Question 1

What British nurse and physician helped establish the hospice movement?

Accepted Answer

A) Cicely Saunders 
B) Cicely Tyson 
C) Florence Nightingale 
D) Mother Theresa 
A) Cicely Saunders 
B) Cicely Tyson 
C) Florence Nightingale 
D) Mother Theresa

Question 2

Among full-time workers, women aged twenty-five to forty-four earn 77 percent as much as comparably aged men. Among people approaching retirement age (forty-five to sixty-four years) women earn _____?___ percent as much as men in the same age category.

Accepted Answer

A) 34 
B) 54 
C) 74 
D) 94 
A) 34 
B) 54 
C) 74 
D) 94

Question 3

According to the radical left view, age stratification is

Accepted Answer

A) necessary to keep society operating. 
B) a dimension of the striking social inequality caused by the capitalist U.S.economy. 
C) beneficial because it makes society more productive. 
D) a result of insufficient planning for the future on the part of the elderly and their families. 
A) necessary to keep society operating. 
B) a dimension of the striking social inequality caused by the capitalist U.S.economy. 
C) beneficial because it makes society more productive. 
D) a result of insufficient planning for the future on the part of the elderly and their families.

Question 4

According to the liberal view regarding caring for elders, individuals and families should

Accepted Answer

A) not be involved at all. 
B) not have to solve these problems by themselves. 
C) save significant amounts of money for the future. 
D) expect to have their elderly relatives live with them. 
A) not be involved at all. 
B) not have to solve these problems by themselves. 
C) save significant amounts of money for the future. 
D) expect to have their elderly relatives live with them.

Question 5

The government-sponsored program that pays for hospital care and 80 percent of other medical care costs for people over the age of sixty-five is

Accepted Answer

A) Medicaid. 
B) Medicare. 
C) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. 
D) National Health Insurance. 
A) Medicaid. 
B) Medicare. 
C) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. 
D) National Health Insurance.

Question 6

When older people, especially women, appear on television or in films, it is most often

Accepted Answer

A)  in stereotypical roles. 
B) in leading roles. 
C) as physically active people. 
D) as the most wealthy and powerful people. 
A)  in stereotypical roles. 
B) in leading roles. 
C) as physically active people. 
D) as the most wealthy and powerful people.

Question 7

In a ______, the greatest wealth, power, and prestige belong to a society's oldest members.

Accepted Answer

A) theocracy 
B) democracy 
C) meritocracy 
D) gerontocracy 
A) theocracy 
B) democracy 
C) meritocracy 
D) gerontocracy

Question 8

Intersection theory helps us to see that

Accepted Answer

A) some categories of elders confront greater disadvantages than others. 
B) disengagement is functional for society as a whole. 
C) physicians must play a part in a "negotiated death." 
D) the poverty rate for seniors is declining over time. 
A) some categories of elders confront greater disadvantages than others. 
B) disengagement is functional for society as a whole. 
C) physicians must play a part in a "negotiated death." 
D) the poverty rate for seniors is declining over time.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about elderly widows (females) or widowers (males) remarrying is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Widowers are more likely to remarry than widows. 
B) Widows are more likely to remarry than widowers. 
C) Widowers and widows are equally likely to remarry. 
D) Widows and widowers rarely remarry. 
A) Widowers are more likely to remarry than widows. 
B) Widows are more likely to remarry than widowers. 
C) Widowers and widows are equally likely to remarry. 
D) Widows and widowers rarely remarry.

Question 10

Suppose that a physician administered a lethal injection to a dying person to bring a painless end to life. This would be called

Accepted Answer

A) active euthanasia 
B) complex euthanasia 
C) passive euthanasia 
D) physician-assisted suicide 
A) active euthanasia 
B) complex euthanasia 
C) passive euthanasia 
D) physician-assisted suicide

Question 11

Activity theory is an application of which theoretical approach?

Accepted Answer

A) structural-functional approach 
B) social-conflict approach 
C) symbolic-interaction approach 
D) social-disorganization approach 
A) structural-functional approach 
B) social-conflict approach 
C) symbolic-interaction approach 
D) social-disorganization approach

Question 12

As of early 2012, which states have enacted laws allowing physicians to assist in the deaths of terminally ill people?

Accepted Answer

A) California, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island 
B) Oregon, Washington, and Vermont 
C) Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi 
D) Michigan and Minnesota 
A) California, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island 
B) Oregon, Washington, and Vermont 
C) Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi 
D) Michigan and Minnesota

Question 13

The majority of caregiving to elderly people in the U.S. is provided by

Accepted Answer

A) senior daycare facilities. 
B) nursing homes. 
C) women. 
D) other elderly people. 
A) senior daycare facilities. 
B) nursing homes. 
C) women. 
D) other elderly people.

Question 14

What is the term for doctors stopping the treatment of a terminally ill person by turning off respirators or other life-support machines?

Accepted Answer

A) active euthanasia 
B) positive euthanasia 
C) passive euthanasia 
D) negative life support 
A) active euthanasia 
B) positive euthanasia 
C) passive euthanasia 
D) negative life support

Question 15

As conservatives see it,

Accepted Answer

A) a healthy society is built on strong families that care for their members. 
B) today's society has strong family ties. 
C) elderly people should band together and demand greater benefits. 
D) government has the major responsibility to provide income to elderly people. 
A) a healthy society is built on strong families that care for their members. 
B) today's society has strong family ties. 
C) elderly people should band together and demand greater benefits. 
D) government has the major responsibility to provide income to elderly people.

