Test Bank for Aging as a Social Process Canadian Perspectives 7th Edition By Andrew V. Wister 9780199028429 Chapter 1-12 Complete Guide.pdf

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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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,CHAPTERm1:mAGINGm TODAY

MULTIPLEmCHOICE

1. Which mof mthemfollowingmismgiven min mthemtextmasmamreason mformstudyingmaging?
a. to mhelp moneself mlivemthembestmold magempossible
b. to menable mpeople mto mavoid mormreversemthemeffectsmof maging
c. to menable mpeople mto mmakemold magemasminexpensive mamtimemof mlifemasmitmcan mbe
d. to mlearn mhowmto mwork mwith melderly mclients
ANSWER:m D REF:m 2-3 BLM:mREM

2. Asmofm2011,mwhatmpercentagemofmthempopulationmcomprisedmoldermCanadians
?a.m16.0%
b. 15%
c. 9.1%
d. 6.8%
ANSWER:m B REF:m 2 BLM:mREM

3. By m2036,mapproximatelymwhatmpercentagemofmthempopulationmwillmcomprisemoldermCanadiansmasmpredicted
mby mStatistics mCanada?

a. 9%
b. 19%
c. 25%
d. 34%
ANSWER:m C REF:m 2 BLM:mREM

4. Asmsociety mages,mwhatmwillmchange min mthemCanadian msocialmstructure?
a. Poverty mwillmincrease masmmorempeoplementermold mage.
b. Themgovernmentmwillmfacemeconomic mcrisismasmpension mcostsmrise.
c. Themmassmmediamwillmpromote mageism.
d. Themhealthcaremsystemmwillmaddmprogramsmtompreventmillnessmbeforemitmoccu
rs.mANSWER:m D REF:m 2 BLM:mHO

5. Which mof mthemfollowingmisman mexample mof mamsocialmstructure?
a. themeducation msystem
b. themagingmprocess
c. themgovernment
d. thempolice
ANSWER:m A REF:m 2 BLM:mHO

6. Whatmeffectmdoesman magingmsociety mhavemon mthemCanadian mfamily?
a. an mincreasemin mthemnumbermof mpeoplemlivingmin mthree-mand mfour-generation mfamilies
b. amdecrease min mthemnumbermof mpeople mwho mbecome mgrandparentsmduringmtheirmlifetime
c. an merosion mof mvaluesmasmextended mfamily mstructuresmfragment
d. an mincreaseminmfinancialmresponsibilitymplacedmonmeldermfamilymmemb
ersmANSWER:m A REF:m 2 BLM:mHO

, 7. Howmwillmthemhealthcare msystemmhave mto madaptmasmCanadian msociety mages?
a. by mdecreasingmthemattention mgiven mto mchronic mailmentsmsuch masmdiabetesmand marthritis
b. by mfavouringmthemtreatmentmof mmoremacutemillnesses
c. by mchangingmpublicmopinion maboutmold mage
d. by mtryingmto mpreventmillnessmbeforemitmhappensmAN
SWER:m D REF:m 2
BLM:mHO

8. Dr.mClarkemismconductingmamresearchmexperimentmthatmismstudyingmthemprocessmofmagingmamongmo
ldermCanadians. mWhatmismthemnamemformthismsocialmscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER:m C REF:m 2 BLM:mHO

9. Whatmaremthemtwo mpointsmof mviewmthatmgerontologistsmusemto mstudy maging?
a. economicsmand msocialmstructures
b. themfamily mand mthemeducation msystem
c. bioethicsmand meconomics
d. themindividualmand msociety
ANSWER:m D REF:m 2 BLM:mREM

10. Whatmdid mUnwin mand mcolleagues’m(2008)mresearch mfind moutmaboutmperceptionsmof maging?
a. Peoplemknowmlittlemaboutmaging.
b. Old magemismseen masmamtimemof mweaknessmand mdeath.
c. Somemattitudesmtowardsmthemelderly mhavempossibly mworsened.
d. Mostmpeople’smknowledgemaboutmoldermpeoplemismbasedmonmmythmormfe
ar.mANSWER:m C REF: 3 BLM:mREM

11. YourmunclemKenmhasmjustmretired mfrommthemworkforce,mand mhemneedsmto mfind man mactivity mthatmwillmkeep mhi
mmin mtouchmwithmhismcommunity.mAccordingmto mrecentmresearch mfoundmin myourmtextbook,mwhich mofmthem
followingmactivitiesmwould mbemambeneficialmactivity mformyourmuncle?
a. readingmbooksmto mhismgrandchildren
b. bakingmcookies
c. workingmin mhismwoodshop
d. playingmcardsmatmamlocalmlibrary

ANSWER:mD REF:m4 BLM:mHO

12. Which mof mthemfollowingmaccurately mdescribesmstereotypes?
a. They mpreventmdiscrimination mand mageism.
b. They mforcempeoplemto mconfrontmthemtruth maboutmthemelderly.
c. They moften mhavemsomembasismin mreality.
d. They mexaggeratemandmdistortmthembad,mwhilemignoringmthemgood mqualitiesmofmamgrou
p mof mpeople.
ANSWER:m C REF:m5 BLM:mHO

13. Which mof mthemfollowingmpresentsmamnegativemstereotype mof maging?
a. an melderly m84 myear-old mgentleman mwho mplaysmwith mhismgrandchildren