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TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian
Perspectives 8th Edition by Mark Novak, Herbert C.
Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
All Chapters 1 - 20
,Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Aging Today
Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
Chapter 3: Population Aging
Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
Chapter 7: Healthcare
Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
Chapter 12: Family Life
Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
ANSWER: D REF: 2-3 BLM: REM
2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older
Canadians?a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: B REF: 2 BLM: REM
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as
predicted byStatistics Canada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: REM
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age.
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
c. The mass media will promote ageism.
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it
occurs.ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
a. the education system
b. the aging process
c. the government
d. the police
ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
6. What heffect hdoes han haging hsociety hhave hon hthe hCanadian hfamily?
a. an hincrease hin hthe hnumber hof hpeople hliving hin hthree- hand hfour-generation hfamilies
b. a hdecrease hin hthe hnumber hof hpeople hwho hbecome hgrandparents hduring htheir hlifetime
c. an herosion hof hvalues has hextended hfamily hstructures hfragment
d. an hincrease hin hfinancial hresponsibility hplaced hon helder
hfamily h membersANSWER: h h A REF: h h h2 BLM:
hHO
, 7. How hwill hthe hhealthcare hsystem hhave hto hadapt has hCanadian hsociety hages?
a. by hdecreasing hthe hattention hgiven hto hchronic hailments hsuch has hdiabetes hand
harthritis
b. by hfavouring hthe htreatment hof hmore hacute hillnesses
c. by hchanging hpublic hopinion habout hold hage
d. by htrying hto hprevent hillness hbefore hit
hhappens h hANSWER: h h D REF: h h
h2 BLM: hHO
8. Dr. hClarke his hconducting ha hresearch hexperiment hthat his hstudying hthe hprocess
hof haging h among holderCanadians. hWhat his hthe hname hfor hthis hsocial
hscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: h h C REF: h h h2 BLM: hHO
9. What hare hthe htwo hpoints hof hview hthat hgerontologists huse hto hstudy haging?
a. economics hand hsocial hstructures
b. the hfamily hand hthe heducation hsystem
c. bioethics hand heconomics
d. the hindividual hand hsociety
ANSWER: h h D REF: h h h2 BLM: hREM
10. What hdid hUnwin hand hcolleagues’ h(2008) hresearch hfind hout habout hperceptions hof haging?
a. People hknow hlittle habout haging.
b. Old hage his hseen has ha htime hof hweakness hand hdeath.
c. Some hattitudes htowards hthe helderly hhave hpossibly hworsened.
d. Most hpeople’s hknowledge habout holder hpeople his hbased hon
hmyth h or hfear.ANSWER: h h C h REF: 3 BLM: hREM
11. Your huncle hKen hhas hjust hretired hfrom hthe hworkforce, hand hhe hneeds hto hfind han hactivity
hthat hwill h keep hhim hintouch hwith hhis hcommunity. hAccording hto hrecent hresearch
hfound hin hyour htextbook, h which hof hthe hfollowing hactivities hwould hbe ha hbeneficial
hactivity hfor hyour huncle?
a. reading hbooks hto hhis hgrandchildren
b. baking hcookies
c. working hin hhis hwoodshop
d. playing hcards hat ha hlocal hlibrary
ANSWER: hD REF: h4 BLM: hHO
12. Which hof hthe hfollowing haccurately hdescribes hstereotypes?
a. They hprevent hdiscrimination hand hageism.
b. They hforce hpeople hto hconfront hthe htruth habout hthe helderly.
c. They hoften hhave hsome hbasis hin hreality.
d. They hexaggerate hand hdistort hthe hbad, hwhile hignoring hthe hgood
hqualities hof ha h group hofpeople.
ANSWER: h h C REF: h5 BLM: hHO
13. Which hof hthe hfollowing hpresents ha hnegative hstereotype hof haging?
TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian
Perspectives 8th Edition by Mark Novak, Herbert C.
Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
All Chapters 1 - 20
,Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Aging Today
Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
Chapter 3: Population Aging
Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
Chapter 7: Healthcare
Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
Chapter 12: Family Life
Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
ANSWER: D REF: 2-3 BLM: REM
2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older
Canadians?a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: B REF: 2 BLM: REM
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as
predicted byStatistics Canada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: REM
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age.
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
c. The mass media will promote ageism.
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it
occurs.ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
a. the education system
b. the aging process
c. the government
d. the police
ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
6. What heffect hdoes han haging hsociety hhave hon hthe hCanadian hfamily?
a. an hincrease hin hthe hnumber hof hpeople hliving hin hthree- hand hfour-generation hfamilies
b. a hdecrease hin hthe hnumber hof hpeople hwho hbecome hgrandparents hduring htheir hlifetime
c. an herosion hof hvalues has hextended hfamily hstructures hfragment
d. an hincrease hin hfinancial hresponsibility hplaced hon helder
hfamily h membersANSWER: h h A REF: h h h2 BLM:
hHO
, 7. How hwill hthe hhealthcare hsystem hhave hto hadapt has hCanadian hsociety hages?
a. by hdecreasing hthe hattention hgiven hto hchronic hailments hsuch has hdiabetes hand
harthritis
b. by hfavouring hthe htreatment hof hmore hacute hillnesses
c. by hchanging hpublic hopinion habout hold hage
d. by htrying hto hprevent hillness hbefore hit
hhappens h hANSWER: h h D REF: h h
h2 BLM: hHO
8. Dr. hClarke his hconducting ha hresearch hexperiment hthat his hstudying hthe hprocess
hof haging h among holderCanadians. hWhat his hthe hname hfor hthis hsocial
hscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: h h C REF: h h h2 BLM: hHO
9. What hare hthe htwo hpoints hof hview hthat hgerontologists huse hto hstudy haging?
a. economics hand hsocial hstructures
b. the hfamily hand hthe heducation hsystem
c. bioethics hand heconomics
d. the hindividual hand hsociety
ANSWER: h h D REF: h h h2 BLM: hREM
10. What hdid hUnwin hand hcolleagues’ h(2008) hresearch hfind hout habout hperceptions hof haging?
a. People hknow hlittle habout haging.
b. Old hage his hseen has ha htime hof hweakness hand hdeath.
c. Some hattitudes htowards hthe helderly hhave hpossibly hworsened.
d. Most hpeople’s hknowledge habout holder hpeople his hbased hon
hmyth h or hfear.ANSWER: h h C h REF: 3 BLM: hREM
11. Your huncle hKen hhas hjust hretired hfrom hthe hworkforce, hand hhe hneeds hto hfind han hactivity
hthat hwill h keep hhim hintouch hwith hhis hcommunity. hAccording hto hrecent hresearch
hfound hin hyour htextbook, h which hof hthe hfollowing hactivities hwould hbe ha hbeneficial
hactivity hfor hyour huncle?
a. reading hbooks hto hhis hgrandchildren
b. baking hcookies
c. working hin hhis hwoodshop
d. playing hcards hat ha hlocal hlibrary
ANSWER: hD REF: h4 BLM: hHO
12. Which hof hthe hfollowing haccurately hdescribes hstereotypes?
a. They hprevent hdiscrimination hand hageism.
b. They hforce hpeople hto hconfront hthe htruth habout hthe helderly.
c. They hoften hhave hsome hbasis hin hreality.
d. They hexaggerate hand hdistort hthe hbad, hwhile hignoring hthe hgood
hqualities hof ha h group hofpeople.
ANSWER: h h C REF: h5 BLM: hHO
13. Which hof hthe hfollowing hpresents ha hnegative hstereotype hof haging?
