TEST BANK Aging and Society A Canadian
Perspectives 8th Edition by Mark Novak, Herbert C.
Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
All Chapters 1 - 20
,Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: Aging Today
• Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
• Chapter 3: Population Aging
• Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
• Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
• Chapter 6: The 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 and Caregiving
• Chapter 14: Dying, Death, 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 peopHle tto tmake told tage tas tinexpensive ta ttime tof tlife tas tit tcan tbe
d. to tlearn thow tto twork twith telderly tclients
ANSWER: t D REF: t t t2-3 BLM: tREM
2. As tof t2011, twhat tpercentage tof tthe tpopulation tcomprised tolder
tCanadians?ta. 16.0%
b. t 15%
c. 9.1%
d. t t t 6.8%
ANSWER: t B REF: t t t2 BLM: tREM
3. By t2036, tapproximately twhat tpercentage tof tthe tpopulation twill tcomprise tolder tCanadians
tas tpredicted tbytStatistics tCanada?
a. 9%
b. t t t 19%
c. 25%
d. t t t 34%
ANSWER: t C REF: t t t2 BLM: tREM
4. As tsociety tages, twhat twill tchange tin tthe tCanadian tsocial tstructure?
a. Poverty twill tincrease tas tmore tpeople tenter told tage.
b. The tgovernment twill tface teconomic tcrisis tas tpension tcosts trise.
c. The tmass tmedia twill tpromote tageism.
d. The thealthcare tsystem twill tadd tprograms tto tprevent tillness
tbefore tit toccurs.tANSWER: t D REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
5. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis tan texample tof ta tsocial tstructure?
a. the teducation tsystem
b. the taging tprocess
c. the tgovernment
d. the tpolice
ANSWER: t A REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
6. What teffect tdoes tan taging tsociety thave ton tthe tCanadian tfamily?
a. an tincrease tin tthe tnumber tof tpeople tliving tin tthree- tand tfour-generation tfamilies
b. a tdecrease tin tthe tnumber tof tpeople twho tbecome tgrandparents tduring ttheir tlifetime
c. an terosion tof tvalues tas textended tfamily tstructures tfragment
d. an tincrease tin tfinancial tresponsibility tplaced ton telder tfamily
tmemberstANSWER: t A REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
, 7. How twill tthe thealthcare tsystem thave tto tadapt tas tCanadian tsociety tages?
a. by tdecreasing tthe tattention tgiven tto tchronic tailments tsuch tas tdiabetes tand tarthritis
b. by tfavouring tthe ttreatment tof tmore tacute tillnesses
c. by tchanging tpublic topinion tabout told tage
d. by ttrying tto tprevent tillness tbefore tit thappens
ANSWER: t D REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
8. Dr. tClarke tis tconducting ta tresearch texperiment tthat tis tstudying tthe tprocess tof
taging tamong toldertCanadians. tWhat tis tthe tname tfor tthis tsocial tscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: t C REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
9. What tare tthe ttwo tpoints tof tview tthat tgerontologists tuse tto tstudy taging?
a. economics tand tsocial tstructures
b. the tfamily tand tthe teducation tsystem
c. bioethics tand teconomics
d. the tindividual tand tsociety
ANSWER: t D REF: t t t2 BLM: tREM
10. What tdid tUnwin tand tcolleagues’ t(2008) tresearch tfind tout tabout tperceptions tof taging?
a. People tknow tlittle tabout taging.
b. Old tage tis tseen tas ta ttime tof tweakness tand tdeath.
c. Some tattitudes ttowards tthe telderly thave tpossibly tworsened.
d. Most tpeople’s tknowledge tabout tolder tpeople tis tbased ton
tmyth tor tfear.tANSWER: t C REF: 3 BLM: tREM
11. Your tuncle tKen thas tjust tretired tfrom tthe tworkforce, tand the tneeds tto tfind tan tactivity tthat
twill tkeep thim tinttouch twith this tcommunity. tAccording tto trecent tresearch tfound tin tyour
ttextbook, twhich tof tthe tfollowing tactivities twould tbe ta tbeneficial tactivity tfor tyour
tuncle?
a. reading tbooks tto this tgrandchildren
b. baking tcookies
c. working tin this twoodshop
d. playing tcards tat ta tlocal tlibrary
ANSWER: tD REF: t4 BLM: tHO
12. Which tof tthe tfollowing taccurately tdescribes tstereotypes?
a. They tprevent tdiscrimination tand tageism.
b. They tforce tpeople tto tconfront tthe ttruth tabout tthe telderly.
c. They toften thave tsome tbasis tin treality.
d. They texaggerate tand tdistort tthe tbad, twhile tignoring tthe tgood tqualities
tof ta tgroup toftpeople.
ANSWER: t C REF: t5 BLM: tHO
13. Which tof tthe tfollowing tpresents ta tnegative tstereotype tof taging?
a. an telderly t84 tyear-old tgentleman twho tplays twith this tgrandchildren
Perspectives 8th Edition by Mark Novak, Herbert C.
