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TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
All Chapters 1 - 20
,Table8of8Contents
Chapter81:8Aging8Today
Chapter82:8Theories8and8Methods
Chapter83:8Population8Aging
Chapter84:8Aging8and8Ethnicity
Chapter85:8Personal8Health8and8Wellness
Chapter86:8The8Psychology8of8Aging
Chapter87:8Healthcare
Chapter88:8Finances8and8Economics
Chapter89:8Retirement8and8Work
Chapter810:8Leisure,8Recreation,8and8Service
Chapter811:8Housing8and8Transportation
Chapter812:8Family8Life
Chapter813:8Social8Support8and8Caregiving
Chapter814:8Dying,8Death,8and8Bereavement
,CHAPTER81:8AGING8TODAY
MULTIPLE8CHOICE
1. Which8of8the8following8is8given8in8the8text8as8a8reason8for8studying8aging?
a. to8help8oneself8live8the8best8old8age8possible
b. to8enable8people8to8avoid8or8reverse8the8effects8of8aging
c. to8enable8people8to8make8old8age8as8inexpensive8a8time8of8life8as8it8can8be
d. to8learn8how8to8work8with8elderly8clients
ANSWER:88 D REF:8882-3 BLM:8REM
2. As8of82011,8what8percentage8of8the8population8comprised8older8Can
adians?a.8 16.0%
b.88 15%
c. 9.1%
d.888 6.8%
ANSWER:88 B REF:8882 BLM:8REM
3. By82036,8approximately8what8percentage8of8the8population8will8comprise8older8Canadians8as
8predicted8by8 Statistics8Canada?
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER:88 C REF:8882 BLM:8REM
4. As8society8ages,8what8will8change8in8the8Canadian8social8structure?
a. Poverty8will8increase8as8more8people8enter8old8age.
b. The8government8will8face8economic8crisis8as8pension8costs8rise.
c. The8mass8media8will8promote8ageism.
d. The8healthcare8system8will8add8programs8to8prevent8illness8before8it
8occurs.88ANSWER:88 D REF:8882 BLM:8HO
5. Which8of8the8following8is8an8example8of8a8social8structure?
a. the8education8system
b. the8aging8process
c. the8government
d. the8police
ANSWER:88 A REF:8882 BLM:8HO
6. What8effect8does8an8aging8society8have8on8the8Canadian8family?
a. an8increase8in8the8number8of8people8living8in8three-8and8four-generation8families
b. a8decrease8in8the8number8of8people8who8become8grandparents8during8their8lifetime
c. an8erosion8of8values8as8extended8family8structures8fragment
d. an8increase8in8financial8responsibility8placed8on8elder8family8
members88ANSWER:88 A REF:8882 BLM:8HO
, 7. How8will8the8healthcare8system8have8to8adapt8as8Canadian8society8ages?
a. by8decreasing8the8attention8given8to8chronic8ailments8such8as8diabetes8and8arthritis
b. by8favouring8the8treatment8of8more8acute8illnesses
c. by8changing8public8opinion8about8old8age
d. by8trying8to8prevent8illness8before8it8happens88
ANSWER:88 D REF:8882 BLM:8HO
9. What8are8the8two8points8of8view8that8gerontologists8use8to8study8aging?
a. economics8and8social8structures
b. the8family8and8the8education8system
c. bioethics8and8economics
d. the8individual8and8society
ANSWER:88 D REF:8882 BLM:8REM
10. What8did8Unwin8and8colleagues’8(2008)8research8find8out8about8perceptions8of8aging?
a. People8know8little8about8aging.
b. Old8age8is8seen8as8a8time8of8weakness8and8death.
c. Some8attitudes8towards8the8elderly8have8possibly8worsened.
d. Most8people’s8knowledge8about8older8people8is8based8on8myt
h8or8fear.88ANSWER:88 C REF: 3 BLM:8REM
a. reading8books8to8his8grandchildren
b. baking8cookies
c. working8in8his8woodshop
d. playing8cards8at8a8local8library
ANSWER:8D REF:84 BLM:8HO
12. Which8of8the8following8accurately8describes8stereotypes?
a. They8prevent8discrimination8and8ageism.
b. They8force8people8to8confront8the8truth8about8the8elderly.
c. They8often8have8some8basis8in8reality.
d. They8exaggerate8and8distort8the8bad,8while8ignoring8the8good8qualities8of8
a8group8of8 people.
ANSWER:88 C REF:85 BLM:8HO
13. Which8of8the8following8presents8a8negative8stereotype8of8aging?
a. an8elderly8848year-old8gentleman8who8plays8with8his8grandchildren
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