TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters 1-20

TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
All Chapters 1-20

,TableMofMContents

• ChapterM1:MAgingMToday

• ChapterM2:MTheoriesMandMMethods

• ChapterM3:MPopulationMAging

• ChapterM4:MAgingMandMEthnicity

• ChapterM5:MPersonalMHealthMandMWellness

• ChapterM6:MTheMPsychologyMofMAging

• ChapterM7:MHealthcare

• ChapterM8:MFinancesMandMEconomics

• ChapterM9:MRetirementMandMWork

• ChapterM10:MLeisure,MRecreation,MandMService

• ChapterM11:MHousingMandMTransportation

• ChapterM12:MFamilyMLife

• ChapterM13:MSocialMSupportMandMCaregiving

• ChapterM14:MDying,MDeath,MandMBereavement

,CHAPTERM1:MAGINGMTODAY

MULTIPLEMCHOICE

1. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisMgivenMinMtheMtextMasMaMreasonMforMstudyingMaging?
a. toMhelpMoneselfMliveMtheMbestMoldMageMpossible
b. toMenableMpeopleMtoMavoidMorMreverseMtheMeffectsMofMaging
c. toMenableMpeopleMtoMmakeMoldMageMasMinexpensiveMaMtimeMofMlifeMasMitMcanMbe
d. toMlearnMhowMtoMworkMwithMelderlyMclients
ANSWER:MM D REF:MMM2-3 BLM:MREM

2. AsMofM2011,MwhatMpercentageMofMtheMpopulationMcomprisedMolderMCa
nadians?a.M 16.0%
b.MM 15%
c. 9.1%
d.MMM 6.8%
ANSWER:MM B REF:MMM2 BLM:MREM

3. ByM2036,MapproximatelyMwhatMpercentageMofMtheMpopulationMwillMcompriseMolderMCanadiansM
asMpredictedMbyM StatisticsMCanada?
a. 9%

b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER:MM C REF:MMM2 BLM:MREM

4. AsMsocietyMages,MwhatMwillMchangeMinMtheMCanadianMsocialMstructure?
a. PovertyMwillMincreaseMasMmoreMpeopleMenterMoldMage.
b. TheMgovernmentMwillMfaceMeconomicMcrisisMasMpensionMcostsMrise.
c. TheMmassMmediaMwillMpromoteMageism.
d. TheMhealthcareMsystemMwillMaddMprogramsMtoMpreventMillnessMbeforeM
itMoccurs.MMANSWER:MM D REF:MMM2 BLM:MHO

5. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisManMexampleMofMaMsocialMstructure?
a. theMeducationMsystem
b. theMagingMprocess
c. theMgovernment
d. theMpolice
ANSWER:MM A REF:MMM2 BLM:MHO

6. WhatMeffectMdoesManMagingMsocietyMhaveMonMtheMCanadianMfamily?
a. anMincreaseMinMtheMnumberMofMpeopleMlivingMinMthree-MandMfour-generationMfamilies
b. aMdecreaseMinMtheMnumberMofMpeopleMwhoMbecomeMgrandparentsMduringMtheirMlifetime
c. anMerosionMofMvaluesMasMextendedMfamilyMstructuresMfragment
d. anMincreaseMinMfinancialMresponsibilityMplacedMonMelderMfamilyM
membersMMANSWER:MM A REF:MMM2 BLM:MHO

, 7. HowMwillMtheMhealthcareMsystemMhaveMtoMadaptMasMCanadianMsocietyMages?
a. byMdecreasingMtheMattentionMgivenMtoMchronicMailmentsMsuchMasMdiabetesMandMarthritis
b. byMfavouringMtheMtreatmentMofMmoreMacuteMillnesses
c. byMchangingMpublicMopinionMaboutMoldMage
d. byMtryingMtoMpreventMillnessMbeforeMitMhappensMM
ANSWER:MM D REF:MMM2 BLM:MHO

8. Dr.MClarkeMisMconductingMaMresearchMexperimentMthatMisMstudyingMtheMprocessMofMagingM
amongMolderM Canadians.MWhatMisMtheMnameMforMthisMsocialMscience?
a.tautology
b.ageism
c.gerontology
d.aeonology
ANSWER:MM C REF:MMM2 BLM:MHO

9. WhatMareMtheMtwoMpointsMofMviewMthatMgerontologistsMuseMtoMstudyMaging?
a. economicsMandMsocialMstructures
b. theMfamilyMandMtheMeducationMsystem
c. bioethicsMandMeconomics
d. theMindividualMandMsociety
ANSWER:MM D REF:MMM2 BLM:MREM

10. WhatMdidMUnwinMandMcolleagues’M(2008)MresearchMfindMoutMaboutMperceptionsMofMaging?
a. PeopleMknowMlittleMaboutMaging.
b. OldMageMisMseenMasMaMtimeMofMweaknessMandMdeath.
c. SomeMattitudesMtowardsMtheMelderlyMhaveMpossiblyMworsened.
d. MostMpeople’sMknowledgeMaboutMolderMpeopleMisMbasedMonMmyt
hMorMfear.MMANSWER:MM C REF: 3 BLM:MREM

11. YourMuncleMKenMhasMjustMretiredMfromMtheMworkforce,MandMheMneedsMtoMfindManMactivityMthatMwillMkee
pMhimMinM touchMwithMhisMcommunity.MAccordingMtoMrecentMresearchMfoundMinMyourMtextbook,Mwhic
hMofMtheMfollowingM activitiesMwouldMbeMaMbeneficialMactivityMforMyourMuncle?
a. readingMbooksMtoMhisMgrandchildren
b. bakingMcookies
c. workingMinMhisMwoodshop
d. playingMcardsMatMaMlocalMlibrary

ANSWER:MD REF:M4 BLM:MHO

12. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMaccuratelyMdescribesMstereotypes?
a. TheyMpreventMdiscriminationMandMageism.
b. TheyMforceMpeopleMtoMconfrontMtheMtruthMaboutMtheMelderly.
c. TheyMoftenMhaveMsomeMbasisMinMreality.
d. TheyMexaggerateMandMdistortMtheMbad,MwhileMignoringMtheMgoodMqualitiesMo
fMaMgroupMofM people.
ANSWER:MM C REF:M5 BLM:MHO

13. WhichMofMtheMfollowingMpresentsMaMnegativeMstereotypeMofMaging?
a. anMelderlyM84Myear-oldMgentlemanMwhoMplaysMwithMhisMgrandchildren