Question 1

High rates of poverty among older Latino/as are associated with:

Accepted Answer

A)   poor health conditions
B)   lack of regular care by a physician
C)   fewer trips to the hospital for medical treatment
D)   all of the above D

Question 2

When social scientist William Levin showed photographs of the same man (disguised to appear as ages 25,52,and 73 in various photos) to a group of college students and asked them to evaluate these (apparently different) men for employment,many of the students viewed the:

Accepted Answer

A)   "25?year?old" as less competent, less intelligent, and less reliable
B)   "52?year?old" as less competent, less intelligent, and less reliable
C)   "73?year?old" as less competent, less intelligent, and less reliable
D)   study as unacceptable because they knew that competence, intelligence and reliability could not be measured by age C

Question 3

During middle adulthood,women undergo __________-the cessation of the menstrual cycle caused by a gradual decline in the body's production of the "female" hormones of estrogen and progesterone.

Accepted Answer

A)   menarche
B)   menopause
C)   menstrual projection
D)   climacteric B

Question 4

In the past it was widely assumed that older people in Japan were respected and revered; changes in the culture are evident when looking at living arrangements.Among individuals age 65 and over,the number of three-generation households has declined from 70 percent in 1980 to __________ in 2008.

Accepted Answer

A)   65
B)   20
C)   50
D)   44

Question 5

Beyond indicating how old or young a person is,age is socially significant because it defines what is appropriate for or expected of people at various stages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the National Center on Elder Abuse,as many as __________ older people in the United States are the victims of physical or mental abuse each year.

Accepted Answer

A)   1.6 million
B)   3.5 million
C)   7.3 million
D)   9.7 million

Question 7

According to your text,poverty among older African Americans may be attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A)   lack of support from children and grandchildren
B)   a lack of earning power brought about by segregated schools and overt patterns of job discrimination in their early years
C)   cuts in government assistance programs
D)   spending patterns in young? and middle?adulthood

Question 8

Describe life in nursing homes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe life in nursing homes....

Question 9

The ___________ seeks to understand how individual processes of aging are influenced by social definitions and social structures.

Accepted Answer

A)   activity theory
B)   engagement theory
C)   social constructionist perspective on aging
D)   disengagement theory

Question 10

According to the text,the reason that many Asian Americans,particularly Chinese American elders,do not exploit physical and mental health services that are available to them is/are:

Accepted Answer

A)   traditional healing practices
B)   their ethnic background prevents them from taking advantage of them
C)   they have their own mutual aid and benevolent societies
D)   all of the above are reasons that many Asians do not exploit available health services

Question 11

__________ are certain benefit payments paid by the government,which include Social Security,Supplemental Social Income (SSI),Medicare,Medicaid,and civil service pensions,which are the primary source of income for many persons over age 65.

Accepted Answer

A)   Transfer payments
B)   Entitlements
C)   Government handouts
D)   Deficit programs

Question 12

The text defines aging as:

Accepted Answer

A)   the social process of becoming elderly
B)   the physical, psychological, and social processes associated with growing older
C)   the physical aspects of getting old
D)   the psychosocial aspects of getting old

Question 13

All of the following are categories into which gerontologists subdivide late adulthood EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

__________ refers to inequalities,differences,segregation,or conflict between age groups.

Accepted Answer

A)   Social stratification
B)   Gerontology
C)   Age socialization
D)   Age stratification

Question 15

Many older people resist ageism by continuing to view themselves as being in middle adulthood long after their chronological age would suggest otherwise.Even at age 80:

Accepted Answer

A)   one out of four men and one out of five women said that the word old did not apply to them
B)   achieving inner harmony requires refusing to accept past disappointments and living as if you were 20 years younger
C)   the individual's own reaction to aging is the primary factor in age discrimination
D)   most refuse to stop driving

Question 16

In regard to age,race/ethnicity,and poverty,the text notes that in 2010:

Accepted Answer

A)   a higher percentage of Latino/as reported poverty?level incomes than did African Americans or whites
B)   a higher percentage of whites (non?Latino/as)  reported poverty?level incomes than did African Americans
C)   a higher percentage of whites (non?Latino/as)  reported poverty?level incomes than did Latino/as
D)   a higher percentage of African Americans reported poverty?level incomes than did whites (non?Latino/as)  or Latino/as

Question 17

Some older adults remain in the residence where they have lived for many
Years,a process that gerontologists refer to as __________.Remaining
In a person's customary residence is a symbol that he or she is able to
Maintain independence and preserve ties to his or her neighborhood and
Surrounding community.

Accepted Answer

A)   aging in time
B)   aging in space
C)   aging in residence
D)   aging in place

Question 18

Joyce has been the evening news anchor at the local television station for the past 10 years; recently,she was transferred to another,less visible position.Although station executives deny that there is any connection,Joyce believes that she was transferred because of her advancing age.Her experience best illustrates:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

According to symbolic interactionists,the disengagement theory occurs when older people make a normal and healthy adjustment to aging when they detach themselves from their social roles and prepare for their eventual death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Older Asian Americans are among the most disadvantaged of all racial/ethnic categories.They are more likely to live in high-poverty,rural areas than are other minority older populations.They were also the objects of historical oppression and federal policies that exacerbated patterns of economic impoverishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Aging and Inequality Based on Age

High rates of poverty among older Latino/as are associated with:

When social scientist William Levin showed photographs of the same man (disguised to appear as ages 25,52,and 73 in various photos) to a group of college students and asked them to evaluate these (apparently different) men for employment,many of the students viewed the:

During middle adulthood,women undergo __________-the cessation of the menstrual cycle caused by a gradual decline in the body's production of the "female" hormones of estrogen and progesterone.

In the past it was widely assumed that older people in Japan were respected and revered; changes in the culture are evident when looking at living arrangements.Among individuals age 65 and over,the number of three-generation households has declined from 70 percent in 1980 to __________ in 2008.

Beyond indicating how old or young a person is,age is socially significant because it defines what is appropriate for or expected of people at various stages.

According to the National Center on Elder Abuse,as many as __________ older people in the United States are the victims of physical or mental abuse each year.

According to your text,poverty among older African Americans may be attributed to:

Describe life in nursing homes.

The ___________ seeks to understand how individual processes of aging are influenced by social definitions and social structures.

According to the text,the reason that many Asian Americans,particularly Chinese American elders,do not exploit physical and mental health services that are available to them is/are:

__________ are certain benefit payments paid by the government,which include Social Security,Supplemental Social Income (SSI) ,Medicare,Medicaid,and civil service pensions,which are the primary source of income for many persons over age 65.

The text defines aging as:

All of the following are categories into which gerontologists subdivide late adulthood EXCEPT:

__________ refers to inequalities,differences,segregation,or conflict between age groups.

Many older people resist ageism by continuing to view themselves as being in middle adulthood long after their chronological age would suggest otherwise.Even at age 80:

In regard to age,race/ethnicity,and poverty,the text notes that in 2010:

According to symbolic interactionists,the disengagement theory occurs when older people make a normal and healthy adjustment to aging when they detach themselves from their social roles and prepare for their eventual death.