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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters 1 - 20

,Table of Contents
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 Chapter 1: Aging Today
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 Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
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 Chapter 3: Population Aging
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 Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
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 Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
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 Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
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 Chapter 7: Healthcare
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 Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
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 Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
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 Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
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 Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
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 Chapter 12: Family Life
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 Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
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 Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
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,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
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MULTIPLE7CHOICE

1. Which7of7the7following7is7given7in7the7text7as7a7reason7for7studying7aging?
a. to7help7oneself7live7the7best7old7age7possible
b. to7enable7people7to7avoid7or7reverse7the7effects7of7aging
c. to7enable7people7to7make7old7age7as7inexpensive7a7time7of7life7as7it7can7be
d. to7learn7how7to7work7with7elderly7clients
ANSWER:7 D REF:7772-3 BLM:7REM

2. As7of72011,7what7percentage7of7the7population7comprised7older7Canadians?7a.
16.0%
b.7 15%
c. 9.1%
d.777 6.8%
ANSWER:7 B REF:7772 BLM:7REM

3. By72036,7approximately7what7percentage7of7the7population7will7comprise7older7Canadians7as7predicted7by7Statist
ics7Canada?
a. 9%
b.777 19%
c. 25%
d.777 34%
ANSWER:7 C REF:7772 BLM:7REM

4. As7society7ages,7what7will7change7in7the7Canadian7social7structure?
a. Poverty7will7increase7as7more7people7enter7old7age.
b. The7government7will7face7economic7crisis7as7pension7costs7rise.
c. The7mass7media7will7promote7ageism.
d. The7healthcare7system7will7add7programs7to7prevent7illness7before7it7occurs.7AN
SWER:7 D REF:7772 BLM:7HO

5. Which7of7the7following7is7an7example7of7a7social7structure?
a. the7education7system
b. the7aging7process
c. the7government
d. the7police
ANSWER:7 A REF:7772 BLM:7HO

6. What7effect7does7an7aging7society7have7on7the7Canadian7family?
a. an7increase7in7the7number7of7people7living7in7three-7and7four-generation7families
b. a7decrease7in7the7number7of7people7who7become7grandparents7during7their7lifetime
c. an7erosion7of7values7as7extended7family7structures7fragment
d. an7increase7in7financial7responsibility7placed7on7elder7family7members7AN
SWER:7 A REF:7772 BLM:7HO

, 7. How7will7the7healthcare7system7have7to7adapt7as7Canadian7society7ages?
a. by7decreasing7the7attention7given7to7chronic7ailments7such7as7diabetes7and7arthritis
b. by7favouring7the7treatment7of7more7acute7illnesses
c. by7changing7public7opinion7about7old7age
d. by7trying7to7prevent7illness7before7it7happens
ANSWER:7 D REF:7772 BLM:7HO

8. Dr.7Clarke7is7conducting7a7research7experiment7that7is7studying7the7process7of7aging7among7older7Cana
dians.7What7is7the7name7for7this7social7science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:7 C REF:7772 BLM:7HO

9. What7are7the7two7points7of7view7that7gerontologists7use7to7study7aging?
a. economics7and7social7structures
b. the7family7and7the7education7system
c. bioethics7and7economics
d. the7individual7and7society
ANSWER:7 D REF:7772 BLM:7REM

10. What7did7Unwin7and7colleagues‘7(2008)7research7find7out7about7perceptions7of7aging?
a. People7know7little7about7aging.
b. Old7age7is7seen7as7a7time7of7weakness7and7death.
c. Some7attitudes7towards7the7elderly7have7possibly7worsened.
d. Most7people‘s7knowledge7about7older7people7is7based7on7myth7or7fear.7A
NSWER:7 C REF: 3 BLM:7REM

11. Your7uncle7Ken7has7just7retired7from7the7workforce,7and7he7needs7to7find7an7activity7that7will7keep7him7in7touch
7with7his7community.7According7to7recent7research7found7in7your7textbook,7which7of7the7following7activiti

es7would7be7a7beneficial7activity7for7your7uncle?
a. reading7books7to7his7grandchildren
b. baking7cookies
c. working7in7his7woodshop
d. playing7cards7at7a7local7library

ANSWER:7D REF:74 BLM:7HO

12. Which7of7the7following7accurately7describes7stereotypes?
a. They7prevent7discrimination7and7ageism.
b. They7force7people7to7confront7the7truth7about7the7elderly.
c. They7often7have7some7basis7in7reality.
d. They7exaggerate7and7distort7the7bad,7while7ignoring7the7good7qualities7of7a7group7of7peo
ple.
ANSWER:7 C REF:75 BLM:7HO

13. Which7of7the7following7presents7a7negative7stereotype7of7aging?
a. an7elderly7847year-old7gentleman7who7plays7with7his7grandchildren

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