Question 1

The majority of people in the United States who are elderly are socially isolated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is ageism?

Accepted Answer

Prejudice or discrim

Question 3

How does the government compute your Social Security benefits?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cost of living and your lifetime earned income are totaled, and you are provided 70 percent of that amount. 
B)  Your gender combined with your total income over your lifetime is used in a formula that determines monthly allowances. 
C)  Your allocation is based on your medical history and on your earnings combined with that of your spouse and your children at the time of your retirement. 
D)  Your benefits are based on your earnings over the course of your (or your spouse's) work life and other factors, such as the age when you decide to draw Social Security. 
A)  The cost of living and your lifetime earned income are totaled, and you are provided 70 percent of that amount. 
B)  Your gender combined with your total income over your lifetime is used in a formula that determines monthly allowances. 
C)  Your allocation is based on your medical history and on your earnings combined with that of your spouse and your children at the time of your retirement. 
D)  Your benefits are based on your earnings over the course of your (or your spouse's) work life and other factors, such as the age when you decide to draw Social Security.

Question 4

What has changed significantly regarding the health of the elderly in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The incidence of chronic disabilities has declined in recent years. 
B)  Most of the elderly think their own health is extremely poor. 
C)  Elderly patients account for around 0.09 percent of health care expenditures. 
D)  The elderly are increasingly used to living with more pain than ever. 
A)  The incidence of chronic disabilities has declined in recent years. 
B)  Most of the elderly think their own health is extremely poor. 
C)  Elderly patients account for around 0.09 percent of health care expenditures. 
D)  The elderly are increasingly used to living with more pain than ever.

Question 5

The combination of the graying of the population and globalization will mean:

Accepted Answer

A)  an investment into life-prolonging medications will diminish as fears of overpopulation rise 
B)  a probable decreased burden on government support programs for people who are elderly 
C)  interlocking family cultural webs will disappear 
D)  the traditional patterns of family care will be challenged 
A)  an investment into life-prolonging medications will diminish as fears of overpopulation rise 
B)  a probable decreased burden on government support programs for people who are elderly 
C)  interlocking family cultural webs will disappear 
D)  the traditional patterns of family care will be challenged

Question 6

The country that has cultural tenets for businesses to support postretirement work for employees at the same company where they had been employed is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States 
B)  China 
C)  France 
D)  Japan 
A)  the United States 
B)  China 
C)  France 
D)  Japan

Question 7

The governmental program that covers medical care for the poor and long-term care (nursing homes for people who are elderly when they have "drawn down" or have few assets except their homes) is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Medicaid 
B)  Medicare 
C)  Social Security 
D)  Elderly Care Act 
A)  Medicaid 
B)  Medicare 
C)  Social Security 
D)  Elderly Care Act

Question 8

The increasing life span has led sociologists to identify what different categories of the elderly?

Accepted Answer

Young old,

Question 9

The discipline concerned with the study of the social aspects of aging is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  social aging 
B)  biological aging 
C)  social gerontology 
D)  psychological aging 
A)  social aging 
B)  biological aging 
C)  social gerontology 
D)  psychological aging

Question 10

Eunice tells a colleague, "I wish Professor Carlson would retire. He has a nice big office, and the department can't afford to hire any new faculty. I'm getting my PhD next month, and I'd love to work here." This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudice 
B)  social gerontology 
C)  social conflict theory 
D)  disengagement theory 
A)  prejudice 
B)  social gerontology 
C)  social conflict theory 
D)  disengagement theory

Question 11

According to the text, between 2015 and 2060, the number of older Americans will:

Accepted Answer

A)  shrink by half 
B)  nearly double 
C)  increase only slightly 
D)  more than triple 
A)  shrink by half 
B)  nearly double 
C)  increase only slightly 
D)  more than triple

Question 12

One of the major reasons for dramatic improvement in the quality of life for older adults today as opposed to 100 years ago is due to the increased proliferation of:

Accepted Answer

A)  assistive technologies 
B)  cell phones 
C)  availability of emergency medical services 
D)  Medicaid and Medicare 
A)  assistive technologies 
B)  cell phones 
C)  availability of emergency medical services 
D)  Medicaid and Medicare

Question 13

Among the elderly, the group with the highest poverty rate is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the oldest old 
B)  women living alone 
C)  women supporting their adult children 
D)  men living with their adult children 
A)  the oldest old 
B)  women living alone 
C)  women supporting their adult children 
D)  men living with their adult children

Question 14

According to the text, which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men are actually more sociable than women. 
B)  Women are more likely to outlive husbands and have more difficulty finding another mate. 
C)  Men are more likely than women to be widowed. 
D)  Sociologists agree that men and women are equally likely to experience loneliness. 
A)  Men are actually more sociable than women. 
B)  Women are more likely to outlive husbands and have more difficulty finding another mate. 
C)  Men are more likely than women to be widowed. 
D)  Sociologists agree that men and women are equally likely to experience loneliness.

Question 15

Conflict theories of aging grew during the 1980s as the number of jobs as well as federal spending shrunk. The apparent connection between these social shifts and the proliferation of conflict theories can be explained if we consider that conflict theories of aging focus on:

Accepted Answer

A)  how well-integrated the elderly are into society 
B)  how older persons actively participate in determining their well-being 
C)  how people are relieved of their traditional roles as they age 
D)  different groups competing for scarce resources 
A)  how well-integrated the elderly are into society 
B)  how older persons actively participate in determining their well-being 
C)  how people are relieved of their traditional roles as they age 
D)  different groups competing for scarce resources

Question 16

Discuss in detail the meaning of the phrase "the graying of America."

