Question 1

What is the number and type of positions available to a specific age level of people within a society?

Accepted Answer

A) role-specific structure 
B) role structure 
C) role stratification 
D) role differentiation 
A) role-specific structure 
B) role structure 
C) role stratification 
D) role differentiation

Question 2

What percentage of older women live in nursing homes and other special-care facilities?

Accepted Answer

A) less than 1 percent 
B) approximately 5 percent 
C) approximately 10 percent 
D) approximately 20 percent 
A) less than 1 percent 
B) approximately 5 percent 
C) approximately 10 percent 
D) approximately 20 percent

Question 3

Jason argues that differences in social class greatly influence the experience of aging.Which theoretical perspective is Jason using?

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic Interactionist 
B) feminist 
C) conflict 
D) postmodern 
A) symbolic Interactionist 
B) feminist 
C) conflict 
D) postmodern

Question 4

Support services help only older individuals with financial concerns.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Compare and contrast chronological and functional age.

Accepted Answer

Chronological age is a person's age base

Question 6

Elder abuse refers to the physical abuse of persons 65 years and older.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A sociologist who analyzes how living conditions lead to high rates of disability among older Aboriginal people is most likely to use which theoretical perspective?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

An 11-year-old boy tells his friend,"My Grandpa is so cranky,and I can't stand when my parents make me visit him.He asks me the same questions over and over!" What is this boy demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A) compassion for aged persons 
B) age-related attitudes 
C) ageism 
D) accurate images of aging 
A) compassion for aged persons 
B) age-related attitudes 
C) ageism 
D) accurate images of aging

Question 9

The income of people over age 65 has declined substantially in the last two decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Provide a sociological perspective on how aging has been understood in North America historically.

Accepted Answer

The understanding of aging in North Amer

Question 11

Gerontologists Cumming and Henry would make which of the following claims about disengagement?

Accepted Answer

A) Disengagement has short- and long-term implications for elderly people. 
B) Disengagement places the elderly in a marginal role. 
C) Disengagement can be functional for both the individual and society. 
D) Disengagement results in an abrupt change in the statuses and roles of older people. 
A) Disengagement has short- and long-term implications for elderly people. 
B) Disengagement places the elderly in a marginal role. 
C) Disengagement can be functional for both the individual and society. 
D) Disengagement results in an abrupt change in the statuses and roles of older people.

Question 12

Which of the following statements best describes aging in Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) Mandatory retirement laws create jobs for younger workers. 
B) Males have a life expectancy of 70 years. 
C) Pensions are unaffected by changes in the economy. 
D) The death rate rose during political restructuring. 
A) Mandatory retirement laws create jobs for younger workers. 
B) Males have a life expectancy of 70 years. 
C) Pensions are unaffected by changes in the economy. 
D) The death rate rose during political restructuring.

Question 13

What do activity theory and disengagement theory have in common?

Accepted Answer

A) They belong to the functionalist perspective. 
B) They focus on role transition. 
C) They belong to the symbolic interactionist perspective. 
D) They take social inequality into account. 
A) They belong to the functionalist perspective. 
B) They focus on role transition. 
C) They belong to the symbolic interactionist perspective. 
D) They take social inequality into account.

Question 14

How would a postmodern approach understand former marathon runner Stella as she grapples with turning 80?

Accepted Answer

A) Stella's identity as an athlete is blurred with coming to terms with living in the body of an 80-year-old. 
B) Stella will make a positive adjustment to aging when she puts her running days behind her. 
C) Stella has less power now than she did when her success as a marathon runner brought rewards and wealth. 
D) Stella will be happiest when she invests her energies in other pursuits and maintains her fitness in less strenuous ways. 
A) Stella's identity as an athlete is blurred with coming to terms with living in the body of an 80-year-old. 
B) Stella will make a positive adjustment to aging when she puts her running days behind her. 
C) Stella has less power now than she did when her success as a marathon runner brought rewards and wealth. 
D) Stella will be happiest when she invests her energies in other pursuits and maintains her fitness in less strenuous ways.

Question 15

Using examples,describe the life course from middle adulthood to retirement.

Accepted Answer

Middle adulthood typically spans from ar

Question 16

Ellen Gee (2000)identifies several factors that will alleviate the generational war between the old and the young.Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?

Accepted Answer

A) The fertility rate is declining. 
B) The government makes efforts to reduce the future burden of the pension system. 
C) Younger people will pay reduced amounts of income tax. 
D) Older people dedicate significant amounts of volunteer labour. 
A) The fertility rate is declining. 
B) The government makes efforts to reduce the future burden of the pension system. 
C) Younger people will pay reduced amounts of income tax. 
D) Older people dedicate significant amounts of volunteer labour.

