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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
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by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All
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Chapters 1 - 20
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,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 |by | Statistics |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 |effect |does |an |aging |society |have |on |the |Canadian |family?
a. an |increase |in |the |number |of |people |living |in |three- |and |four-generation |families
b. a |decrease |in |the |number |of |people |who |become |grandparents |during |their |lifetime
c. an |erosion |of |values |as |extended |family |structures |fragment
d. an |increase |in |financial |responsibility |placed |on |elder |family
|members | |ANSWER: | | A REF: | | |2 BLM: |HO
, 7. How |will |the |healthcare |system |have |to |adapt |as |Canadian |society |ages?
a. by |decreasing |the |attention |given |to |chronic |ailments |such |as |diabetes |and |arthritis
b. by |favouring |the |treatment |of |more |acute |illnesses
c. by |changing |public |opinion |about |old |age
d. by |trying |to |prevent |illness |before |it |happens |
|ANSWER: | | D REF: | | |2 BLM: |HO
8. Dr. |Clarke |is |conducting |a |research |experiment |that |is |studying |the |process |of |aging
|among |older | Canadians. |What |is |the |name |for |this |social |science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: | | C REF: | | |2 BLM: |HO
9. What |are |the |two |points |of |view |that |gerontologists |use |to |study |aging?
a. economics |and |social |structures
b. the |family |and |the |education |system
c. bioethics |and |economics
d. the |individual |and |society
ANSWER: | | D REF: | | |2 BLM: |REM
10. What |did |Unwin |and |colleagues’ |(2008) |research |find |out |about |perceptions |of |aging?
a. People |know |little |about |aging.
b. Old |age |is |seen |as |a |time |of |weakness |and |death.
c. Some |attitudes |towards |the |elderly |have |possibly |worsened.
d. Most |people’s |knowledge |about |older |people |is |based |on
|myth |or |fear. | |ANSWER: | | C REF: 3 BLM: |REM
11. Your |uncle |Ken |has |just |retired |from |the |workforce, |and |he |needs |to |find |an |activity |that |will
|keep |him |in | touch |with |his |community. |According |to |recent |research |found |in |your |textbook,
|which |of |the |following | activities |would |be |a |beneficial |activity |for |your |uncle?
a. reading |books |to |his |grandchildren
b. baking |cookies
c. working |in |his |woodshop
d. playing |cards |at |a |local |library
ANSWER: |D REF: |4 BLM: |HO
12. Which |of |the |following |accurately |describes |stereotypes?
a. They |prevent |discrimination |and |ageism.
b. They |force |people |to |confront |the |truth |about |the |elderly.
c. They |often |have |some |basis |in |reality.
d. They |exaggerate |and |distort |the |bad, |while |ignoring |the |good |qualities
of |a |group |of | people.
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ANSWER: | | C REF: |5 BLM: |HO
13. Which |of |the |following |presents |a |negative |stereotype |of |aging?
a. an |elderly |84 |year-old |gentleman |who |plays |with |his |grandchildren
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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 |by | Statistics |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 |effect |does |an |aging |society |have |on |the |Canadian |family?
a. an |increase |in |the |number |of |people |living |in |three- |and |four-generation |families
b. a |decrease |in |the |number |of |people |who |become |grandparents |during |their |lifetime
c. an |erosion |of |values |as |extended |family |structures |fragment
d. an |increase |in |financial |responsibility |placed |on |elder |family
|members | |ANSWER: | | A REF: | | |2 BLM: |HO
, 7. How |will |the |healthcare |system |have |to |adapt |as |Canadian |society |ages?
a. by |decreasing |the |attention |given |to |chronic |ailments |such |as |diabetes |and |arthritis
b. by |favouring |the |treatment |of |more |acute |illnesses
c. by |changing |public |opinion |about |old |age
d. by |trying |to |prevent |illness |before |it |happens |
|ANSWER: | | D REF: | | |2 BLM: |HO
8. Dr. |Clarke |is |conducting |a |research |experiment |that |is |studying |the |process |of |aging
|among |older | Canadians. |What |is |the |name |for |this |social |science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: | | C REF: | | |2 BLM: |HO
9. What |are |the |two |points |of |view |that |gerontologists |use |to |study |aging?
a. economics |and |social |structures
b. the |family |and |the |education |system
c. bioethics |and |economics
d. the |individual |and |society
ANSWER: | | D REF: | | |2 BLM: |REM
10. What |did |Unwin |and |colleagues’ |(2008) |research |find |out |about |perceptions |of |aging?
a. People |know |little |about |aging.
b. Old |age |is |seen |as |a |time |of |weakness |and |death.
c. Some |attitudes |towards |the |elderly |have |possibly |worsened.
d. Most |people’s |knowledge |about |older |people |is |based |on
|myth |or |fear. | |ANSWER: | | C REF: 3 BLM: |REM
11. Your |uncle |Ken |has |just |retired |from |the |workforce, |and |he |needs |to |find |an |activity |that |will
|keep |him |in | touch |with |his |community. |According |to |recent |research |found |in |your |textbook,
|which |of |the |following | activities |would |be |a |beneficial |activity |for |your |uncle?
a. reading |books |to |his |grandchildren
b. baking |cookies
c. working |in |his |woodshop
d. playing |cards |at |a |local |library
ANSWER: |D REF: |4 BLM: |HO
12. Which |of |the |following |accurately |describes |stereotypes?
a. They |prevent |discrimination |and |ageism.
b. They |force |people |to |confront |the |truth |about |the |elderly.
c. They |often |have |some |basis |in |reality.
d. They |exaggerate |and |distort |the |bad, |while |ignoring |the |good |qualities
of |a |group |of | people.
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ANSWER: | | C REF: |5 BLM: |HO
13. Which |of |the |following |presents |a |negative |stereotype |of |aging?
a. an |elderly |84 |year-old |gentleman |who |plays |with |his |grandchildren
