EDITION BY MARK NOVAK, HERBERT C. NORTHCOTT, KAREN
KOBAYASHI ALL CHAPTERS 1 - 20
,Table of Contents
c c
• Chapter c 1: c Aging c Today
• Chapter c2: cTheories cand cMethods
• Chapter c3: cPopulation cAging
• Chapter c4: cAging cand cEthnicity
• Chapter c5: cPersonal cHealth cand cWellness
• Chapter c6: cThe cPsychology cof cAging
• Chapter c 7: c Healthcare
• Chapter c8: cFinances cand cEconomics
• Chapter c9: cRetirement cand cWork
• Chapter c10: cLeisure, cRecreation, cand cService
• Chapter c11: cHousing cand cTransportation
• Chapter c12: cFamily cLife
• Chapter c13: cSocial cSupport cand cCaregiving
• Chapter c 14: c Dying, c Death, c and c Bereavement
,CHAPTER c1: cAGING cTODAY
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cgiven cin cthe ctext cas ca creason cfor cstudying caging?
a. to chelp coneself clive cthe cbest cold cage cpossible
b. to cenable cpeople cto cavoid cor creverse cthe ceffects cof caging
c. to cenable cpeople cto cmake cold cage cas cinexpensive ca ctime cof clife cas cit ccan cbe
d. to clearn chow cto cwork cwith celderly cclients
ANSWER: c D REF: c 2-3 BLM: cREM
2. As cof c2011, cwhat cpercentage cof cthe cpopulation ccomprised colder
cCanadians?a. c16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: c B REF: c 2 BLM: cREM
3. By c2036, capproximately cwhat cpercentage cof cthe cpopulation cwill ccomprise colder cCanadians cas
cpredicted cby cStatistics cCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER: c C REF: c 2 BLM: cREM
4. As csociety cages, cwhat cwill cchange cin cthe cCanadian csocial cstructure?
a. Poverty cwill cincrease cas cmore cpeople center cold cage.
b. The cgovernment cwill cface ceconomic ccrisis cas cpension ccosts crise.
c. The cmass cmedia cwill cpromote cageism.
d. The chealthcare csystem cwill cadd cprograms cto cprevent cillness cbefore cit
coccurs. cANSWER: c D REF: c 2 BLM: cHO
5. Which cof cthe cfollowing cis can cexample cof ca csocial cstructure?
a. the ceducation csystem
b. the caging cprocess
c. the cgovernment
d. the cpolice
ANSWER: c A REF: c 2 BLM: c HO
6. What ceffect cdoes can caging csociety chave con cthe cCanadian cfamily?
a. an cincrease cin cthe cnumber cof cpeople cliving cin cthree- cand cfour-generation cfamilies
b. a cdecrease cin cthe cnumber cof cpeople cwho cbecome cgrandparents cduring ctheir clifetime
c. an cerosion cof cvalues cas cextended cfamily cstructures cfragment
d. an cincrease cin cfinancial cresponsibility cplaced con celder cfamily
cmembers cANSWER: c A REF: c 2 BLM: cHO
, 7. How cwill cthe chealthcare csystem chave cto cadapt cas cCanadian csociety cages?
a. by cdecreasing cthe cattention cgiven cto cchronic cailments csuch cas cdiabetes cand carthritis
b. by cfavouring cthe ctreatment cof cmore cacute cillnesses
c. by cchanging cpublic copinion cabout cold cage
d. by ctrying cto cprevent cillness cbefore cit chappens
cANSWER: c D REF: c 2 BLM:
cHO
8. Dr. cClarke cis cconducting ca cresearch cexperiment cthat cis cstudying cthe cprocess cof caging
camong colder cCanadians. cWhat cis cthe cname cfor cthis csocial cscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: c C REF: c 2 BLM: c HO
9. What care cthe ctwo cpoints cof cview cthat cgerontologists cuse cto cstudy caging?
a. economics cand csocial cstructures
b. the cfamily cand cthe ceducation csystem
c. bioethics cand ceconomics
d. the cindividual cand csociety
ANSWER: c D REF: c 2 BLM: cREM
10. What cdid cUnwin cand ccolleagues’ c(2008) cresearch cfind cout cabout cperceptions cof caging?
a. People cknow clittle cabout caging.
b. Old cage cis cseen cas ca ctime cof cweakness cand cdeath.
c. Some cattitudes ctowards cthe celderly chave cpossibly cworsened.
d. Most cpeople’s cknowledge cabout colder cpeople cis cbased con cmyth
cor cfear. cANSWER: c C REF: 3 BLM: cREM
11. Your cuncle cKen chas cjust cretired cfrom cthe cworkforce, cand che cneeds cto cfind can cactivity cthat cwill
ckeep chim cin ctouch cwith chis ccommunity. cAccording cto crecent cresearch cfound cin cyour ctextbook,
cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cactivities cwould cbe ca cbeneficial cactivity cfor cyour cuncle?
a. reading cbooks cto chis cgrandchildren
b. baking ccookies
c. working cin chis cwoodshop
d. playing ccards cat ca clocal clibrary
ANSWER: cD REF: c4 BLM: c HO
12. Which cof cthe cfollowing caccurately cdescribes cstereotypes?
a. They cprevent cdiscrimination cand cageism.
b. They cforce cpeople cto cconfront cthe ctruth cabout cthe celderly.
c. They coften chave csome cbasis cin creality.
d. They cexaggerate cand cdistort cthe cbad, cwhile cignoring cthe cgood cqualities cof ca
cgroup cof cpeople.
ANSWER: c C REF: c5 BLM: c HO
13. Which cof cthe cfollowing cpresents ca cnegative cstereotype cof caging?
a. an celderly c84 cyear-old cgentleman cwho cplays cwith chis cgrandchildren