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Question 1:

According to the life course approach, Glen Elder (1999) did NOT believe that ________.
a) human development and aging are lifelong processes
b) it makes a difference at what age one makes a key life transitions
c) lives are lived interdependently and socio-historical influences are expressed through networks of shared experiences
d) individuals cannot construct their own life course through choice

Question 2:

Increasing proportion of elderly people in a population means ________.
a) increasing number of people need costly care
b) increasing number of people is held in low regard
c) both A and B
d) none of the above

Question 3:

Aging affects men and women differently. For women, ________.
a) aging is associated with a culturally defined loss of youth and glamour
b) resources women bring to old age are different from what men could bring
c) women dread getting older due to different expectations on men and women in old age
d) all of the above

Question 4:

Elderly people are no longer pushed out of their positions in the workplace to make way for younger people to get in because ________.
a) the average life span is lengthening
b) there has been a decline in economic growth
c) mandatory retirement has been eliminated
d) all of the above

Question 5:

________ are more likely to report abuse and at the same time, perpetrate abuse and neglect on seniors.
a) Boys
b) Neighbours
c) Relatives
d) Fathers

Question 6:

Aging always involves change in friendships, health, finances, etc. These changes create stress. Important aids for people to deal with this stress include ________.
a) social support from friends and family
b) institutional and governmental support
c) anticipatory socialization developed by the seniors
d) all of the above.

Question 7:

An elderly-friendly environment needs to be created in Canada. Element of this environment do NOT include ________.
a) creative social policies and programs
b) improved private-sector services
c) political interest and empowerment
d) mandatory retirement at age 65

Question 8:

The problem of respecting individual freedom verses protecting seniors from having crises in many situations need attention today. Some of these situations include ________.
a) whether seniors should be allowed to live in their homes
b) whether seniors’ refusal for treatment could be ignored
c) balancing seniors’ rights and rights of others
d) all of the above

Question 9:

A constructionist view of “old age” is that it is a ________ based category.
a) science
b) culture
c) philosophy
d) history

Question 10:

Some argue that the commonly-used threshold of ________ and ________ should be raised as the population lives longer.
a) “very old”; “elderly”
b) “very old”; “young”
c) “elderly”; “very old”
d) “old men”; “old women”

Question 11:

About 82.1 per cent of Canadians between the ages 65 and 74 live alone or with family members.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Life course is a sociological approach that allows us to examine a patterned sequence of individual age linked experiences overtime.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

According to the text, most people in the world do not follow a predictable sequence of life experiences as they move from 20 to 50.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

Canada has the oldest population in the world compared to many Northern and Central European nations.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

According to the activity theory, people take on new roles and identities as they age.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

Digital divide is shrinking today and seniors are more able to keep up with technology than in previous years.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

A new Canadian trend in elder care is to view it as a private matter rather than a public responsibility.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

According to one study, elderly women are more likely to be assaulted by a family member than elderly men.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

The shift from independent parent to dependent parent represents a shift in power and responsibility for parents to offspring.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

Widowhood cannot be considered one of the most problematic of all ages because it can occur suddenly and endure for many years.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Social Problems, Fourth Edition: Chapter 06