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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters 1 - 20
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,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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,CHAPTER f1:fAGING fTODAY
MULTIPLE fCHOICE
1. Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fgiven fin fthe ftext fas fa freason ffor fstudying faging?
a. to fhelp foneself flive fthe fbest fold fage fpossible
b. to fenable fpeople fto favoid for freverse fthe feffects fof faging
c. to fenable fpeople fto fmake fold fage fas finexpensive fa ftime fof flife fas fit fcan fbe
d. to flearn fhow fto fwork fwith felderly fclients
ANSWER: f D REF: f 2-3 BLM: fREM
2. As fof f2011, fwhat fpercentage fof fthe fpopulation fcomprised folder
fCanadians?a. f16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: f B REF: f 2 BLM: fREM
3. By f2036, fapproximately fwhat fpercentage fof fthe fpopulation fwill fcomprise folder fCanadians fas fpredicted
fby fStatistics fCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER: f C REF: f 2 BLM: fREM
4. As fsociety fages, fwhat fwill fchange fin fthe fCanadian fsocial fstructure?
a. Poverty fwill fincrease fas fmore fpeople fenter fold fage.
b. The fgovernment fwill fface feconomic fcrisis fas fpension fcosts frise.
c. The fmass fmedia fwill fpromote fageism.
d. The fhealthcare fsystem fwill fadd fprograms fto fprevent fillness fbefore fit
foccurs. fANSWER: f D REF: f 2 BLM: fHO
5. Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fan fexample fof fa fsocial fstructure?
a. the feducation fsystem
b. the faging fprocess
c. the fgovernment
d. the fpolice
ANSWER: f A REF: f 2 BLM: f HO
6. What feffect fdoes fan faging fsociety fhave fon fthe fCanadian ffamily?
a. an fincrease fin fthe fnumber fof fpeople fliving fin fthree- fand ffour-generation ffamilies
b. a fdecrease fin fthe fnumber fof fpeople fwho fbecome fgrandparents fduring ftheir flifetime
c. an ferosion fof fvalues fas fextended ffamily fstructures ffragment
d. an fincrease fin ffinancial fresponsibility fplaced fon felder ffamily
fmembers fANSWER: f A REF: f 2 BLM: fHO
, 7. How fwill fthe fhealthcare fsystem fhave fto fadapt fas fCanadian fsociety fages?
a. by fdecreasing fthe fattention fgiven fto fchronic failments fsuch fas fdiabetes fand farthritis
b. by ffavouring fthe ftreatment fof fmore facute fillnesses
c. by fchanging fpublic fopinion fabout fold fage
d. by ftrying fto fprevent fillness fbefore fit fhappens
f ANSWER: f D REF: f 2 BLM: fHO
8. Dr. fClarke fis fconducting fa fresearch fexperiment fthat fis fstudying fthe fprocess fof faging famong
folder fCanadians. fWhat fis fthe fname ffor fthis fsocial fscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: f C REF: f 2 BLM: f HO
9. What fare fthe ftwo fpoints fof fview fthat fgerontologists fuse fto fstudy faging?
a. economics fand fsocial fstructures
b. the ffamily fand fthe feducation fsystem
c. bioethics fand feconomics
d. the findividual fand fsociety
ANSWER: f D REF: f 2 BLM: fREM
10. What fdid fUnwin fand fcolleagues’f(2008) fresearch ffind fout fabout fperceptions fof faging?
a. People fknow flittle fabout faging.
b. Old fage fis fseen fas fa ftime fof fweakness fand fdeath.
c. Some fattitudes ftowards fthe felderly fhave fpossibly fworsened.
d. Most fpeople’s fknowledge fabout folder fpeople fis fbased fon fmyth for
ffear. fANSWER: f C REF: 3 BLM: fREM
11. Your funcle fKen fhas fjust fretired ffrom fthe fworkforce, fand fhe fneeds fto ffind fan factivity fthat fwill fkeep fhim fin
ftouch fwith fhis fcommunity. fAccording fto frecent fresearch ffound fin fyour ftextbook, fwhich fof fthe
ffollowing factivities fwould fbe fa fbeneficial factivity ffor fyour funcle?
a. reading fbooks fto fhis fgrandchildren
b. baking fcookies
c. working fin fhis fwoodshop
d. playing fcards fat fa flocal flibrary
ANSWER: fD REF: f4 BLM: f HO
12. Which fof fthe ffollowing faccurately fdescribes fstereotypes?
a. They fprevent fdiscrimination fand fageism.
b. They fforce fpeople fto fconfront fthe ftruth fabout fthe felderly.
c. They foften fhave fsome fbasis fin freality.
d. They fexaggerate fand fdistort fthe fbad, fwhile fignoring fthe fgood fqualities fof fa fgroup
fof fpeople.
