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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
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by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters TEST BANK
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TEST BANK
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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
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by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapte
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rs 1 - 20 6 6 6
,Table6of6Contents
Chapter61:6Aging6Today
Chapter62:6Theories6and6Methods
Chapter63:6Population6Aging
Chapter64:6Aging6and6Ethnicity
Chapter65:6Personal6Health6and6Wellness
Chapter66:6The6Psychology6of6Aging
Chapter67:6Healthcare
Chapter68:6Finances6and6Economics
Chapter69:6Retirement6and6Work
Chapter610:6Leisure,6Recreation,6and6Service
Chapter611:6Housing6and6Transportation
Chapter612:6Family6Life
Chapter613:6Social6Support6and6Caregiving
Chapter614:6Dying,6Death,6and6Bereavement
,CHAPTER61:6AGING6TODAY
MULTIPLE6CHOICE
1. Which6of6the6following6is6given6in6the6text6as6a6reason6for6studying6aging?
a. to6help6oneself6live6the6best6old6age6possible
b. to6enable6people6to6avoid6or6reverse6the6effects6of6aging
c. to6enable6people6to6make6old6age6as6inexpensive6a6time6of6life6as6it6can6be
d. to6learn6how6to6work6with6elderly6clients
ANSWER:66 D REF:6662-3 BLM:6REM
2. As6of62011,6what6percentage6of6the6population6comprised6older6Can
adians?a.6 16.0%
b.66 15%
c. 9.1%
d.666 6.8%
ANSWER:66 B REF:6662 BLM:6REM
3. By62036,6approximately6what6percentage6of6the6population6will6comprise6older6Canadians6as
6predicted6by6 Statistics6Canada?
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER:66 C REF:6662 BLM:6REM
4. As6society6ages,6what6will6change6in6the6Canadian6social6structure?
a. Poverty6will6increase6as6more6people6enter6old6age.
b. The6government6will6face6economic6crisis6as6pension6costs6rise.
c. The6mass6media6will6promote6ageism.
d. The6healthcare6system6will6add6programs6to6prevent6illness6before6it
6occurs.66ANSWER:66 D REF:6662 BLM:6HO
5. Which6of6the6following6is6an6example6of6a6social6structure?
a. the6education6system
b. the6aging6process
c. the6government
d. the6police
ANSWER:66 A REF:6662 BLM:6HO
6. What6effect6does6an6aging6society6have6on6the6Canadian6family?
a. an6increase6in6the6number6of6people6living6in6three-6and6four-generation6families
b. a6decrease6in6the6number6of6people6who6become6grandparents6during6their6lifetime
c. an6erosion6of6values6as6extended6family6structures6fragment
d. an6increase6in6financial6responsibility6placed6on6elder6family6
members66ANSWER:66 A REF:6662 BLM:6HO
, 7. How6will6the6healthcare6system6have6to6adapt6as6Canadian6society6ages?
a. by6decreasing6the6attention6given6to6chronic6ailments6such6as6diabetes6and6arthritis
b. by6favouring6the6treatment6of6more6acute6illnesses
c. by6changing6public6opinion6about6old6age
d. by6trying6to6prevent6illness6before6it6happens66
ANSWER:66 D REF:6662 BLM:6HO
9. What6are6the6two6points6of6view6that6gerontologists6use6to6study6aging?
a. economics6and6social6structures
b. the6family6and6the6education6system
c. bioethics6and6economics
d. the6individual6and6society
ANSWER:66 D REF:6662 BLM:6REM
10. What6did6Unwin6and6colleagues’6(2008)6research6find6out6about6perceptions6of6aging?
a. People6know6little6about6aging.
b. Old6age6is6seen6as6a6time6of6weakness6and6death.
c. Some6attitudes6towards6the6elderly6have6possibly6worsened.
d. Most6people’s6knowledge6about6older6people6is6based6on6myt
h6or6fear.66ANSWER:66 C REF: 3 BLM:6REM
a. reading6books6to6his6grandchildren
b. baking6cookies
c. working6in6his6woodshop
d. playing6cards6at6a6local6library
ANSWER:6D REF:64 BLM:6HO
12. Which6of6the6following6accurately6describes6stereotypes?
a. They6prevent6discrimination6and6ageism.
b. They6force6people6to6confront6the6truth6about6the6elderly.
c. They6often6have6some6basis6in6reality.
d. They6exaggerate6and6distort6the6bad,6while6ignoring6the6good6qualities6of6
a6group6of6 people.
ANSWER:66 C REF:65 BLM:6HO
13. Which6of6the6following6presents6a6negative6stereotype6of6aging?
a. an6elderly6846year-old6gentleman6who6plays6with6his6grandchildren
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