Test Bank for Aging and society
Canadian perspectives Chapters
1-14
Mark Northcott - answers Author of Aging and Society Canadian Perspectives
Herbert Campbell - answers Author of Aging and Society Canadian Perspectives
Lori - answers Author of Aging and Society Canadian Perspectives
Aging and Society Canadian Perspectives - answers Book by Mark Northcott, Herbert
Campbell, and Lori
Empress Hotel - answers Location where the narrator was shoved off the sidewalk
Angry - answers Emotion felt by the narrator after being shoved off the sidewalk
Frustrated - answers Emotion felt by the narrator after being shoved off the sidewalk
Crowded streets - answers Environment where the narrator had to anticipate others'
moves
Busy streets - answers Environment where the narrator had to anticipate others' moves
Crossing busy streets - answers Activity that became a totally different experience for
the narrator
DON'T WALK - answers Flashing lights indicating that the narrator should not cross the
street
Bunny hop - answers Action the narrator wonders if they should do when crossing the
street
Jokes and humour - answers Ways in which people project their fears about aging onto
older people
A strong sense of community belonging - answers Factor that increases with age and is
related to self-perceived health
Excellent general health - answers Health status reported by people with a strong sense
of community belonging
,Excellent mental health - answers Mental health status reported by people with a strong
sense of community belonging
Life satisfaction - answers Topic reviewed by George in the literature on aging
Guaranteed incomes - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Subsidized housing - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Free medical care - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Reduced rates on buses - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Reduced rates at hotels - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Reduced rates on car rentals - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Tax breaks - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Free tuition at universities - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Financial support for recreation programs - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in
Canada
Getting in and out of cars - answers Activity the narrator experimented with
Using buses - answers Activity the narrator experimented with
The world gets bigger - answers Observation made by the narrator about the
experience of aging
Comradeship of the old - answers Sense of camaraderie experienced by the narrator
Old Victoria - answers Place where the narrator found it easier to be old
Patience - answers Quality that the narrator found in people in Victoria
Hurt - answers Physical sensation experienced by the narrator while pretending to be
old
Back - answers Body part that the narrator's pretending to be old hurt
Legs - answers Body part that the narrator's pretending to be old hurt
Feet - answers Body part that the narrator's pretending to be old hurt
,Understanding - answers Outcome the narrator gained for their old friends
Ageism - answers Term for discrimination based on age
Discrimination - answers Treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor
of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that
person or thing belongs
Workplace discrimination - answers Discrimination that occurs in the workplace
Less flexible or creative - answers Perception of older workers by employers
Less alert - answers Perception of older workers by employers
More prone to accidents - answers Perception of older workers by employers
In poorer health - answers Perception of older workers by employers
Unfamiliar with new technologies - answers Perception of older workers by employers
More resistant to innovation and technical change - answers Perception of older
workers by employers
Harder to train - answers Perception of older workers by employers
Lacking in physical strength - answers Perception of older workers by employers
Less ambitious - answers Perception of older workers by employers
Less productive - answers Perception of older workers by employers
Less financially beneficial - answers Perception of older workers by employers
Micro-aggressive behaviour - answers Type of behavior experienced by older workers
in the workplace
Unfairly given undesirable tasks - answers Type of micro-aggressive behavior
experienced by older workers
Being watched more closely at the job than others - answers Type of micro-aggressive
behavior experienced by older workers
Receiving ethnic, racial, and sexual slurs from boss or coworkers - answers Type of
micro-aggressive behavior experienced by older workers
, Being ignored or not taken seriously by boss - answers Type of micro-aggressive
behavior experienced by older workers
Older workers - answers Group of workers often viewed negatively by employers
More expensive - answers Perception of older workers by some employers
Less effective - answers Perception of older workers by some employers
Voluntary buy-outs - answers Method used by firms to retire older workers
Concealed their age - answers Action taken by older job hunters in their job search
Altered their resumes - answers Action taken by older job hunters in their job search
Changed their physical appearance - answers Action taken by older job hunters in their
job search
Altered their language - answers Action taken by older job hunters in their job search
Overt ageism - answers Type of ageism experienced by unemployed older workers
Covert ageism - answers Type of ageism experienced by unemployed older workers
Age discrimination - answers Discrimination based on a person's age
Gender - answers Factor that plays a role in age discrimination
Age discrimination in the workplace - answers Discrimination based on age that occurs
in the workplace
Euphemisms - answers Phrases used by employers to reject older workers without
explicitly mentioning age
Years of experience - answers Factor used by employers to identify a person's age
Strong resumes - answers Resumes that may work against older workers in the job
search process
Positive view of later life - answers New perspective that contradicts stereotypes about
aging
Rich and complex lives - answers Lives lived by older people that contradict stereotypes
