Question 1

What are all people in Canada who were born within a 15- to 30-year span and who share unique experiences collectively known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  an age cohort 
B)  a generation 
C)  a majority group 
D)  an enclave 
A)  an age cohort 
B)  a generation 
C)  a majority group 
D)  an enclave B

Question 2

Why does higher income translate to more height in populations?

Accepted Answer

A)  because people can afford to buy devices that make them appear taller 
B)  because people can afford to buy drugs that include growth hormones 
C)  because expensive modern-day food has steroids and growth hormones in. 
D)  because people can afford to buy food with better nutritional properties 
A)  because people can afford to buy devices that make them appear taller 
B)  because people can afford to buy drugs that include growth hormones 
C)  because expensive modern-day food has steroids and growth hormones in. 
D)  because people can afford to buy food with better nutritional properties D

Question 3

What is significant in Canada about the age of 65?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the age at which people must retire from their jobs. 
B)  It is the age at which people may begin receiving Old Age Security benefits. 
C)  It is the age at which most people start to experience physical health declines. 
D)  It is the age at which most people begin second careers or self-employment. 
A)  It is the age at which people must retire from their jobs. 
B)  It is the age at which people may begin receiving Old Age Security benefits. 
C)  It is the age at which most people start to experience physical health declines. 
D)  It is the age at which most people begin second careers or self-employment. B

Question 4

According to the textbook,why is the body a sociological wonder?

Accepted Answer

A)  because it is a reflection of who people are inside 
B)  because different aspects of our physicality mean different things in different places in different times 
C)  because it is the main way in which humans in all cultures perceive and comprehend the world around them 
D)  because it is the key filter through which humans make sense of the social world 
A)  because it is a reflection of who people are inside 
B)  because different aspects of our physicality mean different things in different places in different times 
C)  because it is the main way in which humans in all cultures perceive and comprehend the world around them 
D)  because it is the key filter through which humans make sense of the social world

Question 5

Disability is a classic example of a socially constructed phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following negatively impacts women regarding annual income,education level,likelihood of marriage,and likelihood of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  being overweight 
B)  being underweight 
C)  being shorter than most women 
D)  being taller than most women 
A)  being overweight 
B)  being underweight 
C)  being shorter than most women 
D)  being taller than most women

Question 7

Define what life expectancy is.

Accepted Answer

Life expectancy is a statistical measure

Question 8

Victoria has just been diagnosed with inoperable melanoma and is expected to die within two months.According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,what emotion is she likely to experience first?

Accepted Answer

A)  anger 
B)  acceptance 
C)  denial 
D)  depression 
A)  anger 
B)  acceptance 
C)  denial 
D)  depression

Question 9

Sasha is uncomfortable around Rick because he has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome,so she refuses to work with him in class and then makes fun of him to other children at recess.What is Sasha engaged in?

Accepted Answer

A)  disability dysphoria 
B)  ableism 
C)  abiliphobia 
D)  disability discrimination 
A)  disability dysphoria 
B)  ableism 
C)  abiliphobia 
D)  disability discrimination

Question 10

H.G.Wells's story of Nunez is noteworthy because it makes what we consider a disability seem normal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which sociological perspective supports the idea that political struggles,such as the successes of labour unions,can moderate the amount of age stratification that exists in a society?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic interactionism 
B)  feminist theory 
C)  conflict theory 
D)  functionalism 
A)  symbolic interactionism 
B)  feminist theory 
C)  conflict theory 
D)  functionalism

Question 12

Sahasra turned 65 and her family,friends,co-workers,and bosses threw her an enormous retirement party complete with decorations,cake,humorous cards,gifts,and a lovely gold pendant.What is this event an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  a rite of passage 
B)  a normative event 
C)  a social transition 
D)  a change of life 
A)  a rite of passage 
B)  a normative event 
C)  a social transition 
D)  a change of life

Question 13

What is a rite of passage? Provide examples.

