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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition
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by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters 1 - 20
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,Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Aging Today
s s s
Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
s s s s
Chapter 3: Population Aging
s s s
Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
s s s s
Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
s s s s s
Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
s s s s s
Chapter 7: Healthcare
s s
Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
s s s s
Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
s s s s
Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
s s s s s
Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
s s s s
Chapter 12: Family Life
s s s
Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
s s s s s
Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
s s s s s
,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
s s s
MULTIPLE sCHOICE
1. Which sof sthe sfollowing sis sgiven sin sthe stext sas sa sreason sfor sstudying saging?
a. to shelp soneself slive sthe sbest sold sage spossible
b. to senable speople sto savoid sor sreverse sthe seffects sof saging
c. to senable speople sto smake sold sage sas sinexpensive sa stime sof slife sas sit scan sbe
d. to slearn show sto swork swith selderly sclients
ANSWER: s D REF: s 2-3 BLM: sREM
2. As sof s2011, swhat spercentage sof sthe spopulation scomprised solder sCanadians?a.
s16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: s B REF: s 2 BLM: sREM
3. By s2036, sapproximately swhat spercentage sof sthe spopulation swill scomprise solder sCanadians sas spredicted sby
sStatistics sCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER: s C REF: s 2 BLM: sREM
4. As ssociety sages, swhat swill schange sin sthe sCanadian ssocial sstructure?
a. Poverty swill sincrease sas smore speople senter sold sage.
b. The sgovernment swill sface seconomic scrisis sas spension scosts srise.
c. The smass smedia swill spromote sageism.
d. The shealthcare ssystem swill sadd sprograms sto sprevent sillness sbefore sit soccurs.
sANSWER: s D REF: s 2 BLM: sHO
5. Which sof sthe sfollowing sis san sexample sof sa ssocial sstructure?
a. the seducation ssystem
b. the saging sprocess
c. the sgovernment
d. the spolice
ANSWER: s A REF: s 2 BLM: sHO
6. What seffect sdoes san saging ssociety shave son sthe sCanadian sfamily?
a. an sincrease sin sthe snumber sof speople sliving sin sthree- sand sfour-generation sfamilies
b. a sdecrease sin sthe snumber sof speople swho sbecome sgrandparents sduring stheir slifetime
c. an serosion sof svalues sas sextended sfamily sstructures sfragment
d. an sincrease sin sfinancial sresponsibility splaced son selder sfamily smembers
sANSWER: s A REF: s 2 BLM: sHO
, 7. How swill sthe shealthcare ssystem shave sto sadapt sas sCanadian ssociety sages?
a. by sdecreasing sthe sattention sgiven sto schronic sailments ssuch sas sdiabetes sand sarthritis
b. by sfavouring sthe streatment sof smore sacute sillnesses
c. by schanging spublic sopinion sabout sold sage
d. by strying sto sprevent sillness sbefore sit shappens
sANSWER: s D REF: s 2 BLM: sHO
8. Dr. sClarke sis sconducting sa sresearch sexperiment sthat sis sstudying sthe sprocess sof saging samong
solder sCanadians. sWhat sis sthe sname sfor sthis ssocial sscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: s C REF: s 2 BLM: sHO
9. What sare sthe stwo spoints sof sview sthat sgerontologists suse sto sstudy saging?
a. economics sand ssocial sstructures
b. the sfamily sand sthe seducation ssystem
c. bioethics sand seconomics
d. the sindividual sand ssociety
ANSWER: s D REF: s 2 BLM: sREM
10. What sdid sUnwin sand scolleagues‘s(2008) sresearch sfind sout sabout sperceptions sof saging?
a. People sknow slittle sabout saging.
b. Old sage sis sseen sas sa stime sof sweakness sand sdeath.
c. Some sattitudes stowards sthe selderly shave spossibly sworsened.
d. Most speople‘s sknowledge sabout solder speople sis sbased son smyth sor sfear.
sANSWER: s C REF: 3 BLM: sREM
11. Your suncle sKen shas sjust sretired sfrom sthe sworkforce, sand she sneeds sto sfind san sactivity sthat swill skeep shim sin
stouch swith shis scommunity. sAccording sto srecent sresearch sfound sin syour stextbook, swhich sof sthe sfollowing
sactivities swould sbe sa sbeneficial sactivity sfor syour suncle?
a. reading sbooks sto shis sgrandchildren
b. baking scookies
c. working sin shis swoodshop
d. playing scards sat sa slocal slibrary
ANSWER: sD REF: s4 BLM: sHO
12. Which sof sthe sfollowing saccurately sdescribes sstereotypes?
a. They sprevent sdiscrimination sand sageism.
b. They sforce speople sto sconfront sthe struth sabout sthe selderly.
c. They soften shave ssome sbasis sin sreality.
d. They sexaggerate sand sdistort sthe sbad, swhile signoring sthe sgood squalities sof sa sgroup sof
speople.
