Question 1

Discuss the relationship between race-ethnicity, gender, and poverty among the elderly.

Accepted Answer

Poverty in old age mirrors the racial-et

Question 2

What is the current median age of the United States population?

Accepted Answer

A)  26 
B)  31 
C)  35 
D)  45 
A)  26 
B)  31 
C)  35 
D)  45

Question 3

Citizens of Japan have the longest life expectancy of any industrialized nation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The number of workers required to support one dependent member of society is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  disengagement coefficient 
B)  Social Security factor 
C)  dependency ratio 
D)  correlation coefficient 
A)  disengagement coefficient 
B)  Social Security factor 
C)  dependency ratio 
D)  correlation coefficient

Question 5

Which of the following nations has the lowest percentage of population age 65 or older?

Accepted Answer

A)  Afghanistan 
B)  Uganda 
C)  Poland 
D)  Hungary 
A)  Afghanistan 
B)  Uganda 
C)  Poland 
D)  Hungary

Question 6

According to disengagement theory, social disengagement generally begins when the last of the dependent children leave home and increases when retirement is more seriously considered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A person who is dying in the sterile environment of a hospital, surrounded by medical professionals and beeping machines, is experiencing ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the linguistic mask 
B)  institutional death 
C)  elder abuse 
D)  hospice death 
A)  the linguistic mask 
B)  institutional death 
C)  elder abuse 
D)  hospice death

Question 8

The number of members in an age cohort determines the size of a "baby boom" or a "baby bust."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Bob is an 87 year old disabled man whose son has been secretly deducting funds from Bob's bank account in excess of what is needed to pay Bob's bills. His son's behavior is an example of elder abuse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

As the "baby boom" generation reaches retirement age, what can be expected of its effect on the economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many jobs will open at roughly the same time. 
B)  Fewer jobs will be made available. 
C)  The labor market will become more male-dominated. 
D)  The Gross National Product (GNP) will rise. 
A)  Many jobs will open at roughly the same time. 
B)  Fewer jobs will be made available. 
C)  The labor market will become more male-dominated. 
D)  The Gross National Product (GNP) will rise.

Question 11

What was the means by which the Townsend Plan was to be funded?

Accepted Answer

A)  a working man's tax on all earned income 
B)  a national sales tax of 2 percent 
C)  a capital gains tax of 10 percent on all those who earned over $10,000 
D)  an assessments on employers of $1,000 a year for each employee 
A)  a working man's tax on all earned income 
B)  a national sales tax of 2 percent 
C)  a capital gains tax of 10 percent on all those who earned over $10,000 
D)  an assessments on employers of $1,000 a year for each employee

Question 12

Discuss the five-stage process of the living-dying interval proposed by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.

Accepted Answer

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, indi

Question 13

Why was the Townsend Plan rejected by Congress?

Accepted Answer

high monthly payments (in 1930

Question 14

Prejudice, discrimination, and hostility directed against people because of their age is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  reverse discrimination 
B)  disengagement 
C)  ageism 
D)  age cohort 
A)  reverse discrimination 
B)  disengagement 
C)  ageism 
D)  age cohort

Question 15

What are some differences between the Gray Panthers and AARP?

Accepted Answer

(1) membership - the Gray Panthers have

Question 16

The life span for humans is recorded as ________, based on the well-documented records of a French woman who died in 1977.

Accepted Answer

A)  109 
B)  115 
C)  122 
D)  128 
A)  109 
B)  115 
C)  122 
D)  128

Question 17

Which statement is most accurate regarding U.S. suicide rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suicide rates vary considerably from year to year. 
B)  There is no difference in suicide rates by sex. 
C)  Men commit suicide at a higher rate than females. 
D)  African Americans have the highest rates of suicide. 
A)  Suicide rates vary considerably from year to year. 
B)  There is no difference in suicide rates by sex. 
C)  Men commit suicide at a higher rate than females. 
D)  African Americans have the highest rates of suicide.

Question 18

When assessing how satisfied Rick is with his retired life sociologists would likely turn to conflict theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which sociological perspective is most closely aligned with the explanation that Social Security benefits came about as the result of a struggle between competing interest groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  the conflict perspective 
B)  functionalism 
C)  the feminist perspective 
D)  symbolic interactionism 
A)  the conflict perspective 
B)  functionalism 
C)  the feminist perspective 
D)  symbolic interactionism

Question 20

How is the rate of U.S. suicide related to age?

Accepted Answer

Although suicides of young people are gi

Exam 13: The Elderly

Discuss the relationship between race-ethnicity, gender, and poverty among the elderly.

What is the current median age of the United States population?

Citizens of Japan have the longest life expectancy of any industrialized nation.

The number of workers required to support one dependent member of society is called the ________.

Which of the following nations has the lowest percentage of population age 65 or older?

According to disengagement theory, social disengagement generally begins when the last of the dependent children leave home and increases when retirement is more seriously considered.

A person who is dying in the sterile environment of a hospital, surrounded by medical professionals and beeping machines, is experiencing ________.

The number of members in an age cohort determines the size of a "baby boom" or a "baby bust."

Bob is an 87 year old disabled man whose son has been secretly deducting funds from Bob's bank account in excess of what is needed to pay Bob's bills. His son's behavior is an example of elder abuse.

As the "baby boom" generation reaches retirement age, what can be expected of its effect on the economy?

What was the means by which the Townsend Plan was to be funded?

Discuss the five-stage process of the living-dying interval proposed by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.

Why was the Townsend Plan rejected by Congress?

Prejudice, discrimination, and hostility directed against people because of their age is called ________.

What are some differences between the Gray Panthers and AARP?

The life span for humans is recorded as ________, based on the well-documented records of a French woman who died in 1977.

Which statement is most accurate regarding U.S. suicide rates?

When assessing how satisfied Rick is with his retired life sociologists would likely turn to conflict theory.

Which sociological perspective is most closely aligned with the explanation that Social Security benefits came about as the result of a struggle between competing interest groups?

How is the rate of U.S. suicide related to age?

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