Question 16

In a study of a declining neighborhood along the coast of Southern California, Barbara Myerhoff found that, above all, elderly residents wanted to

Accepted Answer

A) remain independent. 
B) go out at night. 
C) move to senior citizen housing 
D) move in with their adult children. 
A) remain independent. 
B) go out at night. 
C) move to senior citizen housing 
D) move in with their adult children.

Question 17

Which of the following terms refers to assisting in the death of a person suffering from an incurable disease?

Accepted Answer

A) euthanasia 
B) living will 
C) justifiable homicide 
D) negotiated death 
A) euthanasia 
B) living will 
C) justifiable homicide 
D) negotiated death

Question 18

Conservatives see which of the following as the main cause of problems faced by the elderly?

Accepted Answer

A)  government cutbacks in funding 
B) traditional stereotypes about aging 
C) weaker families 
D) rapid social change 
A)  government cutbacks in funding 
B) traditional stereotypes about aging 
C) weaker families 
D) rapid social change

Question 19

Most elders prefer to "age in place," meaning that they

Accepted Answer

A) remain in the same job they had when they were younger. 
B) stay in the homes where they lived while working and raising their children. 
C) seek places to live where aging is easily accommodated, such as assisted living facilities. 
D) expect their capabilities to remain the same as they age. 
A) remain in the same job they had when they were younger. 
B) stay in the homes where they lived while working and raising their children. 
C) seek places to live where aging is easily accommodated, such as assisted living facilities. 
D) expect their capabilities to remain the same as they age.

Question 20

Which term refers to a branch of the social sciences dealing with aging and the elderly?

Accepted Answer

A) geriatrics 
B) aging 
C) gerontology 
D) gerontocracy 
A) geriatrics 
B) aging 
C) gerontology 
D) gerontocracy

What British nurse and physician helped establish the hospice movement?

Among full-time workers, women aged twenty-five to forty-four earn 77 percent as much as comparably aged men. Among people approaching retirement age (forty-five to sixty-four years) women earn ___?_ percent as much as men in the same age category.

According to the radical left view, age stratification is

According to the liberal view regarding caring for elders, individuals and families should

The government-sponsored program that pays for hospital care and 80 percent of other medical care costs for people over the age of sixty-five is

When older people, especially women, appear on television or in films, it is most often

In a ______, the greatest wealth, power, and prestige belong to a society's oldest members.

Intersection theory helps us to see that

Which of the following statements about elderly widows (females) or widowers (males) remarrying is correct?

Suppose that a physician administered a lethal injection to a dying person to bring a painless end to life. This would be called

Activity theory is an application of which theoretical approach?

As of early 2012, which states have enacted laws allowing physicians to assist in the deaths of terminally ill people?

The majority of caregiving to elderly people in the U.S. is provided by

What is the term for doctors stopping the treatment of a terminally ill person by turning off respirators or other life-support machines?

As conservatives see it,

In a study of a declining neighborhood along the coast of Southern California, Barbara Myerhoff found that, above all, elderly residents wanted to

Which of the following terms refers to assisting in the death of a person suffering from an incurable disease?

Conservatives see which of the following as the main cause of problems faced by the elderly?

Most elders prefer to "age in place," meaning that they

Which term refers to a branch of the social sciences dealing with aging and the elderly?

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Exam 5: Aging and Inequality

What British nurse and physician helped establish the hospice movement?

Among full-time workers, women aged twenty-five to forty-four earn 77 percent as much as comparably aged men. Among people approaching retirement age (forty-five to sixty-four years) women earn _____?___ percent as much as men in the same age category.

According to the radical left view, age stratification is

According to the liberal view regarding caring for elders, individuals and families should

The government-sponsored program that pays for hospital care and 80 percent of other medical care costs for people over the age of sixty-five is

When older people, especially women, appear on television or in films, it is most often

In a ______, the greatest wealth, power, and prestige belong to a society's oldest members.

Intersection theory helps us to see that

Which of the following statements about elderly widows (females) or widowers (males) remarrying is correct?

Suppose that a physician administered a lethal injection to a dying person to bring a painless end to life. This would be called

Activity theory is an application of which theoretical approach?

As of early 2012, which states have enacted laws allowing physicians to assist in the deaths of terminally ill people?

The majority of caregiving to elderly people in the U.S. is provided by

What is the term for doctors stopping the treatment of a terminally ill person by turning off respirators or other life-support machines?

As conservatives see it,

In a study of a declining neighborhood along the coast of Southern California, Barbara Myerhoff found that, above all, elderly residents wanted to

Which of the following terms refers to assisting in the death of a person suffering from an incurable disease?

Conservatives see which of the following as the main cause of problems faced by the elderly?

Most elders prefer to "age in place," meaning that they

Which term refers to a branch of the social sciences dealing with aging and the elderly?

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Poverty and Wealth

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Education

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

Filters

Among full-time workers, women aged twenty-five to forty-four earn 77 percent as much as comparably aged men. Among people approaching retirement age (forty-five to sixty-four years) women earn ___?_ percent as much as men in the same age category.