Northcott, Karen Kobayashi
All Chapters 1 - 20
,Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: Aging Today
• Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
• Chapter 3: Population Aging
• Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
• Chapter 5: Personal Health and Wellness
• Chapter 6: The 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 and Caregiving
• Chapter 14: Dying, Death, 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 peopHle tto tmake told tage tas tinexpensive ta ttime tof tlife tas tit tcan tbe
d. to tlearn thow tto twork twith telderly tclients
ANSWER: t D REF: t t t2-3 BLM: tREM
2. As tof t2011, twhat tpercentage tof tthe tpopulation tcomprised tolder
tCanadians?ta. 16.0%
b. t 15%
c. 9.1%
d. t t t 6.8%
ANSWER: t B REF: t t t2 BLM: tREM
3. By t2036, tapproximately twhat tpercentage tof tthe tpopulation twill tcomprise tolder tCanadians
tas tpredicted tbytStatistics tCanada?
a. 9%
b. t t t 19%
c. 25%
d. t t t 34%
ANSWER: t C REF: t t t2 BLM: tREM
4. As tsociety tages, twhat twill tchange tin tthe tCanadian tsocial tstructure?
a. Poverty twill tincrease tas tmore tpeople tenter told tage.
b. The tgovernment twill tface teconomic tcrisis tas tpension tcosts trise.
c. The tmass tmedia twill tpromote tageism.
d. The thealthcare tsystem twill tadd tprograms tto tprevent tillness
tbefore tit toccurs.tANSWER: t D REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
5. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis tan texample tof ta tsocial tstructure?
a. the teducation tsystem
b. the taging tprocess
c. the tgovernment
d. the tpolice
ANSWER: t A REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
6. What teffect tdoes tan taging tsociety thave ton tthe tCanadian tfamily?
a. an tincrease tin tthe tnumber tof tpeople tliving tin tthree- tand tfour-generation tfamilies
b. a tdecrease tin tthe tnumber tof tpeople twho tbecome tgrandparents tduring ttheir tlifetime
c. an terosion tof tvalues tas textended tfamily tstructures tfragment
d. an tincrease tin tfinancial tresponsibility tplaced ton telder tfamily
tmemberstANSWER: t A REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
, 7. How twill tthe thealthcare tsystem thave tto tadapt tas tCanadian tsociety tages?
a. by tdecreasing tthe tattention tgiven tto tchronic tailments tsuch tas tdiabetes tand tarthritis
b. by tfavouring tthe ttreatment tof tmore tacute tillnesses
c. by tchanging tpublic topinion tabout told tage
d. by ttrying tto tprevent tillness tbefore tit thappens
ANSWER: t D REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
8. Dr. tClarke tis tconducting ta tresearch texperiment tthat tis tstudying tthe tprocess tof
taging tamong toldertCanadians. tWhat tis tthe tname tfor tthis tsocial tscience?
a. tautology
b. ageism
c. gerontology
d. aeonology
ANSWER: t C REF: t t t2 BLM: tHO
9. What tare tthe ttwo tpoints tof tview tthat tgerontologists tuse tto tstudy taging?
a. economics tand tsocial tstructures
b. the tfamily tand tthe teducation tsystem
c. bioethics tand teconomics
d. the tindividual tand tsociety
ANSWER: t D REF: t t t2 BLM: tREM
10. What tdid tUnwin tand tcolleagues’ t(2008) tresearch tfind tout tabout tperceptions tof taging?
a. People tknow tlittle tabout taging.
b. Old tage tis tseen tas ta ttime tof tweakness tand tdeath.
c. Some tattitudes ttowards tthe telderly thave tpossibly tworsened.
d. Most tpeople’s tknowledge tabout tolder tpeople tis tbased ton
tmyth tor tfear.tANSWER: t C REF: 3 BLM: tREM
11. Your tuncle tKen thas tjust tretired tfrom tthe tworkforce, tand the tneeds tto tfind tan tactivity tthat
twill tkeep thim tinttouch twith this tcommunity. tAccording tto trecent tresearch tfound tin tyour
ttextbook, twhich tof tthe tfollowing tactivities twould tbe ta tbeneficial tactivity tfor tyour
tuncle?
a. reading tbooks tto this tgrandchildren
b. baking tcookies
c. working tin this twoodshop
d. playing tcards tat ta tlocal tlibrary
ANSWER: tD REF: t4 BLM: tHO
12. Which tof tthe tfollowing taccurately tdescribes tstereotypes?
a. They tprevent tdiscrimination tand tageism.
b. They tforce tpeople tto tconfront tthe ttruth tabout tthe telderly.
c. They toften thave tsome tbasis tin treality.
d. They texaggerate tand tdistort tthe tbad, twhile tignoring tthe tgood tqualities
tof ta tgroup toftpeople.
ANSWER: t C REF: t5 BLM: tHO
13. Which tof tthe tfollowing tpresents ta tnegative tstereotype tof taging?
a. an telderly t84 tyear-old tgentleman twho tplays twith this tgrandchildren
