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1. Which6of6the6following6is6given6in6the6text6as6a6reason6for6studying6aging?
a. to6help6oneself6live6the6best6old6age6possible
b. to6enable6people6to6avoid6or6reverse6the6effects6of6aging
c. to6enable6people6to6make6old6age6as6inexpensive6a6time6of6life6as6it6can6be
d. to6learn6how6to6work6with6elderly6clients
ANSWER:6 D REF:6662-3 BLM:6REM
2. As6of62011,6what6percentage6of6the6population6comprised6older6Canadians?6a.
16.0%
b.6 15%
c. 9.1%
d.666 6.8%
ANSWER:6 B REF:6662 BLM:6REM
3. By62036,6approximately6what6percentage6of6the6population6will6comprise6older6Canadians6as6predicted6by6Statist
ics6Canada?
a. 9%
b.666 19%
c. 25%
d.666 34%
ANSWER:6 C REF:6662 BLM:6REM
4. As6society6ages,6what6will6change6in6the6Canadian6social6structure?
a. Poverty6will6increase6as6more6people6enter6old6age.
b. The6government6will6face6economic6crisis6as6pension6costs6rise.
c. The6mass6media6will6promote6ageism.
d. The6healthcare6system6will6add6programs6to6prevent6illness6before6it6occurs.6AN
SWER:6 D REF:6662 BLM:6HO
5. Which6of6the6following6is6an6example6of6a6social6structure?
a. the6education6system
b. the6aging6process
c. the6government
d. the6police
ANSWER:6 A REF:6662 BLM:6HO
6. What6effect6does6an6aging6society6have6on6the6Canadian6family?
a. an6increase6in6the6number6of6people6living6in6three-6and6four-generation6families
b. a6decrease6in6the6number6of6people6who6become6grandparents6during6their6lifetime
c. an6erosion6of6values6as6extended6family6structures6fragment
d. an6increase6in6financial6responsibility6placed6on6elder6family6members6AN
SWER:6 A REF:6662 BLM:6HO
, 7. How6will6the6healthcare6system6have6to6adapt6as6Canadian6society6ages?
a. by6decreasing6the6attention6given6to6chronic6ailments6such6as6diabetes6and6arthritis
b. by6favouring6the6treatment6of6more6acute6illnesses
c. by6changing6public6opinion6about6old6age
d. by6trying6to6prevent6illness6before6it6happens
ANSWER:6 D REF:6662 BLM:6HO
8. Dr.6Clarke6is6conducting6a6research6experiment6that6is6studying6the6process6of6aging6among6older6Cana
dians.6What6is6the6name6for6this6social6science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:6 C REF:6662 BLM:6HO
9. What6are6the6two6points6of6view6that6gerontologists6use6to6study6aging?
a. economics6and6social6structures
b. the6family6and6the6education6system
c. bioethics6and6economics
d. the6individual6and6society
ANSWER:6 D REF:6662 BLM:6REM
10. What6did6Unwin6and6colleagues‘6(2008)6research6find6out6about6perceptions6of6aging?
a. People6know6little6about6aging.
b. Old6age6is6seen6as6a6time6of6weakness6and6death.
c. Some6attitudes6towards6the6elderly6have6possibly6worsened.
d. Most6people‘s6knowledge6about6older6people6is6based6on6myth6or6fear.6A
NSWER:6 C REF: 3 BLM:6REM
es6would6be6a6beneficial6activity6for6your6uncle?
a. reading6books6to6his6grandchildren
b. baking6cookies
c. working6in6his6woodshop
d. playing6cards6at6a6local6library
ANSWER:6D REF:64 BLM:6HO
12. Which6of6the6following6accurately6describes6stereotypes?
a. They6prevent6discrimination6and6ageism.
b. They6force6people6to6confront6the6truth6about6the6elderly.
c. They6often6have6some6basis6in6reality.
d. They6exaggerate6and6distort6the6bad,6while6ignoring6the6good6qualities6of6a6group6of6peo
ple.
ANSWER:6 C REF:65 BLM:6HO
13. Which6of6the6following6presents6a6negative6stereotype6of6aging?
a. an6elderly6846year-old6gentleman6who6plays6with6his6grandchildren
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