Exam 9: Aging

The ________ perspective encourages us to connect the lives of older persons to their earlier lives.

The approach that focuses on the relatively weak bargaining position of older persons in their exchanges with younger ones is known as:

________ involves studying the physiological aspects of aging and the unique health concerns of older persons.

The fastest-growing portion of our population consists of Canadians aged:

It is generally agreed that the two basic objectives of our retirement income system-ensuring both an adequate basic income for all seniors and an adequate standard of living-have been met in Canada.

The "third age" is characterized by retirement, independence, and good health, and the "fourth age" represents a period of growing vulnerability.

________ analysis is concerned with the experience of aging at the individual level.

The life course perspective encourages us to connect the lives of older persons to their earlier lives.

It is generally agreed that the two basic objectives of our retirement income system-ensuring both an adequate basic income for all seniors and an adequate ________-have not been met.

Macro-level analysis is concerned with the experience of aging at the individual level.

In comparison with the United States, Canada has been described as a country that favours a more ________ solution to problems, as is evident in universal social programs such as health care.

The personal incomes of women are far lower than those of men. This means that loss or absence of a spouse leaves women in a far worse financial position than is true for men, with the exception of the ________ woman, in which case older women have higher incomes than older men.

The approach that emphasizes aging as a process, highlighting the connection of older persons to their own life histories, the history of their times, and to younger generations, while connecting their biographies to social structure, is known as the:

Three approaches to studying intergenerational relationships are the:

Gerontology involves the physiological aspects of aging and the unique health concerns of older people.

The ________ theory maintains that the best prescription for a successful old age is to remain active and to take on new activities in later life to supplant those that have been left behind.

Lifestyle changes among women, such as more smoking, alcohol, consumption, and driving, is narrowing the life expectancy gap between men and women.

It is common for women over 75 to be widowed.

In asking questions about the impact of population aging on society as a whole, a researcher would be adopting what type of approach?

Population aging occurs when a society is experiencing growth in the proportion of its people who are older, typically age ________ and over.