Question 1

The interpretive perspective

Accepted Answer

A)  includes the levels between the individual and the larger society. 
B)  looks at the impact of social policy on people. 
C)  discusses power and conflict between social groups. 
D)  can give a good understanding of how people interpret their social world. 
A)  includes the levels between the individual and the larger society. 
B)  looks at the impact of social policy on people. 
C)  discusses power and conflict between social groups. 
D)  can give a good understanding of how people interpret their social world.

Question 2

Gerontologists place changes in older people into one of three categories. Which of the following is not a category of change?

Accepted Answer

A)  age effect 
B)  cohort effect 
C)  gender effect 
D)  period effect 
A)  age effect 
B)  cohort effect 
C)  gender effect 
D)  period effect

Question 3

Conflict perspective

Accepted Answer

A)  is used by gerontologists to look at how government policies influence old age. 
B)  grows out of the work of Max Weber. 
C)  looks at the tensions that exist between the individual and society. 
D)  examines the ways in which individuals shape the behavior of groups in society. 
A)  is used by gerontologists to look at how government policies influence old age. 
B)  grows out of the work of Max Weber. 
C)  looks at the tensions that exist between the individual and society. 
D)  examines the ways in which individuals shape the behavior of groups in society.

Question 4

Psychosocial studies look at the changes that take place

Accepted Answer

A)  inside the individual and between individuals and groups. 
B)  between individuals and economic institutions. 
C)  the changes that take place between individuals and their environments. 
D)  within the DNA of an aging person. 
A)  inside the individual and between individuals and groups. 
B)  between individuals and economic institutions. 
C)  the changes that take place between individuals and their environments. 
D)  within the DNA of an aging person.

Question 5

________ allow researchers to gather a great deal of information on a wide range of issues.

Accepted Answer

A)  Qualitative methods 
B)  Age stratification theories 
C)  Quantitative methods 
D)  Critical gerontology perspectives 
A)  Qualitative methods 
B)  Age stratification theories 
C)  Quantitative methods 
D)  Critical gerontology perspectives

Question 6

By the 18th century, researchers began to see aging as

Accepted Answer

A)  an account based on their own experiences, fears, and biases. 
B)  something other than a disease. 
C)  a disease. 
D)  a science that studied human facts and events. 
A)  an account based on their own experiences, fears, and biases. 
B)  something other than a disease. 
C)  a disease. 
D)  a science that studied human facts and events.

Question 7

Critics of the interpretive perspective say that it

Accepted Answer

A)  overlooks the links between the individual and larger social institutions. 
B)  does not discuss conflicts between individuals. 
C)  does not look at the impact of interaction on groups. 
D)  does not discuss power distribution between individuals. 
A)  overlooks the links between the individual and larger social institutions. 
B)  does not discuss conflicts between individuals. 
C)  does not look at the impact of interaction on groups. 
D)  does not discuss power distribution between individuals.

Question 8

Senescence, written by G. Stanley Hall in 1922,

Accepted Answer

A)  was one of the first scientific studies of aging in the U.S. 
B)  used survey data to understand attitudes toward death. 
C)  focused on the problems of old age. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  was one of the first scientific studies of aging in the U.S. 
B)  used survey data to understand attitudes toward death. 
C)  focused on the problems of old age. 
D)  all of the above

Question 9

Societies have a set of age grades that stratifies its members. Age grades in the U.S. do not include

Accepted Answer

A)  middle age. 
B)  childhood. 
C)  little adult. 
D)  adolescence. 
A)  middle age. 
B)  childhood. 
C)  little adult. 
D)  adolescence.

Question 10

Each age cohort moves through life as if on a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  elevator. 
B)  escalator. 
C)  conveyor belt. 
D)  merry-go-round. 
A)  elevator. 
B)  escalator. 
C)  conveyor belt. 
D)  merry-go-round.

Question 11

Which of the following is not a method that researchers use to gather data on gerontology?

Accepted Answer

A)  in-depth interviews 
B)  uncontrolled studies in laboratories 
C)  field research 
D)  survey questionnaires 
A)  in-depth interviews 
B)  uncontrolled studies in laboratories 
C)  field research 
D)  survey questionnaires

Question 12

Macro-level theories

Accepted Answer

A)  focus on small-scale events. 
B)  describe people and their relationships. 
C)  encompasses studies of how individuals change as they age. 
D)  focus on large-scale events. 
A)  focus on small-scale events. 
B)  describe people and their relationships. 
C)  encompasses studies of how individuals change as they age. 
D)  focus on large-scale events.

Question 13

How do the interests of critical gerontology and positivist gerontology differ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positivist gerontology studies produce studies that encourage communication, while critical gerontology studies encourage domination over aging. 
B)  Positivist gerontology wants prediction and control over aging, while critical gerontology aims to empower older people. 
C)  Positivist gerontology seeks to empower older people, while critical gerontology controls aging. 
D)  Positivist gerontology aims to enhance the freedom of older people, while critical gerontology aims to manage the older population. 
A)  Positivist gerontology studies produce studies that encourage communication, while critical gerontology studies encourage domination over aging. 
B)  Positivist gerontology wants prediction and control over aging, while critical gerontology aims to empower older people. 
C)  Positivist gerontology seeks to empower older people, while critical gerontology controls aging. 
D)  Positivist gerontology aims to enhance the freedom of older people, while critical gerontology aims to manage the older population.

