Aging and Society Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition by Lori Campbell, Mark Novak, Herbert Northcott-Test Bank

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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters 1 - 20

,Table of Contents
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 Chapter 1: Aging Today
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 Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
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 Chapter 3: Population Aging
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 Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
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 Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
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 Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
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 Chapter 7: Healthcare
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 Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
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 Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
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 Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
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 Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
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 Chapter 12: Family Life
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 Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
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 Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
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,CHAPTERo1:oAGINGoTODAY


MULTIPLEoCHOICE

1. Whichoofotheofollowingoisogivenoinotheotextoasoaoreasonoforostudyingoaging?
a. toohelpooneselfoliveotheobestooldoageopossible
b. tooenableopeopleotooavoidoororeverseotheoeffectsoofoaging
c. tooenableopeopleotoomakeooldoageoasoinexpensiveoaotimeoofolifeoasoitocanobe
d. toolearnohowotooworkowithoelderlyoclients
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2. Asoofo2011,owhatopercentageoofotheopopulationocomprisedoolderoCanadians?oa.
16.0%
b.o 15%
c. 9.1%
d.ooo 6.8%
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3. Byo2036,oapproximatelyowhatopercentageoofotheopopulationowillocompriseoolderoCanadiansoasopredictedobyoSta
tisticsoCanada?
a. 9%
b.ooo 19%
c. 25%
d.ooo 34%
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4. Asosocietyoages,owhatowillochangeoinotheoCanadianosocialostructure?
a. Povertyowilloincreaseoasomoreopeopleoenterooldoage.
b. Theogovernmentowillofaceoeconomicocrisisoasopensionocostsorise.
c. Theomassomediaowillopromoteoageism.
d. Theohealthcareosystemowilloaddoprogramsotoopreventoillnessobeforeoitooccurs.oA
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5. Whichoofotheofollowingoisoanoexampleoofoaosocialostructure?
a. theoeducationosystem
b. theoagingoprocess
c. theogovernment
d. theopolice
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6. WhatoeffectodoesoanoagingosocietyohaveoonotheoCanadianofamily?
a. anoincreaseoinotheonumberoofopeopleolivingoinothree-oandofour-generationofamilies
b. aodecreaseoinotheonumberoofopeopleowhoobecomeograndparentsoduringotheirolifetime
c. anoerosionoofovaluesoasoextendedofamilyostructuresofragment
d. anoincreaseoinofinancialoresponsibilityoplacedoonoelderofamilyomembersoA
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, 7. HowowillotheohealthcareosystemohaveotooadaptoasoCanadianosocietyoages?
a. byodecreasingotheoattentionogivenotoochronicoailmentsosuchoasodiabetesoandoarthritis
b. byofavouringotheotreatmentoofomoreoacuteoillnesses
c. byochangingopublicoopinionoaboutooldoage
d. byotryingotoopreventoillnessobeforeoitohappens
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8. Dr.oClarkeoisoconductingoaoresearchoexperimentothatoisostudyingotheoprocessoofoagingoamongoolderoC
anadians.oWhatoisotheonameoforothisosocialoscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
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9. Whatoareotheotwoopointsoofoviewothatogerontologistsouseotoostudyoaging?
a. economicsoandosocialostructures
b. theofamilyoandotheoeducationosystem
c. bioethicsoandoeconomics
d. theoindividualoandosociety
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10. WhatodidoUnwinoandocolleagues’o(2008)oresearchofindooutoaboutoperceptionsoofoaging?
a. Peopleoknowolittleoaboutoaging.
b. Oldoageoisoseenoasoaotimeoofoweaknessoandodeath.
c. Someoattitudesotowardsotheoelderlyohaveopossiblyoworsened.
d. Mostopeople’soknowledgeoaboutoolderopeopleoisobasedoonomythoorofear.o
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11. YourouncleoKenohasojustoretiredofromotheoworkforce,oandoheoneedsotoofindoanoactivityothatowillokeepohimoinoto
uchowithohisocommunity.oAccordingotoorecentoresearchofoundoinoyourotextbook,owhichoofotheofollowingo
activitiesowouldobeoaobeneficialoactivityoforoyourouncle?
a. readingobooksotoohisograndchildren
b. bakingocookies
c. workingoinohisowoodshop
d. playingocardsoatoaolocalolibrary

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12. Whichoofotheofollowingoaccuratelyodescribesostereotypes?
a. Theyopreventodiscriminationoandoageism.
b. Theyoforceopeopleotooconfrontotheotruthoaboutotheoelderly.
c. Theyooftenohaveosomeobasisoinoreality.
d. Theyoexaggerateoandodistortotheobad,owhileoignoringotheogoodoqualitiesoofoaogroupoofop
eople.
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13. Whichoofotheofollowingopresentsoaonegativeostereotypeoofoaging?
a. anoelderlyo84oyear-oldogentlemanowhooplaysowithohisograndchildren