Aging And Society Canadian Perspectives 7th
Edition by Lori Campbell, Herbert C. - Test Bank
Chapter (1 to 14)
,Content: _
CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
CHAPTER 2: THEORIES AND METHODS
CHAPTER 3: AGING IN CANADA AND THE WORLD TODAY
CHAPTER 4: AGING AND ETHNICITY
CHAPTER 5: PERSONAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS
CHAPTER 6: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING AND THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
OF AGING
CHAPTER 7: HEALTHCARE
CHAPTER 8: FINANCES AND ECONOMICS
CHAPTER 9: RETIREMENT AND WORK
CHAPTER 10: LEISURE, RECREATION, AND SERVICE
CHAPTER 11: HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 12: FAMILY LIFE
CHAPTER 13: SOCIAL SUPPORT
CHAPTER 14: DEATH, DYING, AND BEREAVEMENT
,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
ANS: D REF: 2-3 BLM: REM
2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older Canadians?
a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANS: B REF: 2 BLM: REM
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older
Canadians as predicted by Statistics Canada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANS: C REF: 2 BLM: REM
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age.
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
c. The mass media will promote ageism.
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it occurs.
ANS: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
a. the education system
b. the aging process
c. the government
d. the police
, ANS: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
6. What effect does an aging society have on the Canadian family?
a. an increase in the number of people living in three- and four-generation families
b. a decrease in the number of people who become grandparents during their
lifetime
c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment
d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder family members
ANS: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
7. How will the healthcare system have to adapt as Canadian society ages?
a. by decreasing the attention given to chronic ailments such as diabetes and
arthritis
b. by favouring the treatment of more acute illnesses
c. by changing public opinion about old age
d. by trying to prevent illness before it happens
ANS: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the process of aging
among older Canadians. What is the name for this social science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANS: C REF: 2 BLM: HO
9. What are the two points of view that gerontologists use to study aging?
a.economics and social structures
b.the family and the education system
c.bioethics and economics
d.the individual and society
ANS: D REF: 2 BLM: REM
10. What did Unwin and colleagues’ (2008) research find out about perceptions of aging?
a. People know little about aging.
b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death.
c. Some attitudes towards the elderly have possibly worsened.
d. Most people’s knowledge about older people is based on myth or fear.
ANS: C REF: 3 BLM: REM
Edition by Lori Campbell, Herbert C. - Test Bank
Chapter (1 to 14)
,Content: _
CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
CHAPTER 2: THEORIES AND METHODS
CHAPTER 3: AGING IN CANADA AND THE WORLD TODAY
CHAPTER 4: AGING AND ETHNICITY
CHAPTER 5: PERSONAL HEALTH AND ILLNESS
CHAPTER 6: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING AND THE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
OF AGING
CHAPTER 7: HEALTHCARE
CHAPTER 8: FINANCES AND ECONOMICS
CHAPTER 9: RETIREMENT AND WORK
CHAPTER 10: LEISURE, RECREATION, AND SERVICE
CHAPTER 11: HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 12: FAMILY LIFE
CHAPTER 13: SOCIAL SUPPORT
CHAPTER 14: DEATH, DYING, AND BEREAVEMENT
,CHAPTER 1: AGING TODAY
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is given in the text as a reason for studying aging?
a. to help oneself live the best old age possible
b. to enable people to avoid or reverse the effects of aging
c. to enable people to make old age as inexpensive a time of life as it can be
d. to learn how to work with elderly clients
ANS: D REF: 2-3 BLM: REM
2. As of 2011, what percentage of the population comprised older Canadians?
a. 16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANS: B REF: 2 BLM: REM
3. By 2036, approximately what percentage of the population will comprise older
Canadians as predicted by Statistics Canada?
a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANS: C REF: 2 BLM: REM
4. As society ages, what will change in the Canadian social structure?
a. Poverty will increase as more people enter old age.
b. The government will face economic crisis as pension costs rise.
c. The mass media will promote ageism.
d. The healthcare system will add programs to prevent illness before it occurs.
ANS: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
5. Which of the following is an example of a social structure?
a. the education system
b. the aging process
c. the government
d. the police
, ANS: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
6. What effect does an aging society have on the Canadian family?
a. an increase in the number of people living in three- and four-generation families
b. a decrease in the number of people who become grandparents during their
lifetime
c. an erosion of values as extended family structures fragment
d. an increase in financial responsibility placed on elder family members
ANS: A REF: 2 BLM: HO
7. How will the healthcare system have to adapt as Canadian society ages?
a. by decreasing the attention given to chronic ailments such as diabetes and
arthritis
b. by favouring the treatment of more acute illnesses
c. by changing public opinion about old age
d. by trying to prevent illness before it happens
ANS: D REF: 2 BLM: HO
8. Dr. Clarke is conducting a research experiment that is studying the process of aging
among older Canadians. What is the name for this social science?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANS: C REF: 2 BLM: HO
9. What are the two points of view that gerontologists use to study aging?
a.economics and social structures
b.the family and the education system
c.bioethics and economics
d.the individual and society
ANS: D REF: 2 BLM: REM
10. What did Unwin and colleagues’ (2008) research find out about perceptions of aging?
a. People know little about aging.
b. Old age is seen as a time of weakness and death.
c. Some attitudes towards the elderly have possibly worsened.
d. Most people’s knowledge about older people is based on myth or fear.
ANS: C REF: 3 BLM: REM
