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

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
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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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,CHAPTERl21:l2AGINGl2TODAY


MULTIPLEl2CHOICE

1. Whichl2ofl2thel2followingl2isl2givenl2inl2thel2textl2asl2al2reasonl2forl2studyingl2aging?
a. tol2helpl2oneselfl2livel2thel2bestl2oldl2agel2possible
b. tol2enablel2peoplel2tol2avoidl2orl2reversel2thel2effectsl2ofl2aging
c. tol2enablel2peoplel2tol2makel2oldl2agel2asl2inexpensivel2al2timel2ofl2lifel2asl2itl2canl2be
d. tol2learnl2howl2tol2workl2withl2elderlyl2clients

ANSWER:l 2 D REF:l2l2l22-3 BLM:l2REM

2. Asl2ofl22011,l2whatl2percentagel2ofl2thel2populationl2comprisedl2olderl2
Canadians?l2a. 16.0%
b.l 2 15%
c. 9.1%
d.l2l2l 2 6.8%

ANSWER:l 2 B REF:l2l2l22 BLM:l2REM

3. Byl22036,l2approximatelyl2whatl2percentagel2ofl2thel2populationl2willl2comprisel2olderl2Canadiansl2asl
2predictedl2byl2Statisticsl2Canada?

a. 9%
b.l2l2l 2 19%
c. 25%
d.l2l2l 2 34%

ANSWER:l 2 C REF:l2l2l22 BLM:l2REM

4. Asl2societyl2ages,l2whatl2willl2changel2inl2thel2Canadianl2sociall2structure?
a. Povertyl2willl2increasel2asl2morel2peoplel2enterl2oldl2age.
b. Thel2governmentl2willl2facel2economicl2crisisl2asl2pensionl2costsl2rise.
c. Thel2massl2medial2willl2promotel2ageism.
d. Thel2healthcarel2systeml2willl2addl2programsl2tol2preventl2illnessl2beforel

2itl2occurs.l2ANSWER:l 2 D REF:l2l2l22 BLM:l2HO

5. Whichl2ofl2thel2followingl2isl2anl2examplel2ofl2al2sociall2structure?
a. thel2educationl2system
b. thel2agingl2process
c. thel2government
d. thel2police

ANSWER:l 2 A REF:l2l2l22 BLM:l2HO

6. Whatl2effectl2doesl2anl2agingl2societyl2havel2onl2thel2Canadianl2family?
a. anl2increasel2inl2thel2numberl2ofl2peoplel2livingl2inl2three-l2andl2four-generationl2families
b. al2decreasel2inl2thel2numberl2ofl2peoplel2whol2becomel2grandparentsl2duringl2theirl2lifetime
c. anl2erosionl2ofl2valuesl2asl2extendedl2familyl2structuresl2fragment
d. anl2increasel2inl2financiall2responsibilityl2placedl2onl2elderl2familyl2

membersl2ANSWER:l 2 A REF:l2l2l22 BLM:l2HO

, 7. Howl2willl2thel2healthcarel2systeml2havel2tol2adaptl2asl2Canadianl2societyl2ages?
a. byl2decreasingl2thel2attentionl2givenl2tol2chronicl2ailmentsl2suchl2asl2diabetesl2andl2arthritis
b. byl2favouringl2thel2treatmentl2ofl2morel2acutel2illnesses
c. byl2changingl2publicl2opinionl2aboutl2oldl2age
d. byl2tryingl2tol2preventl2illnessl2beforel2itl2happens

ANSWER:l 2 D REF:l2l2l22 BLM:l2HO

8. Dr.l2Clarkel2isl2conductingl2al2researchl2experimentl2thatl2isl2studyingl2thel2processl2ofl2agingl
2amongl2olderl2Canadians.l2Whatl2isl2thel2namel2forl2thisl2sociall2science?

a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology

ANSWER:l 2 C REF:l2l2l22 BLM:l2HO

9. Whatl2arel2thel2twol2pointsl2ofl2viewl2thatl2gerontologistsl2usel2tol2studyl2aging?
a. economicsl2andl2sociall2structures
b. thel2familyl2andl2thel2educationl2system
c. bioethicsl2andl2economics
d. thel2individuall2andl2society

ANSWER:l 2 D REF:l2l2l22 BLM:l2REM

10. Whatl2didl2Unwinl2andl2colleagues’l2(2008)l2researchl2findl2outl2aboutl2perceptionsl2ofl2aging?
a. Peoplel2knowl2littlel2aboutl2aging.
b. Oldl2agel2isl2seenl2asl2al2timel2ofl2weaknessl2andl2death.
c. Somel2attitudesl2towardsl2thel2elderlyl2havel2possiblyl2worsened.
d. Mostl2people’sl2knowledgel2aboutl2olderl2peoplel2isl2basedl2onl2my

thl2orl2fear.l2ANSWER:l 2 C REF: 3 BLM:l2REM

11. Yourl2unclel2Kenl2hasl2justl2retiredl2froml2thel2workforce,l2andl2hel2needsl2tol2findl2anl2activityl2thatl2wi
lll2keepl2himl2inl2touchl2withl2hisl2community.l2Accordingl2tol2recentl2researchl2foundl2inl2yourl2tex
tbook,l2whichl2ofl2thel2followingl2activitiesl2wouldl2bel2al2beneficiall2activityl2forl2yourl2uncle?
a. readingl2booksl2tol2hisl2grandchildren
b. bakingl2cookies
c. workingl2inl2hisl2woodshop
d. playingl2cardsl2atl2al2locall2library

ANSWER:l2D REF:l24 BLM:l2HO

12. Whichl2ofl2thel2followingl2accuratelyl2describesl2stereotypes?
a. Theyl2preventl2discriminationl2andl2ageism.
b. Theyl2forcel2peoplel2tol2confrontl2thel2truthl2aboutl2thel2elderly.
c. Theyl2oftenl2havel2somel2basisl2inl2reality.
d. Theyl2exaggeratel2andl2distortl2thel2bad,l2whilel2ignoringl2thel2goodl2qualitiesl2o
fl2al2groupl2ofl2people.

ANSWER:l 2 C REF:l25 BLM:l2HO

13. Whichl2ofl2thel2followingl2presentsl2al2negativel2stereotypel2ofl2aging?
a. anl2elderlyl284l2year-oldl2gentlemanl2whol2playsl2withl2hisl2grandchildren