Question 1

The origins of exchange theory are in developmental psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Subculture theory shares similar characteristics with activity and disengagement theories. It differs from the two in that its origin is in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the psychosocial area. 
B)  a sociological theory of subcultural development. 
C)  classical economics. 
D)  social systems.

Question 3

What matters most when staying active is actually performing activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What example best applies to political economy theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  the quality of care for the frail elderly 
B)  the friendship networks of older women 
C)  the mutual exchange between parents and adult children 
D)  the adjustment to growing older

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of exchange theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Older people with the greatest resource in an exchange with younger people are the most capable of remaining engaged. 
B)  If costs are greater than benefits, social interaction will be limited. 
C)  If benefits are greater than cost, rewards will be limited. 
D)  Maintaining an exchange relationship can be a struggle for people with few resources.

Question 6

A theory is:

Accepted Answer

A)  an explanation for how data are collected. 
B)  the background information on a social concept. 
C)  a broad explanation that provides the structure for organizing and interpreting multiple observable facts and their relationship to one another. 
D)  another word for hypothesis.

Question 7

Modernization theory focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the economic development of all societies. 
B)  the degree of gender integration after World War II. 
C)  the labor force participation of older adults after World War II. 
D)  the continuum of societies from least to most developed based on indicators like industrialization and urbanization.

Question 8

Continuity theory emphasizes that personality plays a major role in adjustment to old age and that adult development is an aging process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Think of some examples of structural lag.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Think of some examples of structural lag....

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a central concern of age stratification theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  how an individual's location in the changing age structure affects his/her behavior and attitudes 
B)  how individuals relate to each other within and between age strata 
C)  how individuals pass through key transitions 
D)  how biological decline leads to social isolation between age strata

Question 11

In the context of aging, feminist theorists contend that:

Accepted Answer

A)  men are less likely than women to engage in risky behaviors. 
B)  women are less likely than men to take primary responsibility for maintaining social ties. 
C)  the entire life course of individuals is gendered. 
D)  older men do not experience aging.

Question 12

Continuity theory uses:

Accepted Answer

A)  a life course perspective to define normal aging and to distinguish it from pathological aging. 
B)  role models to establish how successful older adults are aging. 
C)  objective tests to measure the aging process. 
D)  subjective tests to measure the aging process.

Question 13

Structural lag occurs when societies lag behind other societies because of older people demanding to be more integrated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a condition for the development of subcultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  people with similar interests 
B)  people with similar concerns 
C)  people who are excluded from participation in the wider society 
D)  people who recently became friends

Question 15

Recent studies have found exchange theory useful in explaining:

Accepted Answer

A)  social support and transition between generations. 
B)  gender differences in the aging process. 
C)  retirement patterns of different cohorts. 
D)  the decline in the status of adults.

Question 16

What was the major emphasis of the second project in the Kansas City Study of Adult Life?

Accepted Answer

A)  the income of older adults across the life span 
B)  the emphasis on adjustment with measures of social role performance across the life span 
C)  the emphasis on the role that personality plays in the adjustment to aging 
D)  the emphasis on loss of status in old age

Question 17

Feminist theories:

Accepted Answer

A)  are formalized theories, such as activity theory. 
B)  seek to prove that masculinity and femininity are not socially constructed. 
C)  are only studied by women. 
D)  use theory to illustrate gender differences in decision-making and outcomes.

Question 18

In age stratification theory, the individual is the subject matter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Early researchers saw old age as a period of physical and mental decline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Rose, within the subculture of the elderly, high status is conferred on those who:

Accepted Answer

A)  are married. 
B)  have friends. 
C)  have good mental and physical health. 
D)  have high income.

Exam 3: Theories of Aging

The origins of exchange theory are in developmental psychology.

Subculture theory shares similar characteristics with activity and disengagement theories. It differs from the two in that its origin is in:

What matters most when staying active is actually performing activities.

What example best applies to political economy theory?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of exchange theory?

A theory is:

Modernization theory focuses on:

Continuity theory emphasizes that personality plays a major role in adjustment to old age and that adult development is an aging process.

Think of some examples of structural lag.

Which of the following is NOT a central concern of age stratification theory?

In the context of aging, feminist theorists contend that:

Continuity theory uses:

Structural lag occurs when societies lag behind other societies because of older people demanding to be more integrated.

Which of the following is NOT a condition for the development of subcultures?

Recent studies have found exchange theory useful in explaining:

What was the major emphasis of the second project in the Kansas City Study of Adult Life?

Feminist theories:

In age stratification theory, the individual is the subject matter.

Early researchers saw old age as a period of physical and mental decline.

According to Rose, within the subculture of the elderly, high status is conferred on those who: