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1 :bDefinebthebtermb“criticalbgerontology.”bExplainbthebconcept,bandblistbthebfourbthemesborb“
conceptualbtools”bthatbformbthebbasisbofbcriticalbgerontology.
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fbaging.
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lledbthebagingbandbsocietybparadigm.bThisbtheorybfocusesbonbthebmovementbofbagebcohortsboverbth
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3 :bDescribebwhatbisbmeantbbybthebtermb“riskbsociety”basbdefinedbbybMarshallbandbBengtonb(
2011).
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blife.bAnbexamplebwouldbbebthebgreatbrecessionbofb2008.bThebrecessionbdemonstratedbthebuncertai
ntiesbthatbcanbbebexpectedbinbmodernblifebwhenbtherebisbabcrashbofbeconomicbsystemsbaroundbtheb
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Bb:bThebsocioeconomic-environmentalbaspectsbofbagingbshouldbbebthebmainbfocusbofbcoursesbatbthebintroductoryblevel.
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Bb:bcausesbofbdementia
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sbthebeffectsbofbsocialbstructuresbonbolderbpeople.bWhichbareabofbgerontologybisbhebstudying?
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11 :bWhichbfieldblooksbatbagingbfrombthebpointsbofbviewbofbbothbthebindividualbandbthebsocialbs
ystem?
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tudies?
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14 :bHowbisbabtheorybdeemedbtobbebabvaluablebtoolbforbabresearcher?
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Bb:bItbprovidesbpracticalbinformationbforbthebdevelopmentbofbsocialbprogramsbandbinterventions.
Cb:bItbprovidesbessentialbtrivialbinformationbaboutbaging.
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15 :bResearchersbbenefitbfrombtheoriesbinbfourbways.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbisbNOTbonebofbthebb
enefitsbofbtheorybdescribedbinbthebtext?
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b
1 :bDefinebthebtermb“criticalbgerontology.”bExplainbthebconcept,bandblistbthebfourbthemesborb“
conceptualbtools”bthatbformbthebbasisbofbcriticalbgerontology.
CorrectbAnswerb:bStudentbanswersbshouldbincludebthebfollowing:Criticalbgerontologybarebthebtheore
ticalbapproachesbthatblookbwithinbtheorybandbresearchbtobcriticallybexaminebandbquestionbthebunderl
yingbandbtaken-for-
grantedbassumptionsbaboutbaging.bThisbmeansbthatbtherebisbmorebtobagingbthanbwebknowborbassum
ebtobknow.bThebfourbthemesbinvolvedbinbcriticalbgerontologybare:1.bageingbandbpoliticsbofbredistributi
on2.bgenderbandbageing3.bageing,bidentity,bandbpostmodernism4.bageingbandbsurveillance
2 :bWhatbisb“agebstratificationbtheory”?bDiscussbthebadvantagesbandbdisadvantagesbofbthisbtheorybo
fbaging.
CorrectbAnswerb:bStudentbanswersbshouldbincludebthebfollowing:Agebstratificationbtheorybisbalsobca
lledbthebagingbandbsocietybparadigm.bThisbtheorybfocusesbonbthebmovementbofbagebcohortsboverbth
eblifebcoursebandbonb“thebrolebofbsocialbstructuresbinbthebprocessbofbindividualbagingbandbthebstratific
ationbbybagebinbthebsociety.”bAccordingbtobagebstratificationbtheory,bpeoplebinbeachbcohortbmoveborbf
lowbthroughbsociety’sbpredeterminedbagebgradesbasbtheybage.bItbalsobmaintainsbthatbsocietybalsobc
hangesbasbpeoplebage,bsobthebnormsbandbrolesblearnedbbybeachbnewbcohortbchangesbasbsocietybch
anges.Advantages:1.bThebagebstratificationbtheorybhasbhelpedbtobseparatebagebdifferencesb(betwe
enbcohorts)bfrombagebchangesboverbtheblifebcourseb(aging).2.bItbhighlightsbthebimpactbofbhistoricalba
ndbsocietalbchangesbonbindividualsbandbcohorts.Itbshowsbthebrelationshipbbetweenbagingbandbsocia
lbstructure.Disadvantages:1.bPeoplebofbthebsamebagebdobnotballbexperiencebthebworldbinbthebsameb
way.2.bThebagebstratificationbtheoryboverlooksbeachbperson’sbinterpretationbofbthebworld.3.bItbmake
sblittlebreferencebtobindividualbcontrolborbaction.4.bThebtheorybalsobmakesblittlebreferencebtobthebtens
ionsbandbconflictsbbetweenbsocialbgroupsbinbsocietyborbtobissuesbofbpower.5.bTherebisblittlebfocusbonb
howbcharacteristicsbsuchbasbgender,bsocialbclass,bracebandbethnicitybcreatebinequalitiesbwithinbageb
cohorts.
3 :bDescribebwhatbisbmeantbbybthebtermb“riskbsociety”basbdefinedbbybMarshallbandbBengtonb(
2011).
CorrectbAnswerb:bStudentbanswersbshouldbincludebthebfollowing:Therebarebcertainbinherentbrisksbin
blife.bAnbexamplebwouldbbebthebgreatbrecessionbofb2008.bThebrecessionbdemonstratedbthebuncertai
ntiesbthatbcanbbebexpectedbinbmodernblifebwhenbtherebisbabcrashbofbeconomicbsystemsbaroundbtheb
world.bThebriskbsocietybisbonebinbwhichbsocialbinstitutionsbprovideblessb“insurance”bagainstbthebvici
ssitudesbofblife,bsuchbasbjobblossborblossbofbone’sbhealth,bandbindividualsbarebexpectedbtobassumebr
esponsibilitybtobnavigatebthesebrisks.”
