Question 1

________ were much more important in preindustrial societies than they are at present.

Accepted Answer

A)  Technological advances
B)  Business relationships
C)  Kinship ties
D)  Lucrative jobs C

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the differences between industrial societies and preindustrial societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  People in preindustrial societies were paid much more than their counterparts in industrial societies.
B)  People in preindustrial societies joined the adult world of work earlier than their counterparts in industrial societies.
C)  People in preindustrial societies were asked to leave the workforce much earlier than their counterparts in preindustrial societies.
D)  People in preindustrial societies were allowed more education time than their counterparts in industrial societies. B

Question 3

Which of the following is true of men and women who work in industrial societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are encouraged to leave the workforce long before they die.
B)  They are encouraged to leave the workforce only when they are incapable of working.
C)  They need limited education and training to cope with the technological changes.
D)  They undergo the transition from childhood to adulthood at a very early age. A

Question 4

Explain the reasons for poor conditions in nursing homes.

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Question 5

Age structure is the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  succession of statuses and roles that people in a particular society experience in a fairly predictable pattern as they grow older
B)  scientific study of aging
C)  ideology or set of beliefs holding that people in a particular age group are inferior
D)  distribution of people into various age categories

Question 6

Which of the following is true of industrial societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  People are heavily dependent on their parents to making a living.
B)  Entry-level positions in the economy can be gained with minimal parental support.
C)  Kinship ties are a source of power and prestige for the elderly.
D)  People enter the workforce at a very early age.

Question 7

In industrial societies,retirement serves as a way of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing the number of goods and services that are produced
B)  reducing the number of workers who are competing for a limited number of jobs
C)  reminding people that it is ideal for them to leave the work force while they are healthy
D)  recognizing the capabilities of older people

Question 8

________ need a highly educated and well-trained workforce to manage the complex technology and the elaborate division of labor.

Accepted Answer

A)  Agricultural societies
B)  Industrial societies
C)  Feudal societies
D)  Preindustrial societies

Question 9

A vested pension is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  one that an employee receives only while working for a company
B)  the property of companies
C)  the property of employees
D)  one that employees can claim at any time during their tenure at a company

Question 10

The _____ is often calculated by comparing the number of people over age 65 with the number between ages 18 and 64.

Accepted Answer

A)  fecundity ratio
B)  golden ratio
C)  dependency ratio
D)  financial ratio

Question 11

A ________ is a succession of statuses and roles that people in a particular society experience in a fairly predictable pattern as they grow older.

Accepted Answer

A)  life course
B)  lifeline
C)  lifestyle
D)  life span

Question 12

What are the reasons for the economic exploitation of children?

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Question 13

Which of the following examples shows the highest form economic exploitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jane,who helps her uncle plant vegetables in his garden for a low price
B)  Phil,who works in a factory that contains malfunctioning equipment
C)  Richard,who hunts animals for his brother who runs a butcher shop
D)  Andrew,who works in a factory where he is required to wear safety equipment

Question 14

The most important factor in shaping the life span between infancy and very old age is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the political structure
B)  psychology
C)  biology
D)  the social structure

Question 15

Which of the following is a reason for child exploitation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children are more likely to protest their conditions successfully.
B)  Factory owners find children an easy and profitable group to exploit.
C)  Factory owners pay child workers much more than they pay adult workers.
D)  Children are considered to be more effective and productive than adults.

Question 16

An important feature that was found in preindustrial societies is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  people had to know to read and write to make contributions to society
B)  technological advances required extensive training
C)  new social categories were created
D)  people had joined the adult world of work by their teenage years

Question 17

What measures did the U.S.government take to alleviate the problem of some elderly having little or no income from personal retirement pensions?

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Question 18

AB Corp. ,a company producing automotive components,plans to restructure itself by reducing the size of its work force.Who among the following people is most likely to be dismissed as part of the company's restructuring plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aaron,an 18-year- old janitor
B)  Philip,a 60-year-old supervisor
C)  Jonathan,a 40-year-old accountant
D)  James,a 22-year-old salesman

Question 19

Which of the following is true of preindustrial societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  People did not need to know how to read and write to make contributions to society.
B)  People did not work as they grew old.
C)  The transition from childhood to adulthood generally occurred between the ages of 18 to 21.
D)  The transition from childhood to adulthood generally occurred between the ages of 16 to 18.

Question 20

Economists Victor R.Fuchs and Diane M.Reklis conclude that the current generation of American children is in trouble based on the statistics about prevailing social trends.Which of the following is a reason for this?

Accepted Answer

A)  The proportion of children living in households with a single male parent has tripled over the years.
B)  Obesity among children in the U.S.has risen sharply compared to the 1960s.
C)  Children and youth are worse off on all dimensions measured in the Child Well-Being Index.
D)  There is a decrease in the number of children experiencing residential mobility.

Exam 9: Age and Social Inequality