Complete TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters 1 - 20

TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives
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9th Edition by Mark Novak,
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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 1: AGING TODAY
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MULTIPLElCHOICE

1. Whichloflthelfollowinglislgivenlinltheltextlaslalreasonlforlstudyinglaging?
a. tolhelploneselfllivelthelbestloldlagelpossible
b. tolenablelpeopleltolavoidlorlreverseltheleffectsloflaging
c. tolenablelpeopleltolmakeloldlagelaslinexpensivelaltimelofllifelaslitlcanlbe
d. tollearnlhowltolworklwithlelderlylclients
ANSWER:l D REF:lll2-3 BLM:lREM

2. Aslofl2011,lwhatlpercentageloflthelpopulationlcomprisedlolderlCanadians?la.
16.0%
b.l 15%
c. 9.1%
d.lll 6.8%
ANSWER:l B REF:lll2 BLM:lREM

3. Byl2036,lapproximatelylwhatlpercentageloflthelpopulationlwilllcompriselolderlCanadianslaslpredictedlbylStati
sticslCanada?
a. 9%
b.lll 19%
c. 25%
d.lll 34%
ANSWER:l C REF:lll2 BLM:lREM

4. Aslsocietylages,lwhatlwilllchangelinlthelCanadianlsociallstructure?
a. Povertylwilllincreaselaslmorelpeoplelenterloldlage.
b. Thelgovernmentlwilllfaceleconomiclcrisislaslpensionlcostslrise.
c. Thelmasslmedialwilllpromotelageism.
d. Thelhealthcarelsystemlwillladdlprogramsltolpreventlillnesslbeforelitloccurs.lANS
WER:l D REF:lll2 BLM:lHO

5. Whichloflthelfollowinglislanlexampleloflalsociallstructure?
a. theleducationlsystem
b. thelaginglprocess
c. thelgovernment
d. thelpolice
ANSWER:l A REF:lll2 BLM:lHO

6. WhatleffectldoeslanlaginglsocietylhavelonlthelCanadianlfamily?
a. anlincreaselinlthelnumberloflpeoplellivinglinlthree-landlfour-generationlfamilies
b. aldecreaselinlthelnumberloflpeoplelwholbecomelgrandparentslduringltheirllifetime
c. anlerosionloflvalueslaslextendedlfamilylstructureslfragment
d. anlincreaselinlfinanciallresponsibilitylplacedlonlelderlfamilylmemberslANS
WER:l A REF:lll2 BLM:lHO

, 7. HowlwilllthelhealthcarelsystemlhaveltoladaptlaslCanadianlsocietylages?
a. byldecreasinglthelattentionlgivenltolchroniclailmentslsuchlasldiabeteslandlarthritis
b. bylfavouringltheltreatmentloflmorelacutelillnesses
c. bylchanginglpubliclopinionlaboutloldlage
d. byltryingltolpreventlillnesslbeforelitlhappens
ANSWER:l D REF:lll2 BLM:lHO

8. Dr.lClarkelislconductinglalresearchlexperimentlthatlislstudyinglthelprocessloflaginglamonglolderlCanadi
ans.lWhatlislthelnamelforlthislsociallscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:l C REF:lll2 BLM:lHO

9. Whatlareltheltwolpointsloflviewlthatlgerontologistsluseltolstudylaging?
a. economicslandlsociallstructures
b. thelfamilylandltheleducationlsystem
c. bioethicslandleconomics
d. thelindividuallandlsociety
ANSWER:l D REF:lll2 BLM:lREM

10. WhatldidlUnwinlandlcolleagues’l(2008)lresearchlfindloutlaboutlperceptionsloflaging?
a. Peoplelknowllittlelaboutlaging.
b. Oldlagelislseenlaslaltimeloflweaknesslandldeath.
c. Somelattitudesltowardslthelelderlylhavelpossiblylworsened.
d. Mostlpeople’slknowledgelaboutlolderlpeoplelislbasedlonlmythlorlfear.lAN
SWER:l C REF: 3 BLM:lREM

11. YourlunclelKenlhasljustlretiredlfromlthelworkforce,landlhelneedsltolfindlanlactivitylthatlwilllkeeplhimlinltouchlwithlhi
slcommunity.lAccordingltolrecentlresearchlfoundlinlyourltextbook,lwhichloflthelfollowinglactivitieslwouldlbel
albeneficiallactivitylforlyourluncle?
a. readinglbooksltolhislgrandchildren
b. bakinglcookies
c. workinglinlhislwoodshop
d. playinglcardslatlallocalllibrary

ANSWER:lD REF:l4 BLM:lHO

12. Whichloflthelfollowinglaccuratelyldescribeslstereotypes?
a. Theylpreventldiscriminationlandlageism.
b. Theylforcelpeopleltolconfrontltheltruthlaboutlthelelderly.
c. Theyloftenlhavelsomelbasislinlreality.
d. Theylexaggeratelandldistortlthelbad,lwhilelignoringlthelgoodlqualitiesloflalgrouploflpeo
ple.
ANSWER:l C REF:l5 BLM:lHO

13. Whichloflthelfollowinglpresentslalnegativelstereotypeloflaging?
a. anlelderlyl84lyear-oldlgentlemanlwholplayslwithlhislgrandchildren