Aging and Society Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition by Lori Campbell, Mark Novak, Herbert Northcott-Test BankAging and Society Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition by Lori Campbell, Mark Novak, Herbert Northcott-Test BankAging and Society Canadian Perspectives 8th Edition by Lori Campbell, Mark Novak,...
1. Which wof wthe wfollowing wis wgiven win wthe wtext was wa wreason wfor wstudying waging?
a. to whelp woneself wlive wthe wbest wold wage wpossible
b. to wenable wpeople wto wavoid wor wreverse wthe weffects wof waging
c. to wenable wpeople wto wmake wold wage was winexpensive wa wtime wof wlife was wit wcan wbe
d. to wlearn whow wto wwork wwith welderly wclients
ANSWER: w w D REF: w w w2-3 BLM: wREM
2. As wof w2011, wwhat wpercentage wof wthe wpopulation wcomprised wolder
wCanadians?a. w 16.0%
b. w w 15%
c. 9.1%
d. w w w 6.8%
ANSWER: w w B REF: w w w2 BLM: wREM
3. By w2036, wapproximately wwhat wpercentage wof wthe wpopulation wwill wcomprise wolder
wCanadians was wpredicted wby w Statistics wCanada?
a. 9%
b. 19
c. %
25
d. 34
%
%
ANSWER: w w C REF: w w w2 BLM: wREM
4. As wsociety wages, wwhat wwill wchange win wthe wCanadian wsocial wstructure?
a. Poverty wwill wincrease was wmore wpeople wenter wold wage.
b. The wgovernment wwill wface weconomic wcrisis was wpension wcosts wrise.
c. The wmass wmedia wwill wpromote wageism.
d. The whealthcare wsystem wwill wadd wprograms wto wprevent willness
before wit woccurs. w wANSWER: w w D
w REF: w w w2 BLM: wHO
5. Which wof wthe wfollowing wis wan wexample wof wa wsocial wstructure?
a. the weducation wsystem
b. the waging wprocess
c. the wgovernment
d. the wpolice
ANSWER: w w A REF: w w w2 BLM: wHO
6. What weffect wdoes wan waging wsociety whave won wthe wCanadian wfamily?
a. an wincrease win wthe wnumber wof wpeople wliving win wthree- wand wfour-generation wfamilies
b. a wdecrease win wthe wnumber wof wpeople wwho wbecome wgrandparents wduring wtheir wlifetime
c. an werosion wof wvalues was wextended wfamily wstructures wfragment
d. an wincrease win wfinancial wresponsibility wplaced won welder
wfamily wmembers w wANSWER: w w A REF: w w w2 BLM: wHO
, 7. How wwill wthe whealthcare wsystem whave wto wadapt was wCanadian wsociety wages?
a. by wdecreasing wthe wattention wgiven wto wchronic wailments wsuch was wdiabetes wand warthritis
b. by wfavouring wthe wtreatment wof wmore wacute willnesses
c. by wchanging wpublic wopinion wabout wold wage
d. by wtrying wto wprevent willness wbefore wit
whappens w wANSWER: w w D REF: w w w2
BLM: wHO
8. Dr. wClarke wis wconducting wa wresearch wexperiment wthat wis wstudying wthe wprocess wof
waging wamong wolder w Canadians. wWhat wis wthe wname wfor wthis wsocial wscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: w w C REF: w w w2 BLM: wHO
9. What ware wthe wtwo wpoints wof wview wthat wgerontologists wuse wto wstudy waging?
a. economics wand wsocial wstructures
b. the wfamily wand wthe weducation wsystem
c. bioethics wand weconomics
d. the windividual wand wsociety
ANSWER: w w D REF: w w w2 BLM: wREM
10. What wdid wUnwin wand wcolleagues’ w(2008) wresearch wfind wout wabout wperceptions wof waging?
a. People wknow wlittle wabout waging.
b. Old wage wis wseen was wa wtime wof wweakness wand wdeath.
c. Some wattitudes wtowards wthe welderly whave wpossibly wworsened.
d. Most wpeople’s wknowledge wabout wolder wpeople wis wbased won
wmyth wor wfear. w wANSWER: w w C REF:3 BLM: wREM
11. Your wuncle wKen whas wjust wretired wfrom wthe wworkforce, wand whe wneeds wto wfind wan wactivity wthat
wwill wkeep whim win w touch wwith whis wcommunity. wAccording wto wrecent wresearch wfound win
wyour wtextbook, wwhich wof wthe wfollowing w activities wwould wbe wa wbeneficial wactivity wfor
wyour wuncle?
a. reading wbooks wto whis wgrandchildren
b. baking wcookies
c. working win whis wwoodshop
d. playing wcards wat wa wlocal wlibrary
ANSWER: wD REF: w4 BLM: wHO
12. Which wof wthe wfollowing waccurately wdescribes wstereotypes?
a. They wprevent wdiscrimination wand wageism.
b. They wforce wpeople wto wconfront wthe wtruth wabout wthe welderly.
c. They woften whave wsome wbasis win wreality.
d. They wexaggerate wand wdistort wthe wbad, wwhile wignoring wthe wgood
qualities wof wa wgroup wof
w w people.
ANSWER: w w C REF: w5 BLM: wHO
13. Which wof wthe wfollowing wpresents wa wnegative wstereotype wof waging?
a. an welderly w84 wyear-old wgentleman wwho wplays wwith whis wgrandchildren
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