Question 1

Outline main forms of living arrangements for older adults.What kind of factors are important considerations in determining the most appropriate living arrangement?

Accepted Answer

The main forms of living arrangements fo

Question 2

Which of the following statements is NOT an accurate description of retirement in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) Many people like to work past the normal retirement age of 65. 
B) Women are less likely than men to retire. 
C) Retirement is a relatively recent phenomenon. 
D) Public pension plans have contributed to increasing rates of retirement. 
A) Many people like to work past the normal retirement age of 65. 
B) Women are less likely than men to retire. 
C) Retirement is a relatively recent phenomenon. 
D) Public pension plans have contributed to increasing rates of retirement.

Question 3

Recreation programs geared toward seniors follow the same assumption as which of the following theories?

Accepted Answer

A) activity theory 
B) disengagement theory 
C) functionalist theory 
D) conflict theory 
A) activity theory 
B) disengagement theory 
C) functionalist theory 
D) conflict theory

Question 4

Aging is often accompanied by physical changes and changing roles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Compare and contrast a symbolic interactionist perspective and a postmodern perspective on aging.

Accepted Answer

The symbolic interactionist perspective

Question 6

What is the life expectancy for a female born in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A) 87 years 
B) 83 years 
C) 79 years 
D) 77 years 
A) 87 years 
B) 83 years 
C) 79 years 
D) 77 years

Question 7

What do the categories of tween,preteen,and teen in our society today indicate as compared to divisions of childhood 200 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A) change in role specification 
B) change in role structure 
C) change in role stratification 
D) change in role specialization 
A) change in role specification 
B) change in role structure 
C) change in role stratification 
D) change in role specialization

Question 8

The functionalist perspective on aging examines the connection between personal satisfaction in the later years and a high level of activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the main focus of the functionalist explanation of aging?

Accepted Answer

A) the connection between personal satisfaction in later years and a high level of activity 
B) how aging is especially problematic in contemporary capitalistic societies 
C) how older persons adjust to their changing roles in society 
D) government programs for older persons that stratify society on the basis of class 
A) the connection between personal satisfaction in later years and a high level of activity 
B) how aging is especially problematic in contemporary capitalistic societies 
C) how older persons adjust to their changing roles in society 
D) government programs for older persons that stratify society on the basis of class

Question 10

In what way is retirement a recent phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

The first national pension sys

Question 11

What term is used to refer to those born between 1965 and 1984?

Accepted Answer

A) the age pyramid 
B) the baby boom 
C) the peer sample 
D) a cohort 
A) the age pyramid 
B) the baby boom 
C) the peer sample 
D) a cohort

Question 12

According to Meredith Jones (2004),anti-aging technologies such as Botox,breast implants,and hormone replacement therapy are examples of what?

Accepted Answer

A) ageism 
B) transition technologies 
C) medical abuse 
D) postmodern architecture 
A) ageism 
B) transition technologies 
C) medical abuse 
D) postmodern architecture

Question 13

What do feminist scholars imply when they argue that functional age is subjective for men and women?

Accepted Answer

A) Women and men age in a similar fashion. 
B) Women and men are evaluated differently. 
C) Men and women are defined about evenly. 
D) Society evaluates men and women using the same standards. 
A) Women and men age in a similar fashion. 
B) Women and men are evaluated differently. 
C) Men and women are defined about evenly. 
D) Society evaluates men and women using the same standards.

Question 14

Retirement is a recent phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to some gerontologists,a 68-year-old man would be classified in which of the following categories?

Accepted Answer

A) young-old 
B) middle-old 
C) old-old 
D) oldest-old 
A) young-old 
B) middle-old 
C) old-old 
D) oldest-old

Question 16

By 2011,what percentage of the Canadian population was over age 65?

Accepted Answer

A) over 20 percent 
B) about 18 percent 
C) approximately 15 percent 
D) between 5 and 10 percent 
A) over 20 percent 
B) about 18 percent 
C) approximately 15 percent 
D) between 5 and 10 percent

Question 17

One of the consequences of population aging is that there will be considerably more age segregation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Who,typically,is a caregiver?

Accepted Answer

A) women who are employed outside the home 
B) women who are still raising a family 
C) men who work for government homecare agencies 
D) women who rely on their husbands for financial support 
A) women who are employed outside the home 
B) women who are still raising a family 
C) men who work for government homecare agencies 
D) women who rely on their husbands for financial support

Question 19

Retirement has been a distinct part of life for hundreds of years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A researcher who interviewed Margaret and Henry about their experiences of aging would most likely draw on which of the following theoretical perspectives?

Accepted Answer

A) postmodern 
B) feminist 
C) functionalist 
D) symbolic interactionist 
A) postmodern 
B) feminist 
C) functionalist 
D) symbolic interactionist

Exam 18: Aging

Outline main forms of living arrangements for older adults.What kind of factors are important considerations in determining the most appropriate living arrangement?

Which of the following statements is NOT an accurate description of retirement in Canada?

Recreation programs geared toward seniors follow the same assumption as which of the following theories?

Aging is often accompanied by physical changes and changing roles.

Compare and contrast a symbolic interactionist perspective and a postmodern perspective on aging.

What is the life expectancy for a female born in 2008?

What do the categories of tween,preteen,and teen in our society today indicate as compared to divisions of childhood 200 years ago?

The functionalist perspective on aging examines the connection between personal satisfaction in the later years and a high level of activity.

What is the main focus of the functionalist explanation of aging?

In what way is retirement a recent phenomenon?

What term is used to refer to those born between 1965 and 1984?

According to Meredith Jones (2004),anti-aging technologies such as Botox,breast implants,and hormone replacement therapy are examples of what?

What do feminist scholars imply when they argue that functional age is subjective for men and women?

Retirement is a recent phenomenon.

According to some gerontologists,a 68-year-old man would be classified in which of the following categories?

By 2011,what percentage of the Canadian population was over age 65?

One of the consequences of population aging is that there will be considerably more age segregation.

Who,typically,is a caregiver?

Retirement has been a distinct part of life for hundreds of years.

A researcher who interviewed Margaret and Henry about their experiences of aging would most likely draw on which of the following theoretical perspectives?

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