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by Mark Novak, Herbert C. Northcott, Karen Kobayashi 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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MULTIPLEhCHOICE

1. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishgivenhinhthehtexthashahreasonhforhstudyinghaging?
a. tohhelphoneselfhlivehthehbestholdhagehpossible
b. tohenablehpeoplehtohavoidhorhreversehtheheffectshofhaging
c. tohenablehpeoplehtohmakeholdhagehashinexpensivehahtimehofhlifehashithcanhbe
d. tohlearnhhowhtohworkhwithhelderlyhclients
ANSWER:h D REF:hhh2-3 BLM:hREM

2. Ashofh2011,hwhathpercentagehofhthehpopulationhcomprisedholderhCanadians?a.h
16.0%
b.h 15%
c. 9.1%
d.hhh 6.8%
ANSWER:h B REF:hhh2 BLM:hREM

3. Byh2036,happroximatelyhwhathpercentagehofhthehpopulationhwillhcompriseholderhCanadianshashpredictedhbyh
StatisticshCanada?
a. 9%
b.hhh 19%
c. 25%
d.hhh 34%
ANSWER:h C REF:hhh2 BLM:hREM

4. Ashsocietyhages,hwhathwillhchangehinhthehCanadianhsocialhstructure?
a. Povertyhwillhincreasehashmorehpeoplehenterholdhage.
b. Thehgovernmenthwillhfaceheconomichcrisishashpensionhcostshrise.
c. Thehmasshmediahwillhpromotehageism.
d. Thehhealthcarehsystemhwillhaddhprogramshtohpreventhillnesshbeforehithoccurs.h
ANSWER:h D REF:hhh2 BLM:hHO

5. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishanhexamplehofhahsocialhstructure?
a. theheducationhsystem
b. thehaginghprocess
c. thehgovernment
d. thehpolice
ANSWER:h A REF:hhh2 BLM:hHO

6. WhatheffecthdoeshanhaginghsocietyhhavehonhthehCanadianhfamily?
a. anhincreasehinhthehnumberhofhpeoplehlivinghinhthree-handhfour-generationhfamilies
b. ahdecreasehinhthehnumberhofhpeoplehwhohbecomehgrandparentshduringhtheirhlifetime
c. anherosionhofhvalueshashextendedhfamilyhstructureshfragment
d. anhincreasehinhfinancialhresponsibilityhplacedhonhelderhfamilyhmembersh
ANSWER:h A REF:hhh2 BLM:hHO

, 7. HowhwillhthehhealthcarehsystemhhavehtohadapthashCanadianhsocietyhages?
a. byhdecreasinghthehattentionhgivenhtohchronichailmentshsuchhashdiabeteshandharthritis
b. byhfavouringhthehtreatmenthofhmorehacutehillnesses
c. byhchanginghpublichopinionhaboutholdhage
d. byhtryinghtohpreventhillnesshbeforehithhappenshANSW
ER:h D REF:hhh2 BLM:hHO

8. Dr.hClarkehishconductinghahresearchhexperimenththathishstudyinghthehprocesshofhaginghamongholderh
Canadians.hWhathishthehnamehforhthishsocialhscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:h C REF:hhh2 BLM:hHO

9. Whatharehthehtwohpointshofhviewhthathgerontologistshusehtohstudyhaging?
a. economicshandhsocialhstructures
b. thehfamilyhandhtheheducationhsystem
c. bioethicshandheconomics
d. thehindividualhandhsociety
ANSWER:h D REF:hhh2 BLM:hREM

10. WhathdidhUnwinhandhcolleagues’h(2008)hresearchhfindhouthabouthperceptionshofhaging?
a. Peoplehknowhlittlehabouthaging.
b. Oldhagehishseenhashahtimehofhweaknesshandhdeath.
c. Somehattitudeshtowardshthehelderlyhhavehpossiblyhworsened.
d. Mosthpeople’shknowledgehaboutholderhpeoplehishbasedhonhmythhorhfear.h
ANSWER:h C REF: 3 BLM:hREM

11. YourhunclehKenhhashjusthretiredhfromhthehworkforce,handhhehneedshtohfindhanhactivityhthathwillhkeephhimhinhto
uchhwithhhishcommunity.hAccordinghtohrecenthresearchhfoundhinhyourhtextbook,hwhichhofhthehfollowinghact
ivitieshwouldhbehahbeneficialhactivityhforhyourhuncle?
a. readinghbookshtohhishgrandchildren
b. bakinghcookies
c. workinghinhhishwoodshop
d. playinghcardshathahlocalhlibrary

ANSWER:hD REF:h4 BLM:hHO

12. Whichhofhthehfollowinghaccuratelyhdescribeshstereotypes?
a. Theyhpreventhdiscriminationhandhageism.
b. Theyhforcehpeoplehtohconfronththehtruthhabouththehelderly.
c. Theyhoftenhhavehsomehbasishinhreality.
d. Theyhexaggeratehandhdistorththehbad,hwhilehignoringhthehgoodhqualitieshofhahgrouphofh
people.
ANSWER:h C REF:h5 BLM:hHO

13. Whichhofhthehfollowinghpresentshahnegativehstereotypehofhaging?
a. anhelderlyh84hyear-oldhgentlemanhwhohplayshwithhhishgrandchildren