Question 1

Older people must accept that the life cycle is inevitable; that their lives are nearing an end,and that achieving inner harmony requires accepting both one's past accomplishments and past disappointments.This is reflective of psychologist Erik Erikson's stage of:

Accepted Answer

A)  age versus beauty 
B)  activity versus disengagement 
C)  stagnation versus autonomy 
D)  integrity versus despair

Question 2

The __________ approach to death and dying is based on the assumption that the dying person can and should go about daily activities and fulfill tasks that make the process of dying easier on family members and friends,as well as on the dying person.

Accepted Answer

A)  stage-based 
B)  task-based 
C)  dying trajectory 
D)  home care

Question 3

Among older persons,a wider range of assets and income is seen than in other age categories.On the other hand,almost __________ percent of all people over 65 live in poverty.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  20

Question 4

According to the text,nursing homes:

Accepted Answer

A)  are the most restrictive environment for older persons 
B)  have been set up to care for younger persons with disabilities such as head and spinal cord injuries as well as frail, older persons 
C)  typically have more male residents than female residents because men can better afford such facilities 
D)  have few residents with chronic illnesses

Question 5

__________ analysis draws attention to the diversity in the older population.Differences in social class,gender,and race/ethnicity divide older people just as they do everyone else.

Accepted Answer

A)  Postmodern 
B)  Conflict 
C)  Functionalist 
D)  Symbolic interactionist

Question 6

Without Social Security benefits,almost __________ of all elderly Americans (13 million people) would fall below the official poverty line.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-tenth 
B)  one-third 
C)  half 
D)  one-fifth

Question 7

A __________ is an organization that provides a homelike facility or home-based care (or both) for people who are terminally ill.

Accepted Answer

A)  hospital 
B)  dying trajectory 
C)  hospice 
D)  staged-based

Question 8

If we say that someone turns 40 years of age on August 21st,we are using which age criterion?

Accepted Answer

A)  normative 
B)  functional 
C)  chronological 
D)  sequential

Question 9

Stereotypes regarding older persons reinforce __________,which is the prejudice and discrimination against people on the basis of age,particularly against older persons.

Accepted Answer

A)  age stratification 
B)  elderism 
C)  ageism 
D)  age differentiation

Question 10

Compare historical and contemporary perspectives on age.

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Question 11

When feminist scholars state that functional age is subjective for men and women,they mean that:

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

Question 12

Over the past thirty years,the U.S.population has been aging.This change was partly a result of Baby Boomers (people born between 1946 and 1964) moving into middle age and partly a result of more people living longer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Explain the typical American living arrangement for older persons.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

People born between 1946 and 1964 are commonly referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  World War II baby products 
B)  Baby Boomers 
C)  Cold War baby explosion 
D)  population dynamics

Question 15

Explain the difference between chronological age and functional age.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

There are differences in age,gender,and inequality.According to your text:

Accepted Answer

A)  there are several cultural factors that have led women over the age of 70 to be at greater risk for poverty 
B)  women have a lower risk of poverty in their later years 
C)  women tend to marry men who are younger than themselves 
D)  race/ethnicity is more directly related to poverty in older persons than was gender

Question 17

Describe how age,race/ethnicity,and economic inequality are related.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Middle adulthood refers to people between the ages of:

Accepted Answer

A)  30 and 50 
B)  40 and 55 
C)  40 and 65 
D)  55 and 70

Question 19

In __________ societies,farming makes it possible for more people to live to adulthood and to more advanced years.In these societies,the proportion of older people living with other family members is extremely high,with few elderly living alone.

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticultural 
C)  pastoral 
D)  agrarian

Question 20

Women age __________ and over are among the most disadvantaged because they often must rely solely on Social
Security,having outlived their spouses and sometimes their
Children.

Accepted Answer

A)  45 
B)  55 
C)  65 
D)  75

Exam 12: Aging and Inequality Based on Age