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ectives 8th Edition by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott,
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Karen Kobayashi
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All Chapters 1 - 20
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,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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MULTIPLEACHOICE

1. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAgivenAinAtheAtextAasAaAreasonAforAstudyingAaging?
a. toAhelpAoneselfAliveAtheAbestAoldAageApossible
b. toAenableApeopleAtoAavoidAorAreverseAtheAeffectsAofAaging
c. toAenableApeopleAtoAmakeAoldAageAasAinexpensiveAaAtimeAofAlifeAasAitAcanAbe
d. toAlearnAhowAtoAworkAwithAelderlyAclients
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2. AsAofA2011,AwhatApercentageAofAtheApopulationAcomprisedAolderACan
adians?Aa. 16.0%
b.A 15%
c. 9.1%
d.AAA 6.8%
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3. ByA2036,AapproximatelyAwhatApercentageAofAtheApopulationAwillAcompriseAolderACanadiansAasApr
edictedAbyAStatisticsACanada?
a. 9%
b.AAA 19%
c. 25%
d.AAA 34%
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4. AsAsocietyAages,AwhatAwillAchangeAinAtheACanadianAsocialAstructure?
a. PovertyAwillAincreaseAasAmoreApeopleAenterAoldAage.
b. TheAgovernmentAwillAfaceAeconomicAcrisisAasApensionAcostsArise.
c. TheAmassAmediaAwillApromoteAageism.
d. TheAhealthcareAsystemAwillAaddAprogramsAtoApreventAillnessAbeforeAitA
occurs.AANSWER:A D REF:AAA2 BLM:AHO

5. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAanAexampleAofAaAsocialAstructure?
a. theAeducationAsystem
b. theAagingAprocess
c. theAgovernment
d. theApolice
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6. WhatAeffectAdoesAanAagingAsocietyAhaveAonAtheACanadianAfamily?
a. anAincreaseAinAtheAnumberAofApeopleAlivingAinAthree-AandAfour-generationAfamilies
b. aAdecreaseAinAtheAnumberAofApeopleAwhoAbecomeAgrandparentsAduringAtheirAlifetime
c. anAerosionAofAvaluesAasAextendedAfamilyAstructuresAfragment
d. anAincreaseAinAfinancialAresponsibilityAplacedAonAelderAfamilyAme
mbersAANSWER:A A REF:AAA2 BLM:AHO

, 7. HowAwillAtheAhealthcareAsystemAhaveAtoAadaptAasACanadianAsocietyAages?
a. byAdecreasingAtheAattentionAgivenAtoAchronicAailmentsAsuchAasAdiabetesAandAarthritis
b. byAfavouringAtheAtreatmentAofAmoreAacuteAillnesses
c. byAchangingApublicAopinionAaboutAoldAage
d. byAtryingAtoApreventAillnessAbeforeAitAhappens
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8. Dr.AClarkeAisAconductingAaAresearchAexperimentAthatAisAstudyingAtheAprocessAofAagingAam
ongAolderACanadians.AWhatAisAtheAnameAforAthisAsocialAscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
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9. WhatAareAtheAtwoApointsAofAviewAthatAgerontologistsAuseAtoAstudyAaging?
a. economicsAandAsocialAstructures
b. theAfamilyAandAtheAeducationAsystem
c. bioethicsAandAeconomics
d. theAindividualAandAsociety
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10. WhatAdidAUnwinAandAcolleagues’A(2008)AresearchAfindAoutAaboutAperceptionsAofAaging?
a. PeopleAknowAlittleAaboutAaging.
b. OldAageAisAseenAasAaAtimeAofAweaknessAandAdeath.
c. SomeAattitudesAtowardsAtheAelderlyAhaveApossiblyAworsened.
d. MostApeople’sAknowledgeAaboutAolderApeopleAisAbasedAonAmyth
AorAfear.AANSWER:A CREF: 3 BLM:AREM

11. YourAuncleAKenAhasAjustAretiredAfromAtheAworkforce,AandAheAneedsAtoAfindAanAactivityAthatAwillAke
epAhimAinAtouchAwithAhisAcommunity.AAccordingAtoArecentAresearchAfoundAinAyourAtextbook,A
whichAofAtheAfollowingAactivitiesAwouldAbeAaAbeneficialAactivityAforAyourAuncle?
a. readingAbooksAtoAhisAgrandchildren
b. bakingAcookies
c. workingAinAhisAwoodshop
d. playingAcardsAatAaAlocalAlibrary

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12. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAaccuratelyAdescribesAstereotypes?
a. TheyApreventAdiscriminationAandAageism.
b. TheyAforceApeopleAtoAconfrontAtheAtruthAaboutAtheAelderly.
c. TheyAoftenAhaveAsomeAbasisAinAreality.
d. TheyAexaggerateAandAdistortAtheAbad,AwhileAignoringAtheAgoodAqualitiesAofAa
AgroupAofA people.
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13. WhichAofAtheAfollowingApresentsAaAnegativeAstereotypeAofAaging?
a. anAelderlyA84Ayear-oldAgentlemanAwhoAplaysAwithAhisAgrandchildren