TESTBANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
All Chapters 1 - 20
hg hg hg hg
,Table of Contents
hg hg
Chapter 1: Aging Today
hg hg hg
Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
hg hg hg hg
Chapter 3: Population Aging
hg hg hg
Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
hg hg hg hg
Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
hg hg hg hg hg
Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
hg hg hg hg hg
Chapter 7: Healthcare
hg hg
Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
hg hg hg hg
Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
hg hg hg hg
Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
hg hg hg hg hg
Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
hg hg hg hg
Chapter 12: Family Life
hg hg hg
Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
hg hg hg hg hg
Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
hg hg hg hg hg
,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY hg hg hg
MULTIPLE CHOICE hg
1. Which hg of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
ANSWER: D hg h g REF: 2-3 hg hg hg BLM: REM hg
2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
Canadians?a. 16.0%
hg h g
b. 15% hg h g
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8% hg hg h g
ANSWER: B hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: REM hg
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
as predicted by
hg hg hg h g Statistics Canada? hg
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER: C hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: REM hg
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age. hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
c. The mass media will promote ageism. hg hg hg hg hg
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
hg it occurs. ANSWER: D
hg hg hg hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: HO hg
5. Which hg of the following is an example of a social structure?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. the education system
hg hg
b. the aging process hg hg
c. the government hg
d. the police hg
ANSWER: A hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: HO hg
6. What effect does an aging society have on the Canadian family?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. an increase in the number of people living in three- and four-generation families
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
b. a decrease in the number of people who become grandparents during their lifetime
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder family
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
members ANSWER: A
hg hg hg hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: HO hg
, 7. How will the healthcare system have to adapt as Canadian society ages?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. by decreasing the attention given to chronic ailments such as diabetes and arthritis
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
b. by favouring the treatment of more acute illnesses
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
c. by changing public opinion about old age
hg hg hg hg hg hg
d. by trying to prevent illness before it happens
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
hg ANSWER: D hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: HO hg
8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the process of aging
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
among older Canadians. What is the name for this social science?
hg hg h g hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: C hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: HO hg
9. What hg are the two points of view that gerontologists use to study aging?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. economics and social structures hg hg hg
b. the family and the education system
hg hg hg hg hg
c. bioethics and economics hg hg
d. the individual and society
hg hg hg
ANSWER: D hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: REM hg
10. What did Unwin and colleagues’ (2008) research find out about perceptions of aging?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. People know little about aging. hg hg hg hg
b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death.
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
c. Some attitudes towards the elderly have possibly worsened.
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
d. Most people’s knowledge about older people is based on
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
myth or fear. ANSWER: C
hg hg hg hg hg hg h g REF: 3 BLM: REM hg
11. Your uncle Ken has just retired from the workforce, and he needs to find an activity that will keep
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
him in touch with his community. According to recent research found in your textbook, which
hg hg h g hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
of the following activities would be a beneficial activity for your uncle?
hg hg hg h g hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. reading books to his grandchildren hg hg hg hg
b. baking cookies hg
c. working in his woodshop hg hg hg
d. playing cards at a local library hg hg hg hg hg
ANSWER: D hg REF: 4 hg BLM: HO hg
12. Which of the following accurately describes stereotypes?
hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. They prevent discrimination and ageism. hg hg hg hg
b. They force people to confront the truth about the elderly.
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
c. They often have some basis in reality. hg hg hg hg hg hg
d. They exaggerate and distort the bad, while ignoring the good qualities of
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
hg a group of people.
hg hg h g
ANSWER: C hg h g REF: 5 hg BLM: HO hg
13. Which of the following presents a negative stereotype of aging?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. an elderly 84 year-old gentleman who plays with his grandchildren
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
All Chapters 1 - 20
hg hg hg hg
,Table of Contents
hg hg
Chapter 1: Aging Today
hg hg hg
Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
hg hg hg hg
Chapter 3: Population Aging
hg hg hg
Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
hg hg hg hg
Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
hg hg hg hg hg
Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
hg hg hg hg hg
Chapter 7: Healthcare
hg hg
Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
hg hg hg hg
Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
hg hg hg hg
Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
hg hg hg hg hg
Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
hg hg hg hg
Chapter 12: Family Life
hg hg hg
Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
hg hg hg hg hg
Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
hg hg hg hg hg
,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY hg hg hg
MULTIPLE CHOICE hg
1. Which hg of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
ANSWER: D hg h g REF: 2-3 hg hg hg BLM: REM hg
2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
Canadians?a. 16.0%
hg h g
b. 15% hg h g
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8% hg hg h g
ANSWER: B hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: REM hg
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
as predicted by
hg hg hg h g Statistics Canada? hg
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER: C hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: REM hg
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age. hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
c. The mass media will promote ageism. hg hg hg hg hg
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
hg it occurs. ANSWER: D
hg hg hg hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: HO hg
5. Which hg of the following is an example of a social structure?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. the education system
hg hg
b. the aging process hg hg
c. the government hg
d. the police hg
ANSWER: A hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: HO hg
6. What effect does an aging society have on the Canadian family?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. an increase in the number of people living in three- and four-generation families
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
b. a decrease in the number of people who become grandparents during their lifetime
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder family
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
members ANSWER: A
hg hg hg hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: HO hg
, 7. How will the healthcare system have to adapt as Canadian society ages?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. by decreasing the attention given to chronic ailments such as diabetes and arthritis
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
b. by favouring the treatment of more acute illnesses
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
c. by changing public opinion about old age
hg hg hg hg hg hg
d. by trying to prevent illness before it happens
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
hg ANSWER: D hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: HO hg
8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the process of aging
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
among older Canadians. What is the name for this social science?
hg hg h g hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: C hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: HO hg
9. What hg are the two points of view that gerontologists use to study aging?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. economics and social structures hg hg hg
b. the family and the education system
hg hg hg hg hg
c. bioethics and economics hg hg
d. the individual and society
hg hg hg
ANSWER: D hg h g REF: 2 hg hg hg BLM: REM hg
10. What did Unwin and colleagues’ (2008) research find out about perceptions of aging?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. People know little about aging. hg hg hg hg
b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death.
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
c. Some attitudes towards the elderly have possibly worsened.
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
d. Most people’s knowledge about older people is based on
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
myth or fear. ANSWER: C
hg hg hg hg hg hg h g REF: 3 BLM: REM hg
11. Your uncle Ken has just retired from the workforce, and he needs to find an activity that will keep
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
him in touch with his community. According to recent research found in your textbook, which
hg hg h g hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
of the following activities would be a beneficial activity for your uncle?
hg hg hg h g hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. reading books to his grandchildren hg hg hg hg
b. baking cookies hg
c. working in his woodshop hg hg hg
d. playing cards at a local library hg hg hg hg hg
ANSWER: D hg REF: 4 hg BLM: HO hg
12. Which of the following accurately describes stereotypes?
hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. They prevent discrimination and ageism. hg hg hg hg
b. They force people to confront the truth about the elderly.
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
c. They often have some basis in reality. hg hg hg hg hg hg
d. They exaggerate and distort the bad, while ignoring the good qualities of
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
hg a group of people.
hg hg h g
ANSWER: C hg h g REF: 5 hg BLM: HO hg
13. Which of the following presents a negative stereotype of aging?
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
a. an elderly 84 year-old gentleman who plays with his grandchildren
hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg hg
