Table Of Contents
Chapter_01___Aging_in_America
Chapter_02___Stereotypes_and_Images
Chapter_03___Social_and_Psychological_Theories_in_Later_Life_Development
Chapter_04___Physical_Health_and_Well_Being
Chapter_05___Mental_Health
Chapter_06___Friends__Family__and_Community
Chapter_07___Intimacy_and_Sexuality
Chapter_08___Work_and_Leisure
Chapter_09___Finances_and_Lifestyles
Chapter_10___Living_Environments
Chapter_11___The_Oldest%2DOld_and_Caregiving
Chapter_12___Special_Problems
Chapter_13___Women_and_Ethnic_Groups
Chapter_14___Death_and_Dying
Chapter_15___Politics__Policies__and_Programs
Chapter_01___Aging_in_America
1. Gerontology is the study of the aging process from
a. childhood to late life. b. maturity to old age.
c. middle age to retirement. d. retirement to death.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 2
2. Gerontologists define aging in terms of
a. the number of years since the individual’s birth.
b. changes in memory, learning, adaptive capacity, personality, and mental functioning.
c. social roles, relationships, and the overall context in which we grow old.
d. All of these choices.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 2,3
3. Recent research indicates that genes account for about of our longevity.
a. one-fourth b. one-third
c. one-half d. two-thirds
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 3
4. “Culturally competent” health care providers
a. require the elderly to adapt their values to an institutional environment.
b. encourage the elderly to become dependent on their services.
c. help the elderly develop personal mastery of their changing environments.
d. motivate the elderly to ignore the aging process.
ANSWER: c
, REFERENCES: 4
5. Geriatrics
a. is more multidimensional than gerontology.
b. uses a biopsychosocial model.
c. helps the elderly gain greater insight into the meaning of life.
d. focuses on preventing and managing disease in later life.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 5
6. Which of the following is an example of environmental press?
a. An elderly woman is swimming in the Senior Olympics.
b. An elderly man can no longer cook, clean, or do laundry for himself.
c. A group of elderly men and women play cards together once per week.
d. An elderly woman serves as a volunteer at the local hospital.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 6
, 7. All of the following are reasons stated in your text for why elders were accorded high status in early American
society EXCEPT
a. it was a family value to honor older people and one’s ancestors.
b. because so few people lived into later life, old age was a marker of exclusivity.
c. frail elders were viewed as closer to the stage of rebirth as one of God’s holy angels.
d. because the aged were closer to death, they were believed to serve as mediators between this world and the
next.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 6
8. During the classical period, old age was considered
a. ugly. b. a sign of wisdom.
c. heroic. d. beautiful.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 7
9. Historically, the status of elderly was related primarily to their
a. health. b. property.
c. ability to work. d. wisdom.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 7
10. All of the following were aspects of modernization that contributed to lower status of the elderly EXCEPT
a. values of equality. b. control of property.
c. health technology. d. education.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 9, 10
11. Which of the following was an important cause of the change in society’s attitudes toward the elderly in the 1800’s?
a. urban and industrial growth b. higher birthrates
c. religious freedom d. advances in medicine
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 10
12. In the 1930s and 1940s,
a. older people received little public attention.
b. older people were viewed as more independent and capable.
c. older people began to be valued for their accumulated knowledge and wisdom.
d. responsibility for aging individuals began to be seen as belonging to society as well as the family.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 10
, 13. Ageism is a
a. political movement.
b. religious philosophy.
c. prejudice against any age group, young or old.
d. mark of status.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 11
14. The Detroit syndrome is a term the media has used to refer to the
a. obsolescence of the knowledge and skills of the older worker.
b. older American’s preferences for big cars.
c. reluctance of older Americans to give up driving their own car.
d. willingness of American industry to retrain, rather than replace, older workers.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 12
15. Which of the following illustrate ageism?
a. keeping one’s age a secret
b. seniors who forgo senior discounts
c. birthday cards that joke about adding another year
d. All of these choices
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 12, 13
16. Sociogenic aging is based on
a. folklore, prejudices, and stereotypes about age.
b. biological age.
c. age stereotypes.
d. senescence.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 13
17. Gerontologists are most likely to use the to understand the political, social, and economic inequities
associated with aging.