Question 14

Research on aging in the 1960s

Accepted Answer

A)  moved beyond a study of problems to include studies of normal aging. 
B)  did not focus on the aspects of normal aging. 
C)  was not concerned with the problems of aging. 
D)  did not include studies of positive development in later life. 
A)  moved beyond a study of problems to include studies of normal aging. 
B)  did not focus on the aspects of normal aging. 
C)  was not concerned with the problems of aging. 
D)  did not include studies of positive development in later life.

Question 15

Critical gerontologists often use ________ to conduct their research.

Accepted Answer

A)  quantitative methods 
B)  qualitative methods 
C)  the scientific method 
D)  statistical analysis 
A)  quantitative methods 
B)  qualitative methods 
C)  the scientific method 
D)  statistical analysis

Question 16

Cumulative disadvantage theory focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)  the impact of the state and the economy on people. 
B)  the lifelong effects of inequality. 
C)  the changes that take place in an individual over time. 
D)  individual aging, societal aging, and conflict flow. 
A)  the impact of the state and the economy on people. 
B)  the lifelong effects of inequality. 
C)  the changes that take place in an individual over time. 
D)  individual aging, societal aging, and conflict flow.

Question 17

Historians credit ________ with the first use of the term gerontology in 1905.

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis Pasteur 
B)  Quetelet 
C)  Plato 
D)  Elie Metchnikoff 
A)  Louis Pasteur 
B)  Quetelet 
C)  Plato 
D)  Elie Metchnikoff

Question 18

The Internet offers a storehouse of information on aging, but provides no guide to the quality of the information. Therefore, a gerontologist must be

Accepted Answer

A)  information literate. 
B)  biased. 
C)  a naive reader. 
D)  noncritical while evaluating data. 
A)  information literate. 
B)  biased. 
C)  a naive reader. 
D)  noncritical while evaluating data.

Question 19

Age stratification theory does not discuss

Accepted Answer

A)  aging. 
B)  societal aging. 
C)  individuals' perspectives. 
D)  cohort flow. 
A)  aging. 
B)  societal aging. 
C)  individuals' perspectives. 
D)  cohort flow.

Question 20

Biomedicine studies refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the study of changes in the body that come with age. 
B)  prescribing medicine to older people. 
C)  studies of disease. 
D)  studies of longevity. 
A)  the study of changes in the body that come with age. 
B)  prescribing medicine to older people. 
C)  studies of disease. 
D)  studies of longevity.

The interpretive perspective

Gerontologists place changes in older people into one of three categories. Which of the following is not a category of change?

Conflict perspective

Psychosocial studies look at the changes that take place

________ allow researchers to gather a great deal of information on a wide range of issues.

By the 18th century, researchers began to see aging as

Critics of the interpretive perspective say that it

Senescence, written by G. Stanley Hall in 1922,

Societies have a set of age grades that stratifies its members. Age grades in the U.S. do not include

Each age cohort moves through life as if on a(n)

Which of the following is not a method that researchers use to gather data on gerontology?

Macro-level theories

How do the interests of critical gerontology and positivist gerontology differ?

Research on aging in the 1960s

Critical gerontologists often use ________ to conduct their research.

Cumulative disadvantage theory focuses on

Historians credit ________ with the first use of the term gerontology in 1905.

The Internet offers a storehouse of information on aging, but provides no guide to the quality of the information. Therefore, a gerontologist must be

Age stratification theory does not discuss

Biomedicine studies refers to

Aging Today

Demography

Personal Health and Well-Being

The Psychology of Aging

Race and Ethnicity

The Health Care System

Finances and Economics

Retirement and Work

Housing and Transportation

Leisure, Recreation, and Education

Family Life and Relationships

Social Support

Death and Dying

Politics and Policies

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Exam 2: Theories and Methods

The interpretive perspective

Gerontologists place changes in older people into one of three categories. Which of the following is not a category of change?

Conflict perspective

Psychosocial studies look at the changes that take place

________ allow researchers to gather a great deal of information on a wide range of issues.

By the 18th century, researchers began to see aging as

Critics of the interpretive perspective say that it

Senescence, written by G. Stanley Hall in 1922,

Societies have a set of age grades that stratifies its members. Age grades in the U.S. do not include

Each age cohort moves through life as if on a(n)

Which of the following is not a method that researchers use to gather data on gerontology?

Macro-level theories

How do the interests of critical gerontology and positivist gerontology differ?

Research on aging in the 1960s

Critical gerontologists often use ________ to conduct their research.

Cumulative disadvantage theory focuses on

Historians credit ________ with the first use of the term gerontology in 1905.

The Internet offers a storehouse of information on aging, but provides no guide to the quality of the information. Therefore, a gerontologist must be

Age stratification theory does not discuss

Biomedicine studies refers to

Aging Today

Demography

Personal Health and Well-Being

The Psychology of Aging

Race and Ethnicity

The Health Care System

Finances and Economics

Retirement and Work

Housing and Transportation

Leisure, Recreation, and Education

Family Life and Relationships

Social Support

Death and Dying

Politics and Policies

Filters