TESTBANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition
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by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
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All Chapters 1 - 20
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,Table tof tContents
• Chapter t1: tAging tToday
• Chapter t2: tTheories tand tMethods
• Chapter t3: tPopulation tAging
• Chapter t4: tAging tand tEthnicity
• Chapter t5: tPersonal tHealth tand tWellness
• Chapter t6: tThe tPsychology tof tAging
• Chapter t7: tHealthcare
• Chapter t8: tFinances tand tEconomics
• Chapter t9: tRetirement tand tWork
• Chapter t10: tLeisure, tRecreation, tand tService
• Chapter t11: tHousing tand tTransportation
• Chapter t12: tFamily tLife
• Chapter t13: tSocial tSupport tand tCaregiving
• Chapter t14: tDying, tDeath, tand tBereavement
,CHAPTER t1:tAGING tTODAY
MULTIPLE tCHOICE
1. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis tgiven tin tthe ttext tas ta treason tfor tstudying taging?
a. to thelp toneself tlive tthe tbest told tage tpossible
b. to tenable tpeople tto tavoid tor treverse tthe teffects tof taging
c. to tenable tpeople tto tmake told tage tas tinexpensive ta ttime tof tlife tas tit tcan tbe
d. to tlearn thow tto twork twith telderly tclients
ANSWER: t t D REF: t t t2-3 BLM: tREM
2. As tof t2011, twhat tpercentage tof tthe tpopulation tcomprised tolder
Canadians?a. t 16.0%
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b. t t 15%
c. 9.1%
d. t t t 6.8%
ANSWER: t t B REF: t t t2 BLM: tREM
3. By t2036, tapproximately twhat tpercentage tof tthe tpopulation twill tcomprise tolder tCanadians
t as tpredicted tby t Statistics tCanada?
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER: t t C REF: t t t2 BLM: tREM
4. As tsociety tages, twhat twill tchange tin tthe tCanadian tsocial tstructure?
a. Poverty twill tincrease tas tmore tpeople tenter told tage.
b. The tgovernment twill tface teconomic tcrisis tas tpension tcosts trise.
c. The tmass tmedia twill tpromote tageism.
d. The thealthcare tsystem twill tadd tprograms tto tprevent tillness tbefore
tit toccurs. t tANSWER: t t D REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
5. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis tan texample tof ta tsocial tstructure?
a. the teducation tsystem
b. the taging tprocess
c. the tgovernment
d. the tpolice
ANSWER: t t A REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
6. What teffect tdoes tan taging tsociety thave ton tthe tCanadian tfamily?
a. an tincrease tin tthe tnumber tof tpeople tliving tin tthree- tand tfour-generation tfamilies
b. a tdecrease tin tthe tnumber tof tpeople twho tbecome tgrandparents tduring ttheir tlifetime
c. an terosion tof tvalues tas textended tfamily tstructures tfragment
d. an tincrease tin tfinancial tresponsibility tplaced ton telder tfamily
tmembers t tANSWER: t t A REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
, 7. How twill tthe thealthcare tsystem thave tto tadapt tas tCanadian tsociety tages?
a. by tdecreasing tthe tattention tgiven tto tchronic tailments tsuch tas tdiabetes tand tarthritis
b. by tfavouring tthe ttreatment tof tmore tacute tillnesses
c. by tchanging tpublic topinion tabout told tage
d. by ttrying tto tprevent tillness tbefore tit thappens t
t ANSWER: t t D REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
8. Dr. tClarke tis tconducting ta tresearch texperiment tthat tis tstudying tthe tprocess tof taging
tamong tolder t Canadians. tWhat tis tthe tname tfor tthis tsocial tscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: t t C REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
9. What tare tthe ttwo tpoints tof tview tthat tgerontologists tuse tto tstudy taging?
a. economics tand tsocial tstructures
b. the tfamily tand tthe teducation tsystem
c. bioethics tand teconomics
d. the tindividual tand tsociety
ANSWER: t t D REF: t t t2 BLM: tREM
10. What tdid tUnwin tand tcolleagues’ t(2008) tresearch tfind tout tabout tperceptions tof taging?
a. People tknow tlittle tabout taging.
b. Old tage tis tseen tas ta ttime tof tweakness tand tdeath.
c. Some tattitudes ttowards tthe telderly thave tpossibly tworsened.
d. Most tpeople’s tknowledge tabout tolder tpeople tis tbased ton
tmyth tor tfear. t tANSWER: t t C REF:3 BLM: tREM
11. Your tuncle tKen thas tjust tretired tfrom tthe tworkforce, tand the tneeds tto tfind tan tactivity tthat twill
keep thim tin t touch twith this tcommunity. tAccording tto trecent tresearch tfound tin tyour ttextbook,
t
which tof tthe tfollowing t activities twould tbe ta tbeneficial tactivity tfor tyour tuncle?
t
a. reading tbooks tto this tgrandchildren
b. baking tcookies
c. working tin this twoodshop
d. playing tcards tat ta tlocal tlibrary
ANSWER: tD REF: t4 BLM: tHO
12. Which tof tthe tfollowing taccurately tdescribes tstereotypes?
a. They tprevent tdiscrimination tand tageism.
b. They tforce tpeople tto tconfront tthe ttruth tabout tthe telderly.
c. They toften thave tsome tbasis tin treality.
d. They texaggerate tand tdistort tthe tbad, twhile tignoring tthe tgood tqualities
t of ta tgroup tof t people.