ANSWER: f C REF: f5 BLM: f HO
13. Which fof fthe ffollowing fpresents fa fnegative fstereotype fof faging?
a. an felderly f84 fyear-old fgentleman fwho fplays fwith fhis fgrandchildren
Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters 1 - 20
f f f f f f f f f f f f
,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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,CHAPTER f1:fAGING fTODAY
MULTIPLE fCHOICE
1. Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fgiven fin fthe ftext fas fa freason ffor fstudying faging?
a. to fhelp foneself flive fthe fbest fold fage fpossible
b. to fenable fpeople fto favoid for freverse fthe feffects fof faging
c. to fenable fpeople fto fmake fold fage fas finexpensive fa ftime fof flife fas fit fcan fbe
d. to flearn fhow fto fwork fwith felderly fclients
ANSWER: f D REF: f 2-3 BLM: fREM
2. As fof f2011, fwhat fpercentage fof fthe fpopulation fcomprised folder
fCanadians?a. f16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: f B REF: f 2 BLM: fREM
3. By f2036, fapproximately fwhat fpercentage fof fthe fpopulation fwill fcomprise folder fCanadians fas fpredicted
fby fStatistics fCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER: f C REF: f 2 BLM: fREM
4. As fsociety fages, fwhat fwill fchange fin fthe fCanadian fsocial fstructure?
a. Poverty fwill fincrease fas fmore fpeople fenter fold fage.
b. The fgovernment fwill fface feconomic fcrisis fas fpension fcosts frise.
c. The fmass fmedia fwill fpromote fageism.
d. The fhealthcare fsystem fwill fadd fprograms fto fprevent fillness fbefore fit
foccurs. fANSWER: f D REF: f 2 BLM: fHO
5. Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fan fexample fof fa fsocial fstructure?
a. the feducation fsystem
b. the faging fprocess
c. the fgovernment
d. the fpolice
ANSWER: f A REF: f 2 BLM: f HO
6. What feffect fdoes fan faging fsociety fhave fon fthe fCanadian ffamily?
a. an fincrease fin fthe fnumber fof fpeople fliving fin fthree- fand ffour-generation ffamilies
b. a fdecrease fin fthe fnumber fof fpeople fwho fbecome fgrandparents fduring ftheir flifetime
c. an ferosion fof fvalues fas fextended ffamily fstructures ffragment
d. an fincrease fin ffinancial fresponsibility fplaced fon felder ffamily
fmembers fANSWER: f A REF: f 2 BLM: fHO
, 7. How fwill fthe fhealthcare fsystem fhave fto fadapt fas fCanadian fsociety fages?
a. by fdecreasing fthe fattention fgiven fto fchronic failments fsuch fas fdiabetes fand farthritis
b. by ffavouring fthe ftreatment fof fmore facute fillnesses
c. by fchanging fpublic fopinion fabout fold fage
d. by ftrying fto fprevent fillness fbefore fit fhappens
f ANSWER: f D REF: f 2 BLM: fHO
8. Dr. fClarke fis fconducting fa fresearch fexperiment fthat fis fstudying fthe fprocess fof faging famong
folder fCanadians. fWhat fis fthe fname ffor fthis fsocial fscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: f C REF: f 2 BLM: f HO
9. What fare fthe ftwo fpoints fof fview fthat fgerontologists fuse fto fstudy faging?
a. economics fand fsocial fstructures
b. the ffamily fand fthe feducation fsystem
c. bioethics fand feconomics
d. the findividual fand fsociety
ANSWER: f D REF: f 2 BLM: fREM
10. What fdid fUnwin fand fcolleagues’f(2008) fresearch ffind fout fabout fperceptions fof faging?
a. People fknow flittle fabout faging.
b. Old fage fis fseen fas fa ftime fof fweakness fand fdeath.
c. Some fattitudes ftowards fthe felderly fhave fpossibly fworsened.
d. Most fpeople’s fknowledge fabout folder fpeople fis fbased fon fmyth for
ffear. fANSWER: f C REF: 3 BLM: fREM
11. Your funcle fKen fhas fjust fretired ffrom fthe fworkforce, fand fhe fneeds fto ffind fan factivity fthat fwill fkeep fhim fin
ftouch fwith fhis fcommunity. fAccording fto frecent fresearch ffound fin fyour ftextbook, fwhich fof fthe
ffollowing factivities fwould fbe fa fbeneficial factivity ffor fyour funcle?
a. reading fbooks fto fhis fgrandchildren
b. baking fcookies
c. working fin fhis fwoodshop
d. playing fcards fat fa flocal flibrary
ANSWER: fD REF: f4 BLM: f HO
12. Which fof fthe ffollowing faccurately fdescribes fstereotypes?
a. They fprevent fdiscrimination fand fageism.
b. They fforce fpeople fto fconfront fthe ftruth fabout fthe felderly.
c. They foften fhave fsome fbasis fin freality.
d. They fexaggerate fand fdistort fthe fbad, fwhile fignoring fthe fgood fqualities fof fa fgroup
fof fpeople.
ANSWER: f C REF: f5 BLM: f HO
13. Which fof fthe ffollowing fpresents fa fnegative fstereotype fof faging?
a. an felderly f84 fyear-old fgentleman fwho fplays fwith fhis fgrandchildren
