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

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

,TableQofQContents

• ChapterQ1:QAgingQToday

• ChapterQ2:QTheoriesQandQMethods

• ChapterQ3:QPopulationQAging

• ChapterQ4:QAgingQandQEthnicity

• ChapterQ5:QPersonalQHealthQandQWellness

• ChapterQ6:QTheQPsychologyQofQAging

• ChapterQ7:QHealthcare

• ChapterQ8:QFinancesQandQEconomics

• ChapterQ9:QRetirementQandQWork

• ChapterQ10:QLeisure,QRecreation,QandQService

• ChapterQ11:QHousingQandQTransportation

• ChapterQ12:QFamilyQLife

• ChapterQ13:QSocialQSupportQandQCaregiving

• ChapterQ14:QDying,QDeath,QandQBereavement

,CHAPTERQ1:QAGINGQTODAY

MULTIPLEQCHOICE

1. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQgivenQinQtheQtextQasQaQreasonQforQstudyingQaging?
a. toQhelpQoneselfQliveQtheQbestQoldQageQpossible
b. toQenableQpeopleQtoQavoidQorQreverseQtheQeffectsQofQaging
c. toQenableQpeopleQtoQmakeQoldQageQasQinexpensiveQaQtimeQofQlifeQasQitQcanQbe
d. toQlearnQhowQtoQworkQwithQelderlyQclients
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2. AsQofQ2011,QwhatQpercentageQofQtheQpopulationQcomprisedQol
derQCanadians?a.Q 16.0%
b.QQ 15%
c. 9.1%
d.QQQ 6.8%
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3. ByQ2036,QapproximatelyQwhatQpercentageQofQtheQpopulationQwillQcompriseQolderQCa
nadiansQasQpredictedQbyQ StatisticsQCanada?
a. 9%

b. 19
c. %
25
d. 34
%
%
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4. AsQsocietyQages,QwhatQwillQchangeQinQtheQCanadianQsocialQstructure?
a. PovertyQwillQincreaseQasQmoreQpeopleQenterQoldQage.
b. TheQgovernmentQwillQfaceQeconomicQcrisisQasQpensionQcostsQrise.
c. TheQmassQmediaQwillQpromoteQageism.
d. TheQhealthcareQsystemQwillQaddQprogramsQtoQpreventQillnessQ
beforeQitQoccurs.QQANSWER:QQ D REF:QQQ2 BLM:QHO

5. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQanQexampleQofQaQsocialQstructure?
a. theQeducationQsystem
b. theQagingQprocess
c. theQgovernment
d. theQpolice
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6. WhatQeffectQdoesQanQagingQsocietyQhaveQonQtheQCanadianQfamily?
a. anQincreaseQinQtheQnumberQofQpeopleQlivingQinQthree-QandQfour-generationQfamilies
b. aQdecreaseQinQtheQnumberQofQpeopleQwhoQbecomeQgrandparentsQduringQtheirQlifetim
e
c. anQerosionQofQvaluesQasQextendedQfamilyQstructuresQfragment
d. anQincreaseQinQfinancialQresponsibilityQplacedQonQelderQf
amilyQmembersQQANSWER:QQ A REF:QQQ2 BLM:QHO

, 7. HowQwillQtheQhealthcareQsystemQhaveQtoQadaptQasQCanadianQsocietyQages?
a. byQdecreasingQtheQattentionQgivenQtoQchronicQailmentsQsuchQasQdiabetesQandQ
arthritis
b. byQfavouringQtheQtreatmentQofQmoreQacuteQillnesses
c. byQchangingQpublicQopinionQaboutQoldQage
d. byQtryingQtoQpreventQillnessQbeforeQit
QhappensQQANSWER:QQ D

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8. Dr.QClarkeQisQconductingQaQresearchQexperimentQthatQisQstudyingQtheQpro
cessQofQagingQamongQolderQ Canadians.QWhatQisQtheQnameQforQthis
QsocialQscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
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9. WhatQareQtheQtwoQpointsQofQviewQthatQgerontologistsQuseQtoQstudyQaging?
a. economicsQandQsocialQstructures
b. theQfamilyQandQtheQeducationQsystem
c. bioethicsQandQeconomics
d. theQindividualQandQsociety
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10. WhatQdidQUnwinQandQcolleagues’Q(2008)QresearchQfindQoutQaboutQperceptionsQofQa
ging?
a. PeopleQknowQlittleQaboutQaging.
b. OldQageQisQseenQasQaQtimeQofQweaknessQandQdeath.
c. SomeQattitudesQtowardsQtheQelderlyQhaveQpossiblyQworsened.
d. MostQpeople’sQknowledgeQaboutQolderQpeopleQisQb
asedQonQmythQorQfear.QQANSWER:QQ C REF: 3
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11. YourQuncleQKenQhasQjustQretiredQfromQtheQworkforce,QandQheQneedsQtoQfindQanQa
ctivityQthatQwillQkeepQhimQinQ touchQwithQhisQcommunity.QAccordingQtoQrecentQres
earchQfoundQinQyourQtextbook,QwhichQofQtheQfollowingQ activitiesQwouldQbeQaQ
beneficialQactivityQforQyourQuncle?
a. readingQbooksQtoQhisQgrandchildren
b. bakingQcookies
c. workingQinQhisQwoodshop
d. playingQcardsQatQaQlocalQlibrary

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12. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQaccuratelyQdescribesQstereotypes?
a. TheyQpreventQdiscriminationQandQageism.
b. TheyQforceQpeopleQtoQconfrontQtheQtruthQaboutQtheQelderly.
c. TheyQoftenQhaveQsomeQbasisQinQreality.
d. TheyQexaggerateQandQdistortQtheQbad,QwhileQignoringQtheQgo
odQqualitiesQofQaQgroupQofQ people.
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