ANSWER: t t C REF: t5 BLM: tHO
13. Which tof tthe tfollowing tpresents ta tnegative tstereotype tof taging?
a. an telderly t84 tyear-old tgentleman twho tplays twith this tgrandchildren
t t t t t t t t t
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
t t t t t t t t
All Chapters 1 - 20
t t t t
,Table tof tContents
• Chapter t1: tAging tToday
• Chapter t2: tTheories tand tMethods
• Chapter t3: tPopulation tAging
• Chapter t4: tAging tand tEthnicity
• Chapter t5: tPersonal tHealth tand tWellness
• Chapter t6: tThe tPsychology tof tAging
• Chapter t7: tHealthcare
• Chapter t8: tFinances tand tEconomics
• Chapter t9: tRetirement tand tWork
• Chapter t10: tLeisure, tRecreation, tand tService
• Chapter t11: tHousing tand tTransportation
• Chapter t12: tFamily tLife
• Chapter t13: tSocial tSupport tand tCaregiving
• Chapter t14: tDying, tDeath, tand tBereavement
,CHAPTER t1:tAGING tTODAY
MULTIPLE tCHOICE
1. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis tgiven tin tthe ttext tas ta treason tfor tstudying taging?
a. to thelp toneself tlive tthe tbest told tage tpossible
b. to tenable tpeople tto tavoid tor treverse tthe teffects tof taging
c. to tenable tpeople tto tmake told tage tas tinexpensive ta ttime tof tlife tas tit tcan tbe
d. to tlearn thow tto twork twith telderly tclients
ANSWER: t t D REF: t t t2-3 BLM: tREM
2. As tof t2011, twhat tpercentage tof tthe tpopulation tcomprised tolder
Canadians?a. t 16.0%
t
b. t t 15%
c. 9.1%
d. t t t 6.8%
ANSWER: t t B REF: t t t2 BLM: tREM
3. By t2036, tapproximately twhat tpercentage tof tthe tpopulation twill tcomprise tolder tCanadians
t as tpredicted tby t Statistics tCanada?
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER: t t C REF: t t t2 BLM: tREM
4. As tsociety tages, twhat twill tchange tin tthe tCanadian tsocial tstructure?
a. Poverty twill tincrease tas tmore tpeople tenter told tage.
b. The tgovernment twill tface teconomic tcrisis tas tpension tcosts trise.
c. The tmass tmedia twill tpromote tageism.
d. The thealthcare tsystem twill tadd tprograms tto tprevent tillness tbefore
tit toccurs. t tANSWER: t t D REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
5. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis tan texample tof ta tsocial tstructure?
a. the teducation tsystem
b. the taging tprocess
c. the tgovernment
d. the tpolice
ANSWER: t t A REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
6. What teffect tdoes tan taging tsociety thave ton tthe tCanadian tfamily?
a. an tincrease tin tthe tnumber tof tpeople tliving tin tthree- tand tfour-generation tfamilies
b. a tdecrease tin tthe tnumber tof tpeople twho tbecome tgrandparents tduring ttheir tlifetime
c. an terosion tof tvalues tas textended tfamily tstructures tfragment
d. an tincrease tin tfinancial tresponsibility tplaced ton telder tfamily
tmembers t tANSWER: t t A REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
, 7. How twill tthe thealthcare tsystem thave tto tadapt tas tCanadian tsociety tages?
a. by tdecreasing tthe tattention tgiven tto tchronic tailments tsuch tas tdiabetes tand tarthritis
b. by tfavouring tthe ttreatment tof tmore tacute tillnesses
c. by tchanging tpublic topinion tabout told tage
d. by ttrying tto tprevent tillness tbefore tit thappens t
t ANSWER: t t D REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
8. Dr. tClarke tis tconducting ta tresearch texperiment tthat tis tstudying tthe tprocess tof taging
tamong tolder t Canadians. tWhat tis tthe tname tfor tthis tsocial tscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: t t C REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
9. What tare tthe ttwo tpoints tof tview tthat tgerontologists tuse tto tstudy taging?
a. economics tand tsocial tstructures
b. the tfamily tand tthe teducation tsystem
c. bioethics tand teconomics
d. the tindividual tand tsociety
ANSWER: t t D REF: t t t2 BLM: tREM
10. What tdid tUnwin tand tcolleagues’ t(2008) tresearch tfind tout tabout tperceptions tof taging?
a. People tknow tlittle tabout taging.
b. Old tage tis tseen tas ta ttime tof tweakness tand tdeath.
c. Some tattitudes ttowards tthe telderly thave tpossibly tworsened.
d. Most tpeople’s tknowledge tabout tolder tpeople tis tbased ton
tmyth tor tfear. t tANSWER: t t C REF:3 BLM: tREM
11. Your tuncle tKen thas tjust tretired tfrom tthe tworkforce, tand the tneeds tto tfind tan tactivity tthat twill
keep thim tin t touch twith this tcommunity. tAccording tto trecent tresearch tfound tin tyour ttextbook,
t
which tof tthe tfollowing t activities twould tbe ta tbeneficial tactivity tfor tyour tuncle?
t
a. reading tbooks tto this tgrandchildren
b. baking tcookies
c. working tin this twoodshop
d. playing tcards tat ta tlocal tlibrary
ANSWER: tD REF: t4 BLM: tHO
12. Which tof tthe tfollowing taccurately tdescribes tstereotypes?
a. They tprevent tdiscrimination tand tageism.
b. They tforce tpeople tto tconfront tthe ttruth tabout tthe telderly.
c. They toften thave tsome tbasis tin treality.
d. They texaggerate tand tdistort tthe tbad, twhile tignoring tthe tgood tqualities
t of ta tgroup tof t people.
ANSWER: t t C REF: t5 BLM: tHO
13. Which tof tthe tfollowing tpresents ta tnegative tstereotype tof taging?
a. an telderly t84 tyear-old tgentleman twho tplays twith this tgrandchildren
