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Intro to Gerontology Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass Gerontology is the multi-discipliner study of- - aging-seeks to understand the process of aging and to improve the well-being of older persons Gerontologists view aging in terms of 4 processes- - 1. chronological 2. biolgoical 3. pys...

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Gerontology is the multi-discipliner study of- - ✔✔aging-seeks to understand the process of aging and to

improve the well-being of older persons


Gerontologists view aging in terms of 4 processes- - ✔✔1. chronological


2. biolgoical


3. pyshcological


4. social aging


Elderly is - ✔✔age 65 or older


fastest growing cohort in American


By 2020 there will be more - ✔✔65+ people that children under 5


In 1900 - ✔✔there was 3.4 million Americans age 65 yrs old or older


by 2000 - ✔✔there were 35 million


by 2030 - ✔✔there will be as many as 72 million


In 1900 the life expectancy at brith was - ✔✔47 yrs


Today life expectancy is - ✔✔78.1 yrs


Life expectancy is expected to group to - ✔✔82.6 by 2050


In 1900 people ages 65 and older accounted for - ✔✔4 percent of the U.S. population



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, In 2011 they accounted for - ✔✔13.1 percent


They are projected to account for - ✔✔21 percent of the population by 2050


The life expectancy of a female born in the U.S. in 2013 was and for males was - ✔✔80.8 years old

compared to 75.7 for males


Women represent 58.8 percent - ✔✔of the 65 and older population and nearly 70 percent of those over

age 85


Maximum biological life span for cells that comprise and organism is - ✔✔120 years


the oldest documented ages that a human was - ✔✔122 years Jeanne Calment


Baby boomers - ✔✔individuals born between 1946-1964 which is 1/3 of the entire U.S. population


In 2008 14 percent of the U.S. populations was - ✔✔were 85 and older (oldest-old)


By 2050 the oldest-old is projected to grow to over - ✔✔24 percent


Dependency ratio in 2010 was - ✔✔22:100


In 2030 the dependency ratio is projected to rise to - ✔✔37:100


What does this mean if the dependency ratio rises? - ✔✔The higher the ratio, the greater the potential

burden of dependent elders


Among the oldest-old.. - ✔✔66 percent are women


76 percent are widowed women compared to 38 percent of men who are widowers


The oldest-old generally have fewer - ✔✔years of education


lower average personal income


Disproportionately represented in hospitals and long-term care settings


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