about aging
Canadian perspectives Chapters
1-14
Mark Northcott - answers Author of Aging and Society Canadian Perspectives
Herbert Campbell - answers Author of Aging and Society Canadian Perspectives
Lori - answers Author of Aging and Society Canadian Perspectives
Aging and Society Canadian Perspectives - answers Book by Mark Northcott, Herbert
Campbell, and Lori
Empress Hotel - answers Location where the narrator was shoved off the sidewalk
Angry - answers Emotion felt by the narrator after being shoved off the sidewalk
Frustrated - answers Emotion felt by the narrator after being shoved off the sidewalk
Crowded streets - answers Environment where the narrator had to anticipate others'
moves
Busy streets - answers Environment where the narrator had to anticipate others' moves
Crossing busy streets - answers Activity that became a totally different experience for
the narrator
DON'T WALK - answers Flashing lights indicating that the narrator should not cross the
street
Bunny hop - answers Action the narrator wonders if they should do when crossing the
street
Jokes and humour - answers Ways in which people project their fears about aging onto
older people
A strong sense of community belonging - answers Factor that increases with age and is
related to self-perceived health
Excellent general health - answers Health status reported by people with a strong sense
of community belonging
,Excellent mental health - answers Mental health status reported by people with a strong
sense of community belonging
Life satisfaction - answers Topic reviewed by George in the literature on aging
Guaranteed incomes - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Subsidized housing - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Free medical care - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Reduced rates on buses - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Reduced rates at hotels - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Reduced rates on car rentals - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Tax breaks - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Free tuition at universities - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in Canada
Financial support for recreation programs - answers Benefit enjoyed by older people in
Canada
Getting in and out of cars - answers Activity the narrator experimented with
Using buses - answers Activity the narrator experimented with
The world gets bigger - answers Observation made by the narrator about the
experience of aging
Comradeship of the old - answers Sense of camaraderie experienced by the narrator
Old Victoria - answers Place where the narrator found it easier to be old
Patience - answers Quality that the narrator found in people in Victoria
Hurt - answers Physical sensation experienced by the narrator while pretending to be
old
Back - answers Body part that the narrator's pretending to be old hurt
Legs - answers Body part that the narrator's pretending to be old hurt
Feet - answers Body part that the narrator's pretending to be old hurt
,Understanding - answers Outcome the narrator gained for their old friends
Ageism - answers Term for discrimination based on age
Discrimination - answers Treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor
of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that
person or thing belongs
Workplace discrimination - answers Discrimination that occurs in the workplace
Less flexible or creative - answers Perception of older workers by employers
Less alert - answers Perception of older workers by employers
More prone to accidents - answers Perception of older workers by employers
In poorer health - answers Perception of older workers by employers
Unfamiliar with new technologies - answers Perception of older workers by employers
More resistant to innovation and technical change - answers Perception of older
workers by employers
Harder to train - answers Perception of older workers by employers
Lacking in physical strength - answers Perception of older workers by employers
Less ambitious - answers Perception of older workers by employers
Less productive - answers Perception of older workers by employers
Less financially beneficial - answers Perception of older workers by employers
Micro-aggressive behaviour - answers Type of behavior experienced by older workers
in the workplace
Unfairly given undesirable tasks - answers Type of micro-aggressive behavior
experienced by older workers
Being watched more closely at the job than others - answers Type of micro-aggressive
behavior experienced by older workers
Receiving ethnic, racial, and sexual slurs from boss or coworkers - answers Type of
micro-aggressive behavior experienced by older workers
, Being ignored or not taken seriously by boss - answers Type of micro-aggressive
behavior experienced by older workers
Older workers - answers Group of workers often viewed negatively by employers
More expensive - answers Perception of older workers by some employers
Less effective - answers Perception of older workers by some employers
Voluntary buy-outs - answers Method used by firms to retire older workers
Concealed their age - answers Action taken by older job hunters in their job search
Altered their resumes - answers Action taken by older job hunters in their job search
Changed their physical appearance - answers Action taken by older job hunters in their
job search
Altered their language - answers Action taken by older job hunters in their job search
Overt ageism - answers Type of ageism experienced by unemployed older workers
Covert ageism - answers Type of ageism experienced by unemployed older workers
Age discrimination - answers Discrimination based on a person's age
Gender - answers Factor that plays a role in age discrimination
Age discrimination in the workplace - answers Discrimination based on age that occurs
in the workplace
Euphemisms - answers Phrases used by employers to reject older workers without
explicitly mentioning age
Years of experience - answers Factor used by employers to identify a person's age
Strong resumes - answers Resumes that may work against older workers in the job
search process
Positive view of later life - answers New perspective that contradicts stereotypes about
aging
Rich and complex lives - answers Lives lived by older people that contradict stereotypes
about aging
