TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
All Chapters 1 - 20
TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
All Chapters 1 - 20
TEST BANK Aging and...
1. Which II!l of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
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a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
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b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
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c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
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d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
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2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older
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Canadians?a.
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b. 15% I I ! l
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8% II!l II!l I I ! l
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3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older Canadians as
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predicted byStatistics Canada?
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a. 9%
b. 19% II!l II!l I I ! l
c. 25%
d. 34% II!l II!l I I ! l
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4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
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a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age. II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
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c. The mass media will promote ageism. II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it
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5. Which II!l of the following is an example of a social structure?
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a. the education system II!l II!l
b. the aging process II!l II!l
c. the government II!l
d. the police II!l
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6. What effect does an aging society have on the Canadian family?
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a. an increase in the number of people living in three- and four-generation families
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b. a decrease in the number of people who become grandparents during their lifetime
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c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment
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d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder family
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, 7. How will the healthcare system have to adapt as Canadian society ages?
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a. by decreasing the attention given to chronic ailments such as diabetes and arthritis
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b. by favouring the treatment of more acute illnesses II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l
c. by changing public opinion about old age II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l
d. by trying to prevent illness before it happens II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l
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8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the process of aging
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among olderCanadians. What is the name for this social science?
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a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
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9. What are the two points of view that gerontologists use to study aging?
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a. economics and social structures II!l II!l II!l
b. the family and the education system II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l
c. bioethics and economics II!l II!l
d. the individual and society II!l II!l II!l
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10. What did Unwin and colleagues’(2008) research find out about perceptions of aging?
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a. People know little about aging. II!l II!l II!l II!l
b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death.
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c. Some attitudes towards the elderly have possibly worsened.
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d. Most people’s knowledge about older people is based on myth
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11. Your uncle Ken has just retired from the workforce, and he needs to find an activity that will
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keep him intouch with his community. According to recent research found in your
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textbook, which of the following activities would be a beneficial activity for your uncle?
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a. reading books to his grandchildren II!l II!l II!l II!l
b. baking cookies II!l
c. working in his woodshop II!l II!l II!l
d. playing cards at a local library II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l
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12. Which of the following accurately describes stereotypes?
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a. They prevent discrimination and ageism. II!l II!l II!l II!l
b. They force people to confront the truth about the elderly. II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l
c. They often have some basis in reality. II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l
d. They exaggerate and distort the bad, while ignoring the good qualities of II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l II!l
a group ofpeople. II!l II!l II!l I!l
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13. Which of the following presents a negative stereotype of aging?
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a. an elderly 84 year-old gentleman who plays with his grandchildren
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