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
• 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 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 fANSWER: f f D REF: f f f2 BLM: fHO
8. Dr. fClarke fis fconducting fa fresearch fexperiment fthat fis fstudying fthe fprocess fof
faging famong folder f Canadians. fWhat fis fthe fname ffor fthis fsocial fscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: f f C REF: f f f2 BLM: fHO
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 f D REF: f f f2 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. f fANSWER: f 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 f touch fwith fhis fcommunity. fAccording fto frecent fresearch ffound fin fyour
ftextbook, fwhich fof fthe ffollowing f activities 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: fHO
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 f people.
ANSWER: f f C REF: f5 BLM: fHO
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
,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 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 fANSWER: f f D REF: f f f2 BLM: fHO
8. Dr. fClarke fis fconducting fa fresearch fexperiment fthat fis fstudying fthe fprocess fof
faging famong folder f Canadians. fWhat fis fthe fname ffor fthis fsocial fscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: f f C REF: f f f2 BLM: fHO
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 f D REF: f f f2 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. f fANSWER: f 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 f touch fwith fhis fcommunity. fAccording fto frecent fresearch ffound fin fyour
ftextbook, fwhich fof fthe ffollowing f activities 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: fHO
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 f people.
ANSWER: f f C REF: f5 BLM: fHO
13. Which fof fthe ffollowing fpresents fa fnegative fstereotype fof faging?
a. an felderly f84 fyear-old fgentleman fwho fplays fwith fhis fgrandchildren