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary, but should note that "

Question 17

Studies confirm that the most likely person to abuse an infirm aged person is:

Accepted Answer

A)  an outside caregiver 
B)  a spouse 
C)  a sibling 
D)  another relative 
A)  an outside caregiver 
B)  a spouse 
C)  a sibling 
D)  another relative

Question 18

Why are most populations around the world increasingly composed of people who are elderly? Explain how the growth in this population will affect poor and wealthy countries differently.

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary, but should i

Question 19

The source of many of the problems of aging, according to social conflict theories, is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  social institutions favor those who have the most economic power 
B)  disengagement of the elderly from their previous roles creates intense social conflict 
C)  roles that have no meaning for older people lead to resentment between elders and youth 
D)  ignorance of biological repercussions of aging by others fosters resentment among the elderly 
A)  social institutions favor those who have the most economic power 
B)  disengagement of the elderly from their previous roles creates intense social conflict 
C)  roles that have no meaning for older people lead to resentment between elders and youth 
D)  ignorance of biological repercussions of aging by others fosters resentment among the elderly

Question 20

Alice is suffering from more emotional loneliness than her friends. She thinks it is important for her husband to be her soulmate, while most of her friends think that, over the course of a marriage, practical companionship is more important. One reasonable explanation for why Alice is more emotionally lonely than her friends is due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a different standard of what makes up an optimal relationship network 
B)  the rapidly increasing average life span and the subsequent imbalance in the population 
C)  the difference in their number of social relationships 
D)  further technological progress leading to increased isolation of elderly people who are uncomfortable with technology 
A)  a different standard of what makes up an optimal relationship network 
B)  the rapidly increasing average life span and the subsequent imbalance in the population 
C)  the difference in their number of social relationships 
D)  further technological progress leading to increased isolation of elderly people who are uncomfortable with technology

The majority of people in the United States who are elderly are socially isolated.

What is ageism?

How does the government compute your Social Security benefits?

What has changed significantly regarding the health of the elderly in the United States?

The combination of the graying of the population and globalization will mean:

The country that has cultural tenets for businesses to support postretirement work for employees at the same company where they had been employed is:

The governmental program that covers medical care for the poor and long-term care (nursing homes for people who are elderly when they have "drawn down" or have few assets except their homes) is:

The increasing life span has led sociologists to identify what different categories of the elderly?

The discipline concerned with the study of the social aspects of aging is known as:

Eunice tells a colleague, "I wish Professor Carlson would retire. He has a nice big office, and the department can't afford to hire any new faculty. I'm getting my PhD next month, and I'd love to work here." This is an example of:

According to the text, between 2015 and 2060, the number of older Americans will:

One of the major reasons for dramatic improvement in the quality of life for older adults today as opposed to 100 years ago is due to the increased proliferation of:

Among the elderly, the group with the highest poverty rate is:

According to the text, which of the following statements is correct?

Conflict theories of aging grew during the 1980s as the number of jobs as well as federal spending shrunk. The apparent connection between these social shifts and the proliferation of conflict theories can be explained if we consider that conflict theories of aging focus on:

Discuss in detail the meaning of the phrase "the graying of America."

Studies confirm that the most likely person to abuse an infirm aged person is:

Why are most populations around the world increasingly composed of people who are elderly? Explain how the growth in this population will affect poor and wealthy countries differently.

The source of many of the problems of aging, according to social conflict theories, is that:

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Exam 12: Aging

The majority of people in the United States who are elderly are socially isolated.

What is ageism?

How does the government compute your Social Security benefits?

What has changed significantly regarding the health of the elderly in the United States?

The combination of the graying of the population and globalization will mean:

The country that has cultural tenets for businesses to support postretirement work for employees at the same company where they had been employed is:

The governmental program that covers medical care for the poor and long-term care (nursing homes for people who are elderly when they have "drawn down" or have few assets except their homes) is:

The increasing life span has led sociologists to identify what different categories of the elderly?

The discipline concerned with the study of the social aspects of aging is known as:

Eunice tells a colleague, "I wish Professor Carlson would retire. He has a nice big office, and the department can't afford to hire any new faculty. I'm getting my PhD next month, and I'd love to work here." This is an example of:

According to the text, between 2015 and 2060, the number of older Americans will:

One of the major reasons for dramatic improvement in the quality of life for older adults today as opposed to 100 years ago is due to the increased proliferation of:

Among the elderly, the group with the highest poverty rate is:

According to the text, which of the following statements is correct?

Conflict theories of aging grew during the 1980s as the number of jobs as well as federal spending shrunk. The apparent connection between these social shifts and the proliferation of conflict theories can be explained if we consider that conflict theories of aging focus on:

Discuss in detail the meaning of the phrase "the graying of America."

Studies confirm that the most likely person to abuse an infirm aged person is:

Why are most populations around the world increasingly composed of people who are elderly? Explain how the growth in this population will affect poor and wealthy countries differently.

The source of many of the problems of aging, according to social conflict theories, is that:

What Is Sociology

Asking and Answering Sociological Questions

Culture and Society

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Government, Political Power, and Social Movements

Work and Economic Life

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education

Religion in Modern Society

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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