Exam 6: Preparing for Aging Societies

What is one of the most widespread approaches to protecting the solvency of old age security programs?

Generational equity is when different generations have access to similar resources and opportunities.

Increases in average life expectancy have led to concerns about the future solvency of entitlements in the United States.

Urban communities often experience the most extreme population aging due to youth migration patterns.

What theory suggests that the continuation of both internal and external structures promotes life-satisfaction?

What makes a city an age-friendly space?

What approaches are governments using to protect the solvency of old age security programs? Describe at least two approaches in detail.

Give at least three examples of how transportation in a community can be made age-friendly.

A country's demographers estimate that in 25 years, 45% of the population will be 65 or older. What factor is likely to have contributed to this age structure?

Most demographers agree that a large base of working young people and a small group of elderly people who require social services is what kind of condition?

The rate of medical "overtreatment" is an important influence on national health care costs.

What factor is addressed in both continuity theory and activity theory?

Community information can be conveyed in age-friendly ways through social media.

An example of aging in place is being able to have groceries delivered to one's own home.

Iker runs errands for his parents and fixes all the issues around the house for them. What kind of intergenerational help is Iker transferring?

What has kept the United States from placing high on a list of aged populations?

Continuity theory states that experiencing a disruption in beliefs as we age can help promote life satisfaction.

Social scientists use the mean age and the newborn dependency ratio to assess a population's age.

Governments can support phased retirement by permitting seniors to receive old age benefits while working part-time.

A community is considering increasing the number of rent-controlled properties in the area by the local university. What is a possible result of this change?