass nmedia nand nthe nportrayal nof nolder nCanadians nin nthe nmedia. nHer nstudies
nhave ngenerally nshown nthat nthe nmass nmedia n(such nas ntelevision nand nthe nnewspapers) ntend nto ncreate
nwhich ntype nof ncommon nimage nof nolder npeople?
a. positive
b. negative
c. neutral
d. colourful
ANS: n B REF: n n 8-9 BLM: nHO
19. What ndid nPalmore‘s nstudy nof ncontemporary njokes nfind?
a. that nthe nelderly nare nalways nportrayed nin na npositive nlight
b. that nthe nelderly nare nnever nreferred nto njokingly
c. that nthe nelderly nare nstereotyped nas nimpotent nor nunattractive
