Question 1

What is the increase in life expectancy and a decrease in birth rates referred to as??

Accepted Answer

A)  the greying of Canada 
B)  the silver tsunami 
C)  the silver boom 
D)  the way of the future 
A)  the greying of Canada 
B)  the silver tsunami 
C)  the silver boom 
D)  the way of the future

Question 2

Ageism is discrimination based on ethnicity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a conclusion derived from disengagement theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disengagement can be dysfunctional for both the individual and society. 
B)  Disengagement facilitates an orderly transfer of roles. 
C)  Disengagement involves preparing for eventual death. 
D)  Retirement is an example of successful disengagement. 
A)  Disengagement can be dysfunctional for both the individual and society. 
B)  Disengagement facilitates an orderly transfer of roles. 
C)  Disengagement involves preparing for eventual death. 
D)  Retirement is an example of successful disengagement.

Question 4

Which type of explanation examines how older persons adjust to their changing roles in society?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic interactionist perspective 
B)  disengagement theory 
C)  functionalist perspective 
D)  policy perspective 
A)  symbolic interactionist perspective 
B)  disengagement theory 
C)  functionalist perspective 
D)  policy perspective

Question 5

How is our understanding of childhood and adulthood different from that of 200 years ago?

Accepted Answer

The age spectrum had been divided into b

Question 6

Which of the following methods would not improve life in a nursing home?

Accepted Answer

A)  allow as much freedom for residents as possible 
B)  reduce the possessions that residents have 
C)  allow patients to maintain the same rhythms in their lives as they had before entering the home 
D)  ensure patients continue to be active 
A)  allow as much freedom for residents as possible 
B)  reduce the possessions that residents have 
C)  allow patients to maintain the same rhythms in their lives as they had before entering the home 
D)  ensure patients continue to be active

Question 7

The functionalist perspective on aging examines the connection between personal satisfaction in the later years and a high level of activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to a Statistics Canada survey,what percentage of retirees would like to continue working?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  more than 50 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  more than 50 percent

Question 9

What do feminist scholars imply when they argue that functional age is subjective for men and women?

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. 
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 10

Which of the following does the text cite as a consequence of population aging?

Accepted Answer

A)  more age segregation 
B)  less age segregation 
C)  more ageism 
D)  less ageism 
A)  more age segregation 
B)  less age segregation 
C)  more ageism 
D)  less ageism

Question 11

Amy is a very active 70-year-old.She plays tennis regularly and usually beats her 35-year-old son which surprises people.This demonstrates that we hold preconceived ideas about what is appropriate behaviour based on which age category?

Accepted Answer

A)  chronological age 
B)  functional age 
C)  conspicuous age 
D)  relative age 
A)  chronological age 
B)  functional age 
C)  conspicuous age 
D)  relative age

Question 12

What are some of the positive dimensions associated with aging?

Accepted Answer

Financial security,a great dea

Question 13

Cameron is using a functionalist perspective to analyze aging.Which statement is most likely to reflect his views?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some cultures value and respect older people,whereas other cultures don't. 
B)  As people age,the key to maintaining power is good health. 
C)  Industrial nations follow dissimilar paths to industrialization. 
D)  Botox gives older people the opportunity to experiment with their identity. 
A)  Some cultures value and respect older people,whereas other cultures don't. 
B)  As people age,the key to maintaining power is good health. 
C)  Industrial nations follow dissimilar paths to industrialization. 
D)  Botox gives older people the opportunity to experiment with their identity.

Question 14

What do activity theory and disengagement theory have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They belong to the functionalist perspective. 
B)  They focus on role transition. 
C)  They belong to the symbolic interactionist perspective. 
D)  They take social inequality into account. 
A)  They belong to the functionalist perspective. 
B)  They focus on role transition. 
C)  They belong to the symbolic interactionist perspective. 
D)  They take social inequality into account.

Question 15

In 1976,only 15 percent of women had retirement income from employer pension plans.What had this risen to by 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  54 percent 
B)  77 percent 
C)  34 percent 
D)  24 percent 
A)  54 percent 
B)  77 percent 
C)  34 percent 
D)  24 percent

Question 16

What term is used to refer to those born between 1965 and 1984?

Accepted Answer

A)  the age pyramid 
B)  the baby boom 
C)  the peer sample 
D)  a cohort 
A)  the age pyramid 
B)  the baby boom 
C)  the peer sample 
D)  a cohort

Question 17

Which argument is NOT used to debunk "voodoo demography"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Declining fertility reduces resources spent on children 
B)  Increase in pension premiums reduces future burden 
C)  Many well off seniors will pay tax on their retirement income 
D)  Older people are going to cost the health care system a lot 
A)  Declining fertility reduces resources spent on children 
B)  Increase in pension premiums reduces future burden 
C)  Many well off seniors will pay tax on their retirement income 
D)  Older people are going to cost the health care system a lot

Question 18

Who argues that older people must accept that the life cycle is inevitable and that their lives are nearing an end?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parsons 
B)  Cumming and Henry 
C)  Moore 
D)  Gelfand 
A)  Parsons 
B)  Cumming and Henry 
C)  Moore 
D)  Gelfand

Question 19

The silver tsunami is a result of increasing birth rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Jones (2004)compared cosmetic surgery to architecture,illustrating the extent to which our understanding of aging is a social construct.What theory is used in this work?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict theory 
B)  postmodern theory 
C)  feminist theory 
D)  interactionist theory 
A)  conflict theory 
B)  postmodern theory 
C)  feminist theory 
D)  interactionist theory

Exam 14: Power, politics, and Government

What is the increase in life expectancy and a decrease in birth rates referred to as??

Ageism is discrimination based on ethnicity.

Which of the following is NOT a conclusion derived from disengagement theory?

Which type of explanation examines how older persons adjust to their changing roles in society?

How is our understanding of childhood and adulthood different from that of 200 years ago?

Which of the following methods would not improve life in a nursing home?

The functionalist perspective on aging examines the connection between personal satisfaction in the later years and a high level of activity.

According to a Statistics Canada survey,what percentage of retirees would like to continue working?

What do feminist scholars imply when they argue that functional age is subjective for men and women?

Which of the following does the text cite as a consequence of population aging?

Amy is a very active 70-year-old.She plays tennis regularly and usually beats her 35-year-old son which surprises people.This demonstrates that we hold preconceived ideas about what is appropriate behaviour based on which age category?

What are some of the positive dimensions associated with aging?

Cameron is using a functionalist perspective to analyze aging.Which statement is most likely to reflect his views?

What do activity theory and disengagement theory have in common?

In 1976,only 15 percent of women had retirement income from employer pension plans.What had this risen to by 2008?

What term is used to refer to those born between 1965 and 1984?

Which argument is NOT used to debunk "voodoo demography"?

Who argues that older people must accept that the life cycle is inevitable and that their lives are nearing an end?

The silver tsunami is a result of increasing birth rates.

Jones (2004)compared cosmetic surgery to architecture,illustrating the extent to which our understanding of aging is a social construct.What theory is used in this work?

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