Question 1

Sociology understands age as:

Accepted Answer

A)  A biological process 
B)  A socio-cultural construct 
C)  A psychological development 
D)  A problem 
A)  A biological process 
B)  A socio-cultural construct 
C)  A psychological development 
D)  A problem B

Question 2

The term ageism refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Aging populations and demographic change 
B)  Aging as a problem for societies 
C)  The diversity of older adults 
D)  Age-based stereotypes, attitudes, and age-discriminatory behaviour 
A)  Aging populations and demographic change 
B)  Aging as a problem for societies 
C)  The diversity of older adults 
D)  Age-based stereotypes, attitudes, and age-discriminatory behaviour D

Question 3

Two-thirds of the worlds older population live in

Accepted Answer

A)  The global North 
B)  America 
C)  Developing countries 
D)  China 
A)  The global North 
B)  America 
C)  Developing countries 
D)  China C

Question 4

Chronological age usually refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  One's overall health 
B)  One's date of birth 
C)  One's genetic signature of ageing 
D)  How one feels and behaves 
A)  One's overall health 
B)  One's date of birth 
C)  One's genetic signature of ageing 
D)  How one feels and behaves

Question 5

Societies which assign different age groups to specific roles, institutions and places are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Banded societies 
B)  Age-segregated societies 
C)  Bracketed societies 
D)  Divided societies 
A)  Banded societies 
B)  Age-segregated societies 
C)  Bracketed societies 
D)  Divided societies

Question 6

The majority of older adults:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is female 
B)  Is lonely 
C)  Is care-dependent 
D)  Is European 
A)  Is female 
B)  Is lonely 
C)  Is care-dependent 
D)  Is European

Question 7

Chrononormativity is the notion that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Younger generations should be respectful to their elders 
B)  Certain behaviours should be enacted by particular ages 
C)  Age bestows knowledge 
D)  People should act in a way that makes them happy regardless of their age 
A)  Younger generations should be respectful to their elders 
B)  Certain behaviours should be enacted by particular ages 
C)  Age bestows knowledge 
D)  People should act in a way that makes them happy regardless of their age

Question 8

The mask of aging refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Older adults feeling older than their chronological age 
B)  Older adults feeling that their youthful inner self is concealed by their ageing body 
C)  Older adults covering up their age 
D)  Older adults using their age as an excuse for deviant behaviour 
A)  Older adults feeling older than their chronological age 
B)  Older adults feeling that their youthful inner self is concealed by their ageing body 
C)  Older adults covering up their age 
D)  Older adults using their age as an excuse for deviant behaviour

Question 9

Gerontology refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  The growing share of older adults in society 
B)  The medical study of age and aging 
C)  The multidisciplinary study of age and aging 
D)  The risk of social exclusion which older adults face 
A)  The growing share of older adults in society 
B)  The medical study of age and aging 
C)  The multidisciplinary study of age and aging 
D)  The risk of social exclusion which older adults face

Question 10

In a super-aged society, the share of persons aged 65 years and older amounts to:

Accepted Answer

A)  < 7% 
B)  < 14% 
C)  < 20% 
D)  < 25% 
A)  < 7% 
B)  < 14% 
C)  < 20% 
D)  < 25%

Sociology understands age as:

The term ageism refers to:

Two-thirds of the worlds older population live in

Chronological age usually refers to:

Societies which assign different age groups to specific roles, institutions and places are called:

The majority of older adults:

Chrononormativity is the notion that:

The mask of aging refers to:

Gerontology refers to:

In a super-aged society, the share of persons aged 65 years and older amounts to:

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Exam 13: Age

Sociology understands age as:

The term ageism refers to:

Two-thirds of the worlds older population live in

Chronological age usually refers to:

Societies which assign different age groups to specific roles, institutions and places are called:

The majority of older adults:

Chrononormativity is the notion that:

The mask of aging refers to:

Gerontology refers to:

In a super-aged society, the share of persons aged 65 years and older amounts to:

What Is Sociological About the Digital Society

What Is Sociological About the Environment

What Is Sociological About Crime

What Is Society

Sociology of an Interconnected World

Classical Sociologies

Contemporary Social Thory

Beyond the Qualitativequantitative Divide

Methods Visual, Internet

Class

Gender

Race

Families and Households

Intimacies and Relationships

Work

Health

Education

Religion

Cultures and Consumption

War and Violence

Science and Technology

Migrations

Social Movements

Sociology As a Science

Public Sociology

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