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Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: Aging Today
• Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
• Chapter 3: Population Aging
• Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
• Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
• Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
• Chapter 7: Healthcare
• Chapter 8: Finances and Econom...
TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 9th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
All Chapters 1 - 20
,Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: Aging Today
• Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
• Chapter 3: Population Aging
• Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
• Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
• Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
• Chapter 7: Healthcare
• Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
• Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
• Chapter 10: Leisure, Recreation, and Service
• Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
• Chapter 12: Family Life
• Chapter 13: Social Support and Caregiving
• Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
ANSWER: D REF: 2-3 BLM: REM
2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older
Canadians?a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER: B REF: 2 BLM: REM
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as
predicted by Statistics Canada?
a. 9%
b.19
c.%
25
d.34
%
%
ANSWER: C REF: 2 BLM: REM
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age.
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
c. The mass media will promote ageism.
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it
occurs. ANSWER: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
a. the education system
b. the aging process
c. the government
d. the police
ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
6. What effect does an aging society have on the Canadian family?
a. an increase in the number of people living in three- and four-generation families
b. a decrease in the number of people who become grandparents during their lifetime
c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment
d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder family
members ANSWER: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
, 7. How qwill qthe qhealthcare qsystem qhave qto qadapt qas qCanadian qsociety qages?
a. by qdecreasing qthe qattention qgiven qto qchronic qailments qsuch qas qdiabetes qand qarthritis
b. by qfavouring qthe qtreatment qof qmore qacute qillnesses
c. by qchanging qpublic qopinion qabout qold qage
d. by qtrying qto qprevent qillness qbefore qit
qhappens q qANSWER: q q D REF: q q
q2 BLM: qHO
8. Dr. qClarke qis qconducting qa qresearch qexperiment qthat qis qstudying qthe qprocess qof
qaging qamong qolder q Canadians. qWhat qis qthe qname qfor qthis qsocial qscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: q q C REF: q q q2 BLM: qHO
9. What qare qthe qtwo qpoints qof qview qthat qgerontologists quse qto qstudy qaging?
a. economics qand qsocial qstructures
b. the qfamily qand qthe qeducation qsystem
c. bioethics qand qeconomics
d. the qindividual qand qsociety
ANSWER: q q D REF: q q q2 BLM: qREM
10. What qdid qUnwin qand qcolleagues’ q(2008) qresearch qfind qout qabout qperceptions qof qaging?
a. People qknow qlittle qabout qaging.
b. Old qage qis qseen qas qa qtime qof qweakness qand qdeath.
c. Some qattitudes qtowards qthe qelderly qhave qpossibly qworsened.
d. Most qpeople’s qknowledge qabout qolder qpeople qis qbased qon
qmyth qor qfear. q qANSWER: q q C REF: 3 BLM: qREM
11. Your quncle qKen qhas qjust qretired qfrom qthe qworkforce, qand qhe qneeds qto qfind qan qactivity
qthat qwill qkeep qhim qin q touch qwith qhis qcommunity. qAccording qto qrecent qresearch qfound
qin qyour qtextbook, qwhich qof qthe qfollowing q activities qwould qbe qa qbeneficial qactivity qfor
qyour quncle?
a. reading qbooks qto qhis qgrandchildren
b. baking qcookies
c. working qin qhis qwoodshop
d. playing qcards qat qa qlocal qlibrary
ANSWER: qD REF: q4 BLM: qHO
12. Which qof qthe qfollowing qaccurately qdescribes qstereotypes?
a. They qprevent qdiscrimination qand qageism.
b. They qforce qpeople qto qconfront qthe qtruth qabout qthe qelderly.
c. They qoften qhave qsome qbasis qin qreality.
d. They qexaggerate qand qdistort qthe qbad, qwhile qignoring qthe qgood
qqualities qof qa qgroup qof q people.
ANSWER: q q C REF: q5 BLM: qHO
13. Which qof qthe qfollowing qpresents qa qnegative qstereotype qof qaging?
a. an qelderly q84 qyear-old qgentleman qwho qplays qwith qhis qgrandchildren
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