Accepted Answer

A rite of passage is a ceremony or event

Question 14

Why is the population of elderly people rising in industrialized societies like Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  because population growth has increased 
B)  because fertility rates have been declining 
C)  because medical advances have slowed 
D)  because life expectancy has reached the highest point of the human life span 
A)  because population growth has increased 
B)  because fertility rates have been declining 
C)  because medical advances have slowed 
D)  because life expectancy has reached the highest point of the human life span

Question 15

What do we call a category of people who are all born within the same range of years?

Accepted Answer

A)  a peer group 
B)  an age cohort 
C)  an age-graded cluster 
D)  a census generation 
A)  a peer group 
B)  an age cohort 
C)  an age-graded cluster 
D)  a census generation

Question 16

Why are problems among the age 85-plus group said to be gender issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  because many of this group experience reproductive health issues 
B)  because people this age often live with their adult children and caregiving for seniors generally falls upon women 
C)  because women this age end up taking care of their even-older, male spouses 
D)  because most of this age group are women 
A)  because many of this group experience reproductive health issues 
B)  because people this age often live with their adult children and caregiving for seniors generally falls upon women 
C)  because women this age end up taking care of their even-older, male spouses 
D)  because most of this age group are women

Question 17

Discuss three main approaches to age stratification.

Accepted Answer

Age stratification refers to the ways in

Question 18

When did forced sterilizations of Aboriginal women in Canada occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  1880s-1920s 
B)  1900s-1940s 
C)  1910s-1950s 
D)  1920s-1970s 
A)  1880s-1920s 
B)  1900s-1940s 
C)  1910s-1950s 
D)  1920s-1970s

Question 19

What belief underlies the fact that people usually want men to be taller than the women they are in relationship with?

Accepted Answer

A)  because otherwise gendered household chores would be difficult to accomplish 
B)  because sexual relations would be awkward otherwise 
C)  because it is more comfortable if men have a higher status than women 
D)  because it is better for reproduction if the man is taller 
A)  because otherwise gendered household chores would be difficult to accomplish 
B)  because sexual relations would be awkward otherwise 
C)  because it is more comfortable if men have a higher status than women 
D)  because it is better for reproduction if the man is taller

Question 20

Sheila,who is in her 70s,likes to wear a lot of makeup,dress in tight pants and t-shirts that show a lot of cleavage,and flirt outrageously with the young men in her apartment building.What is Sheila defying?

Accepted Answer

A)  age roles 
B)  generation principles 
C)  age cohorts 
D)  life stages 
A)  age roles 
B)  generation principles 
C)  age cohorts 
D)  life stages

Exam 12: Sociology Of The Body: Disabilities, aging and Death

What are all people in Canada who were born within a 15- to 30-year span and who share unique experiences collectively known as?

Why does higher income translate to more height in populations?

What is significant in Canada about the age of 65?

According to the textbook,why is the body a sociological wonder?

Disability is a classic example of a socially constructed phenomenon.

Which of the following negatively impacts women regarding annual income,education level,likelihood of marriage,and likelihood of poverty?

Define what life expectancy is.

Victoria has just been diagnosed with inoperable melanoma and is expected to die within two months.According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,what emotion is she likely to experience first?

Sasha is uncomfortable around Rick because he has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome,so she refuses to work with him in class and then makes fun of him to other children at recess.What is Sasha engaged in?

H.G.Wells's story of Nunez is noteworthy because it makes what we consider a disability seem normal.

Which sociological perspective supports the idea that political struggles,such as the successes of labour unions,can moderate the amount of age stratification that exists in a society?

Sahasra turned 65 and her family,friends,co-workers,and bosses threw her an enormous retirement party complete with decorations,cake,humorous cards,gifts,and a lovely gold pendant.What is this event an example of?

What is a rite of passage? Provide examples.

Why is the population of elderly people rising in industrialized societies like Canada?

What do we call a category of people who are all born within the same range of years?

Why are problems among the age 85-plus group said to be gender issues?

Discuss three main approaches to age stratification.

When did forced sterilizations of Aboriginal women in Canada occur?

What belief underlies the fact that people usually want men to be taller than the women they are in relationship with?

Sheila,who is in her 70s,likes to wear a lot of makeup,dress in tight pants and t-shirts that show a lot of cleavage,and flirt outrageously with the young men in her apartment building.What is Sheila defying?

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