1. Which vof vthe vfollowing vis vgiven vin vthe vtext vas va vreason vfor vstudying vaging?
a. to vhelp voneself vlive vthe vbest vold vage vpossible
b. to venable vpeople vto vavoid vor vreverse vthe veffects vof vaging
c. to venable vpeople vto vmake vold vage vas vinexpensive va vtime vof vlife vas vit vcan vbe
d. to vlearn vhow vto vwork vwith velderly vclients
ANSWER: v v D REF: v v v2-3 BLM: vREM
2. As vof v2011, vwhat vpercentage vof vthe vpopulation vcomprised volder
vCanadians?a. v 16.0%
b. v v 15%
c. 9.1%
d. v v v 6.8%
ANSWER: v v B REF: v v v2 BLM: vREM
3. By v2036, vapproximately vwhat vpercentage vof vthe vpopulation vwill vcomprise volder
vCanadians vas vpredicted vby v Statistics vCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19
c. %
25
d. 34
%
%
ANSWER: v v C REF: v v v2 BLM: vREM
4. As vsociety vages, vwhat vwill vchange vin vthe vCanadian vsocial vstructure?
a. Poverty vwill vincrease vas vmore vpeople venter vold vage.
b. The vgovernment vwill vface veconomic vcrisis vas vpension vcosts vrise.
c. The vmass vmedia vwill vpromote vageism.
d. The vhealthcare vsystem vwill vadd vprograms vto vprevent villness
vbefore vit voccurs. v vANSWER: v v D REF: v v v2 BLM: vHO
5. Which vof vthe vfollowing vis van vexample vof va vsocial vstructure?
a. the veducation vsystem
b. the vaging vprocess
c. the vgovernment
d. the vpolice
ANSWER: v v A REF: v v v2 BLM: vHO
6. What veffect vdoes van vaging vsociety vhave von vthe vCanadian vfamily?
a. an vincrease vin vthe vnumber vof vpeople vliving vin vthree- vand vfour-generation vfamilies
b. a vdecrease vin vthe vnumber vof vpeople vwho vbecome vgrandparents vduring vtheir vlifetime
c. an verosion vof vvalues vas vextended vfamily vstructures vfragment
d. an vincrease vin vfinancial vresponsibility vplaced von velder
vfamily vmembers v vANSWER: v v A REF: v v v2 BLM: vHO
, 7. How vwill vthe vhealthcare vsystem vhave vto vadapt vas vCanadian vsociety vages?
a. by vdecreasing vthe vattention vgiven vto vchronic vailments vsuch vas vdiabetes vand varthritis
b. by vfavouring vthe vtreatment vof vmore vacute villnesses
c. by vchanging vpublic vopinion vabout vold vage
d. by vtrying vto vprevent villness vbefore vit
vhappens v vANSWER: v v D REF: v v v2
BLM: vHO
8. Dr. vClarke vis vconducting va vresearch vexperiment vthat vis vstudying vthe vprocess vof
vaging vamong volder v Canadians. vWhat vis vthe vname vfor vthis vsocial vscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: v v C REF: v v v2 BLM: vHO
9. What vare vthe vtwo vpoints vof vview vthat vgerontologists vuse vto vstudy vaging?
a. economics vand vsocial vstructures
b. the vfamily vand vthe veducation vsystem
c. bioethics vand veconomics
d. the vindividual vand vsociety
ANSWER: v v D REF: v v v2 BLM: vREM
10. What vdid vUnwin vand vcolleagues’ v(2008) vresearch vfind vout vabout vperceptions vof vaging?
a. People vknow vlittle vabout vaging.
b. Old vage vis vseen vas va vtime vof vweakness vand vdeath.
c. Some vattitudes vtowards vthe velderly vhave vpossibly vworsened.
d. Most vpeople’s vknowledge vabout volder vpeople vis vbased von
vmyth vor vfear. v vANSWER: v v C REF: 3 BLM: vREM
11. Your vuncle vKen vhas vjust vretired vfrom vthe vworkforce, vand vhe vneeds vto vfind van vactivity vthat
vwill vkeep vhim vin v touch vwith vhis vcommunity. vAccording vto vrecent vresearch vfound vin vyour
vtextbook, vwhich vof vthe vfollowing v activities vwould vbe va vbeneficial vactivity vfor vyour
vuncle?
a. reading vbooks vto vhis vgrandchildren
b. baking vcookies
c. working vin vhis vwoodshop
d. playing vcards vat va vlocal vlibrary
ANSWER: vD REF: v4 BLM: vHO
12. Which vof vthe vfollowing vaccurately vdescribes vstereotypes?
a. They vprevent vdiscrimination vand vageism.
b. They vforce vpeople vto vconfront vthe vtruth vabout vthe velderly.
c. They voften vhave vsome vbasis vin vreality.
d. They vexaggerate vand vdistort vthe vbad, vwhile vignoring vthe vgood
vqualities vof va vgroup vof v people.
ANSWER: v v C REF: v5 BLM: vHO
13. Which vof vthe vfollowing vpresents va vnegative vstereotype vof vaging?
a. an velderly v84 vyear-old vgentleman vwho vplays vwith vhis vgrandchildren
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