Question 17

Marvin is using disengagement theory to explain aging.Which of the following statements best exemplifies his views?

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals find different ways of dealing with aging depending on the cultural context. 
B) Women's incomes decline significantly following the death of their husbands. 
C) Retirement provides employment opportunities for younger people. 
D) Marketers of consumer products portray an ageless image of older people. 
A) Individuals find different ways of dealing with aging depending on the cultural context. 
B) Women's incomes decline significantly following the death of their husbands. 
C) Retirement provides employment opportunities for younger people. 
D) Marketers of consumer products portray an ageless image of older people.

Question 18

Anna is doing a global analysis of aging trends.Which of the following discoveries is Anna most likely to make?

Accepted Answer

A) Many undeveloped countries will see a rapid increase in the percentage of people over 60. 
B) By 2050,50 percent of China's population will be over 60 years old. 
C) Italy will only lose approximately 10 percent of its population within the next 50 years. 
D) A quarter of Mexico's population will be over 60 years old. 
A) Many undeveloped countries will see a rapid increase in the percentage of people over 60. 
B) By 2050,50 percent of China's population will be over 60 years old. 
C) Italy will only lose approximately 10 percent of its population within the next 50 years. 
D) A quarter of Mexico's population will be over 60 years old.

Question 19

According to the feminist perspective,what does the future hold for young women,in terms of the financial pressures of old age?

Accepted Answer

A) They will be worse off than before because of the economic problems of the 1980s and 1990s. 
B) They will be in the same position as before since now they work and care for children. 
C) They will be better equipped because they have begun to enter male-dominated professions and more of them belong to private pension plans. 
D) Even fewer of them will belong to private pension plans. 
A) They will be worse off than before because of the economic problems of the 1980s and 1990s. 
B) They will be in the same position as before since now they work and care for children. 
C) They will be better equipped because they have begun to enter male-dominated professions and more of them belong to private pension plans. 
D) Even fewer of them will belong to private pension plans.

Question 20

How would a symbolic interactionist theorist understand former marathon runner Stella as she grapples with turning 80?

Accepted Answer

A) Stella's identity as an athlete is blurred with coming to terms with living in the body of an 80-year-old. 
B) Stella will make a positive adjustment to aging when she puts her running days behind her. 
C) Stella has less power now than she did when her success as a marathon runner brought rewards and wealth. 
D) Stella will be happiest when she invests her energies in other pursuits and maintains her fitness in less strenuous ways. 
A) Stella's identity as an athlete is blurred with coming to terms with living in the body of an 80-year-old. 
B) Stella will make a positive adjustment to aging when she puts her running days behind her. 
C) Stella has less power now than she did when her success as a marathon runner brought rewards and wealth. 
D) Stella will be happiest when she invests her energies in other pursuits and maintains her fitness in less strenuous ways.

Exam 18: Aging

What is the number and type of positions available to a specific age level of people within a society?

What percentage of older women live in nursing homes and other special-care facilities?

Jason argues that differences in social class greatly influence the experience of aging.Which theoretical perspective is Jason using?

Support services help only older individuals with financial concerns.

Compare and contrast chronological and functional age.

Elder abuse refers to the physical abuse of persons 65 years and older.

A sociologist who analyzes how living conditions lead to high rates of disability among older Aboriginal people is most likely to use which theoretical perspective?

An 11-year-old boy tells his friend,"My Grandpa is so cranky,and I can't stand when my parents make me visit him.He asks me the same questions over and over!" What is this boy demonstrating?

The income of people over age 65 has declined substantially in the last two decades.

Provide a sociological perspective on how aging has been understood in North America historically.

Gerontologists Cumming and Henry would make which of the following claims about disengagement?

Which of the following statements best describes aging in Russia?

What do activity theory and disengagement theory have in common?

How would a postmodern approach understand former marathon runner Stella as she grapples with turning 80?

Using examples,describe the life course from middle adulthood to retirement.

Ellen Gee (2000)identifies several factors that will alleviate the generational war between the old and the young.Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?

Marvin is using disengagement theory to explain aging.Which of the following statements best exemplifies his views?

Anna is doing a global analysis of aging trends.Which of the following discoveries is Anna most likely to make?

According to the feminist perspective,what does the future hold for young women,in terms of the financial pressures of old age?

How would a symbolic interactionist theorist understand former marathon runner Stella as she grapples with turning 80?

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