ANSWER: s C REF: s5 BLM: sHO
13. Which sof sthe sfollowing spresents sa snegative sstereotype sof saging?
a. an selderly s84 syear-old sgentleman swho splays swith shis sgrandchildren
Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition
s s s s s s s
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters 1 - 20
s s s s s s s s s s s s
,Table of Contents
s s
Chapter 1: Aging Today
s s s
Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
s s s s
Chapter 3: Population Aging
s s s
Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
s s s s
Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
s s s s s
Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
s s s s s
Chapter 7: Healthcare
s s
Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
s s s s
Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
s s s s
Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
s s s s s
Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
s s s s
Chapter 12: Family Life
s s s
Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
s s s s s
Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
s s s s s
,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
s s s
MULTIPLE sCHOICE
1. Which sof sthe sfollowing sis sgiven sin sthe stext sas sa sreason sfor sstudying saging?
a. to shelp soneself slive sthe sbest sold sage spossible
b. to senable speople sto savoid sor sreverse sthe seffects sof saging
c. to senable speople sto smake sold sage sas sinexpensive sa stime sof slife sas sit scan sbe
d. to slearn show sto swork swith selderly sclients
ANSWER: s D REF: s 2-3 BLM: sREM
2. As sof s2011, swhat spercentage sof sthe spopulation scomprised solder sCanadians?a.
s16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: s B REF: s 2 BLM: sREM
3. By s2036, sapproximately swhat spercentage sof sthe spopulation swill scomprise solder sCanadians sas spredicted sby
sStatistics sCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER: s C REF: s 2 BLM: sREM
4. As ssociety sages, swhat swill schange sin sthe sCanadian ssocial sstructure?
a. Poverty swill sincrease sas smore speople senter sold sage.
b. The sgovernment swill sface seconomic scrisis sas spension scosts srise.
c. The smass smedia swill spromote sageism.
d. The shealthcare ssystem swill sadd sprograms sto sprevent sillness sbefore sit soccurs.
sANSWER: s D REF: s 2 BLM: sHO
5. Which sof sthe sfollowing sis san sexample sof sa ssocial sstructure?
a. the seducation ssystem
b. the saging sprocess
c. the sgovernment
d. the spolice
ANSWER: s A REF: s 2 BLM: sHO
6. What seffect sdoes san saging ssociety shave son sthe sCanadian sfamily?
a. an sincrease sin sthe snumber sof speople sliving sin sthree- sand sfour-generation sfamilies
b. a sdecrease sin sthe snumber sof speople swho sbecome sgrandparents sduring stheir slifetime
c. an serosion sof svalues sas sextended sfamily sstructures sfragment
d. an sincrease sin sfinancial sresponsibility splaced son selder sfamily smembers
sANSWER: s A REF: s 2 BLM: sHO
, 7. How swill sthe shealthcare ssystem shave sto sadapt sas sCanadian ssociety sages?
a. by sdecreasing sthe sattention sgiven sto schronic sailments ssuch sas sdiabetes sand sarthritis
b. by sfavouring sthe streatment sof smore sacute sillnesses
c. by schanging spublic sopinion sabout sold sage
d. by strying sto sprevent sillness sbefore sit shappens
sANSWER: s D REF: s 2 BLM: sHO
8. Dr. sClarke sis sconducting sa sresearch sexperiment sthat sis sstudying sthe sprocess sof saging samong
solder sCanadians. sWhat sis sthe sname sfor sthis ssocial sscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: s C REF: s 2 BLM: sHO
9. What sare sthe stwo spoints sof sview sthat sgerontologists suse sto sstudy saging?
a. economics sand ssocial sstructures
b. the sfamily sand sthe seducation ssystem
c. bioethics sand seconomics
d. the sindividual sand ssociety
ANSWER: s D REF: s 2 BLM: sREM
10. What sdid sUnwin sand scolleagues‘s(2008) sresearch sfind sout sabout sperceptions sof saging?
a. People sknow slittle sabout saging.
b. Old sage sis sseen sas sa stime sof sweakness sand sdeath.
c. Some sattitudes stowards sthe selderly shave spossibly sworsened.
d. Most speople‘s sknowledge sabout solder speople sis sbased son smyth sor sfear.
sANSWER: s C REF: 3 BLM: sREM
11. Your suncle sKen shas sjust sretired sfrom sthe sworkforce, sand she sneeds sto sfind san sactivity sthat swill skeep shim sin
stouch swith shis scommunity. sAccording sto srecent sresearch sfound sin syour stextbook, swhich sof sthe sfollowing
sactivities swould sbe sa sbeneficial sactivity sfor syour suncle?
a. reading sbooks sto shis sgrandchildren
b. baking scookies
c. working sin shis swoodshop
d. playing scards sat sa slocal slibrary
ANSWER: sD REF: s4 BLM: sHO
12. Which sof sthe sfollowing saccurately sdescribes sstereotypes?
a. They sprevent sdiscrimination sand sageism.
b. They sforce speople sto sconfront sthe struth sabout sthe selderly.
c. They soften shave ssome sbasis sin sreality.
d. They sexaggerate sand sdistort sthe sbad, swhile signoring sthe sgood squalities sof sa sgroup sof
speople.
ANSWER: s C REF: s5 BLM: sHO
13. Which sof sthe sfollowing spresents sa snegative sstereotype sof saging?
a. an selderly s84 syear-old sgentleman swho splays swith shis sgrandchildren