4 :bBasedbonbthebkindsbofbstudiesbdescribedbinbthebtext,bdescribebonebqualitativebandbonebquan
titativebmethodologybthatbresearchersbmightbusebtobstudybhealthcarebneedsbinbCanadianbsociet
y.
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albstudiesbtobobservebhowbseniorsbusebhealthcarebservicesboverbtime?bResearchersbmightbusebstat
isticalbstrategiesbtobseebhowbmostbseniorsbusebhealthcarebservicesbinbabsnapshotbperiodbofbtime?bR
esearchersbmightbusebcohortbstudiesbtobseebhowbhistoricalbeventsborbhealthcarebpoliciesbaffectedbab
largebgroupbofbpeoplebwhobwerebbornbaroundbthebsamebtime?bResearchersbmightbusebquantitativeb
surveybmethodsbtobidentifybhowbolderbpeoplebfeelbaboutbtheirbcurrentbhealthcarebservicesREFb33-
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arybinformedbconsentbduebtobcognitivebdeclines?bThebneedbtobseekbinformedbconsentbfrombparticip
ants’bchildrenborbcaregivers?bThebimportancebofbminimizingbharmborbembarrassmentbtobthebstudyb
participant?bThebsecurebstoragebofbinformationbsobthatbitbisbnotbstolenborbmisused
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6 :bInb1980,bthebGerontologicalbSocietybsurveyedb111bscholarsbtobestablishbabcorebprogrambforbth
ebfieldbofbgerontology.bThoughbthebexpertsbdisagreedbasbtobthebcontentbandbboundariesbofbthebfiel
d,bwhichbofbthebfollowingbitemsbdidbthebscholarsbcollectivelybbelieve?
Ab:bThreebareasbofbstudybshouldbformbthebcorebofbthebcurriculum.
Bb:bThebsocioeconomic-environmentalbaspectsbofbagingbshouldbbebthebmainbfocusbofbcoursesbatbthebintroductoryblevel.
Cb:bAbconsensusbonbthebdefinitionbmustbbebreachedbbeforebgerontologybcanbgrowbasbabdiscipline.
Db:bAbcomprehensivebprogrambwouldbbebdifficultbtobconstructbbecausebofbproblemsbinbdecidingbwhatbaspectsbofbagin
gbarebthebmostbimportant.
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7 :bWhichbareabofbstudybinbgerontologybexaminesbthebphysiologicalbandbhealthbchangesbthatbo
ccurbasbpeoplebage?
Ab:bphysio-environmentalbstudies
Bb:bcohortbmedicalbstudies
Cb:bpsycho-physiologicalbstudies
Db:bbiomedicalbstudies
CorrectbAnswerb:bD
8 :bWhichbofbthebfollowingbwouldbbebanbexamplebofbabpsychosocialbstudybinbgerontology?
Ab:bformalbsocialbsupports
Bb:bcausesbofbdementia
Cb:brelationshipsbbetweenbindividualsbandbgroups
Db:beffectsbofbhealthcarebsystems
CorrectbAnswerb:bC
9 :bGeorgebisbconductingbresearchbaboutbthebeffectsbofbagingbonbthebeducationalbstructurebasbwellba
sbthebeffectsbofbsocialbstructuresbonbolderbpeople.bWhichbareabofbgerontologybisbhebstudying?
Ab:bpsychosocialbstudies
Bb:bsocio-individualbstudies
Cb:bmulti-stagebdevelopmentbsocialbstudies
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11 :bWhichbfieldblooksbatbagingbfrombthebpointsbofbviewbofbbothbthebindividualbandbthebsocialbs
ystem?
Ab:bgeriatrics
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12 :bWhybdobsocialbgerontologistsbexaminebthebbiologicalbandbphysicalbchangesbthatboccurbinboldba
ge?
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Bb:btobstudybthebrelationshipbbetweenbbiologicalbagingbandbpersonalbrelationships
Cb:btobseebhowbthebchangesbaffectbthebindividualborbsocietybasbabwhole
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environmentalbstudies
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13 :bWhatbdobsocialbgerontologistsbusebtobguidebtheirbresearchbandbinterpretbthebresultsbofbs
tudies?
Ab:bstatisticsbandbdemographics
Bb:btestbsampling
Cb:btheories
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14 :bHowbisbabtheorybdeemedbtobbebabvaluablebtoolbforbabresearcher?
Ab:bItbgivesbconcretebandbfinalbanswersbtobquestions.
Bb:bItbprovidesbpracticalbinformationbforbthebdevelopmentbofbsocialbprogramsbandbinterventions.
Cb:bItbprovidesbessentialbtrivialbinformationbaboutbaging.
Db:bItbexplainsballbthebfactsbaboutbaging.
CorrectbAnswerb:bB
15 :bResearchersbbenefitbfrombtheoriesbinbfourbways.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbisbNOTbonebofbthebb
enefitsbofbtheorybdescribedbinbthebtext?
Ab:bintegratingbnewbknowledgebwithbwhatbisbalreadybknownbfrombthebfield
Bb:bprovidingbpracticalbinformationbforbdevelopingbinterventionsbandbprograms
Cb:bpredictingbfutureboutcomes
Db:bdescribingballbaspectsbofbhumanbbehaviourbandbrequiringbnobfurtherbresearch
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16b:bAccordingbtobthebtext,bhowbdoesbabresearcherbselectbabtheorybtobusebinborderbtobexplainbabset
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