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 Socie...
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Aging and Society A Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition
by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi All Chapters 1 - 20
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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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,CHAPTERa1:aAGINGaTODAY
MULTIPLEaCHOICE
1. Whichaofatheafollowingaisagivenainatheatextaasaaareasonaforastudyingaaging?
a. toahelpaoneselfaliveatheabestaoldaageapossible
b. toaenableapeopleatoaavoidaorareverseatheaeffectsaofaaging
c. toaenableapeopleatoamakeaoldaageaasainexpensiveaaatimeaofalifeaasaitacanabe
d. toalearnahowatoaworkawithaelderlyaclients
ANSWER:a D REF:aaa2-3 BLM:aREM
2. Asaofa2011,awhatapercentageaofatheapopulationacomprisedaolderaCanadians?aa.
16.0%
b.a 15%
c. 9.1%
d.aaa 6.8%
ANSWER:a B REF:aaa2 BLM:aREM
3. Bya2036,aapproximatelyawhatapercentageaofatheapopulationawillacompriseaolderaCanadiansaasapredictedabyaStatis
ticsaCanada?
a. 9%
b.aaa 19%
c. 25%
d.aaa 34%
ANSWER:a C REF:aaa2 BLM:aREM
4. Asasocietyaages,awhatawillachangeainatheaCanadianasocialastructure?
a. Povertyawillaincreaseaasamoreapeopleaenteraoldaage.
b. Theagovernmentawillafaceaeconomicacrisisaasapensionacostsarise.
c. Theamassamediaawillapromoteaageism.
d. Theahealthcareasystemawillaaddaprogramsatoapreventaillnessabeforeaitaoccurs.aAN
SWER:a D REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
5. Whichaofatheafollowingaisaanaexampleaofaaasocialastructure?
a. theaeducationasystem
b. theaagingaprocess
c. theagovernment
d. theapolice
ANSWER:a A REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
6. WhataeffectadoesaanaagingasocietyahaveaonatheaCanadianafamily?
a. anaincreaseainatheanumberaofapeoplealivingainathree-aandafour-generationafamilies
b. aadecreaseainatheanumberaofapeopleawhoabecomeagrandparentsaduringatheiralifetime
c. anaerosionaofavaluesaasaextendedafamilyastructuresafragment
d. anaincreaseainafinancialaresponsibilityaplacedaonaelderafamilyamembersaAN
SWER:a A REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
, 7. HowawillatheahealthcareasystemahaveatoaadaptaasaCanadianasocietyaages?
a. byadecreasingatheaattentionagivenatoachronicaailmentsasuchaasadiabetesaandaarthritis
b. byafavouringatheatreatmentaofamoreaacuteaillnesses
c. byachangingapublicaopinionaaboutaoldaage
d. byatryingatoapreventaillnessabeforeaitahappens
ANSWER:a D REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
8. Dr.aClarkeaisaconductingaaaresearchaexperimentathataisastudyingatheaprocessaofaagingaamongaolderaCan
adians.aWhataisatheanameaforathisasocialascience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:a C REF:aaa2 BLM:aHO
9. Whataareatheatwoapointsaofaviewathatagerontologistsauseatoastudyaaging?
a. economicsaandasocialastructures
b. theafamilyaandatheaeducationasystem
c. bioethicsaandaeconomics
d. theaindividualaandasociety
ANSWER:a D REF:aaa2 BLM:aREM
10. WhatadidaUnwinaandacolleagues’a(2008)aresearchafindaoutaaboutaperceptionsaofaaging?
a. Peopleaknowalittleaaboutaaging.
b. Oldaageaisaseenaasaaatimeaofaweaknessaandadeath.
c. Someaattitudesatowardsatheaelderlyahaveapossiblyaworsened.
d. Mostapeople’saknowledgeaaboutaolderapeopleaisabasedaonamythaorafear.aA
NSWER:a C REF: 3 BLM:aREM
11. YourauncleaKenahasajustaretiredafromatheaworkforce,aandaheaneedsatoafindaanaactivityathatawillakeepahimainatouc
hawithahisacommunity.aAccordingatoarecentaresearchafoundainayouratextbook,awhichaofatheafollowingaactivi
tiesawouldabeaaabeneficialaactivityaforayourauncle?
a. readingabooksatoahisagrandchildren
b. bakingacookies
c. workingainahisawoodshop
d. playingacardsaataaalocalalibrary
ANSWER:aD REF:a4 BLM:aHO
12. Whichaofatheafollowingaaccuratelyadescribesastereotypes?
a. Theyapreventadiscriminationaandaageism.
b. Theyaforceapeopleatoaconfrontatheatruthaaboutatheaelderly.
c. Theyaoftenahaveasomeabasisainareality.
d. Theyaexaggerateaandadistortatheabad,awhileaignoringatheagoodaqualitiesaofaaagroupaofapeo
ple.
ANSWER:a C REF:a5 BLM:aHO
13. Whichaofatheafollowingapresentsaaanegativeastereotypeaofaaging?
a. anaelderlya84ayear-oldagentlemanawhoaplaysawithahisagrandchildren
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