a. Detroit syndrome b. selection for survival
c. critical perspective d. population pyramid
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 13
Chapter_01___Aging_in_America
Chapter_02___Stereotypes_and_Images
Chapter_03___Social_and_Psychological_Theories_in_Later_Life_Development
Chapter_04___Physical_Health_and_Well_Being
Chapter_05___Mental_Health
Chapter_06___Friends__Family__and_Community
Chapter_07___Intimacy_and_Sexuality
Chapter_08___Work_and_Leisure
Chapter_09___Finances_and_Lifestyles
Chapter_10___Living_Environments
Chapter_11___The_Oldest%2DOld_and_Caregiving
Chapter_12___Special_Problems
Chapter_13___Women_and_Ethnic_Groups
Chapter_14___Death_and_Dying
Chapter_15___Politics__Policies__and_Programs
Chapter_01___Aging_in_America
1. Gerontology is the study of the aging process from
a. childhood to late life. b. maturity to old age.
c. middle age to retirement. d. retirement to death.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 2
2. Gerontologists define aging in terms of
a. the number of years since the individual’s birth.
b. changes in memory, learning, adaptive capacity, personality, and mental functioning.
c. social roles, relationships, and the overall context in which we grow old.
d. All of these choices.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 2,3
3. Recent research indicates that genes account for about of our longevity.
a. one-fourth b. one-third
c. one-half d. two-thirds
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 3
4. “Culturally competent” health care providers
a. require the elderly to adapt their values to an institutional environment.
b. encourage the elderly to become dependent on their services.
c. help the elderly develop personal mastery of their changing environments.
d. motivate the elderly to ignore the aging process.
ANSWER: c
, REFERENCES: 4
5. Geriatrics
a. is more multidimensional than gerontology.
b. uses a biopsychosocial model.
c. helps the elderly gain greater insight into the meaning of life.
d. focuses on preventing and managing disease in later life.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 5
6. Which of the following is an example of environmental press?
a. An elderly woman is swimming in the Senior Olympics.
b. An elderly man can no longer cook, clean, or do laundry for himself.
c. A group of elderly men and women play cards together once per week.
d. An elderly woman serves as a volunteer at the local hospital.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 6
, 7. All of the following are reasons stated in your text for why elders were accorded high status in early American
society EXCEPT
a. it was a family value to honor older people and one’s ancestors.
b. because so few people lived into later life, old age was a marker of exclusivity.
c. frail elders were viewed as closer to the stage of rebirth as one of God’s holy angels.
d. because the aged were closer to death, they were believed to serve as mediators between this world and the
next.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 6
8. During the classical period, old age was considered
a. ugly. b. a sign of wisdom.
c. heroic. d. beautiful.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 7
9. Historically, the status of elderly was related primarily to their
a. health. b. property.
c. ability to work. d. wisdom.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 7
10. All of the following were aspects of modernization that contributed to lower status of the elderly EXCEPT
a. values of equality. b. control of property.
c. health technology. d. education.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 9, 10
11. Which of the following was an important cause of the change in society’s attitudes toward the elderly in the 1800’s?
a. urban and industrial growth b. higher birthrates
c. religious freedom d. advances in medicine
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 10
12. In the 1930s and 1940s,
a. older people received little public attention.
b. older people were viewed as more independent and capable.
c. older people began to be valued for their accumulated knowledge and wisdom.
d. responsibility for aging individuals began to be seen as belonging to society as well as the family.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 10
, 13. Ageism is a
a. political movement.
b. religious philosophy.
c. prejudice against any age group, young or old.
d. mark of status.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 11
14. The Detroit syndrome is a term the media has used to refer to the
a. obsolescence of the knowledge and skills of the older worker.
b. older American’s preferences for big cars.
c. reluctance of older Americans to give up driving their own car.
d. willingness of American industry to retrain, rather than replace, older workers.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 12
15. Which of the following illustrate ageism?
a. keeping one’s age a secret
b. seniors who forgo senior discounts
c. birthday cards that joke about adding another year
d. All of these choices
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 12, 13
16. Sociogenic aging is based on
a. folklore, prejudices, and stereotypes about age.
b. biological age.
c. age stereotypes.
d. senescence.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 13
17. Gerontologists are most likely to use the to understand the political, social, and economic inequities
associated with aging.
a. Detroit syndrome b. selection for survival
c. critical perspective d. population pyramid
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 13
