Question 1

Countries with below-replacement fertility levels

Accepted Answer

A) often have policies to reduce fertility levels. 
B) often have policies to keep fertility levels stable. 
C) often have policies to increase fertility levels. 
D) typically do not have any policies related to fertility. 
A) often have policies to reduce fertility levels. 
B) often have policies to keep fertility levels stable. 
C) often have policies to increase fertility levels. 
D) typically do not have any policies related to fertility.

Question 2

How is Social Security funded?

Accepted Answer

Social Security is primarily funded thro

Question 3

In recent years the elderly have increased their power in political issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which statement best characterizes the world's aging population trends?

Accepted Answer

A) The next 50 years will see a large increase in older people throughout the world. 
B) The world's population will not age as quickly as the U.S.population will. 
C) Although the world's population is old now, the aging of the world's population will end soon. 
D) The share of the world's population that is older will decrease in the coming years. 
A) The next 50 years will see a large increase in older people throughout the world. 
B) The world's population will not age as quickly as the U.S.population will. 
C) Although the world's population is old now, the aging of the world's population will end soon. 
D) The share of the world's population that is older will decrease in the coming years.

Question 5

Evidence that modern societies downplay the value of their elders can be seen in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Many people will continue to work after retirement because they want to. 
B) Older people make up one of the most powerful political demographics. 
C) Elderly people are often respected for their knowledge and experience 
D) Millions of Americans purchase products or treatments to make them look younger 
A) Many people will continue to work after retirement because they want to. 
B) Older people make up one of the most powerful political demographics. 
C) Elderly people are often respected for their knowledge and experience 
D) Millions of Americans purchase products or treatments to make them look younger

Question 6

Conflict theorists view the elderly as a special interest group.What evidence do you see to support this position?

Accepted Answer

Conflict theorists view the elderly as a

Question 7

What is the main problem with an aging population?

Accepted Answer

A) The elderly control politics because of their large numbers. 
B) The elderly refuse to leave jobs resulting in fewer openings for young people. 
C) The large numbers of elderly engender resentment among the young. 
D) As the proportion of older people increases in a population, fewer working-age adults support the elderly population. 
A) The elderly control politics because of their large numbers. 
B) The elderly refuse to leave jobs resulting in fewer openings for young people. 
C) The large numbers of elderly engender resentment among the young. 
D) As the proportion of older people increases in a population, fewer working-age adults support the elderly population.

Question 8

Maternal deaths are the leading cause of mortality for reproductive-age women in the developing world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Describe the options for reforming Social Security.

Accepted Answer

There are several options for reforming

Question 10

The two types of retirement plans are

Accepted Answer

A) traditional pensions with "defined benefits" and "defined contribution" plans 
B) Social security and pension 
C) savings accounts and IRAs 
D) Medicaid and Medicare 
A) traditional pensions with "defined benefits" and "defined contribution" plans 
B) Social security and pension 
C) savings accounts and IRAs 
D) Medicaid and Medicare

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a significant potential strategy for reforming Social Security?

Accepted Answer

A) cut benefits 
B) eliminate the program 
C) increase revenue 
D) expand benefits 
A) cut benefits 
B) eliminate the program 
C) increase revenue 
D) expand benefits

Question 12

An environmental footprint refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) effect of a polluting factory on the environment. 
B) degree of resource depletion per year in the world. 
C) impact that each person makes on the environment. 
D) degradation of the ecosystem in a 100 year period. 
A) effect of a polluting factory on the environment. 
B) degree of resource depletion per year in the world. 
C) impact that each person makes on the environment. 
D) degradation of the ecosystem in a 100 year period.

Question 13

The second demographic transition refers to

Accepted Answer

A) increase in fertility levels due to increased food supplies and improved sanitation. 
B) decrease in population growth due to higher mortality levels, such as from AIDS/HIV. 
C) increase in population growth due to immigration from undeveloped to developed countries. 
D) fall of fertility levels to below the two-child replacement level. 
A) increase in fertility levels due to increased food supplies and improved sanitation. 
B) decrease in population growth due to higher mortality levels, such as from AIDS/HIV. 
C) increase in population growth due to immigration from undeveloped to developed countries. 
D) fall of fertility levels to below the two-child replacement level.

Question 14

______ refers to the generation of people who care for their aging parents while also taking care of their children

Accepted Answer

A) ageism 
B) Baby boomers 
C) The greatest generation 
D) The sandwich generation 
A) ageism 
B) Baby boomers 
C) The greatest generation 
D) The sandwich generation

Question 15

The demographic transition theory describes how _____________ has affected population growth.

Accepted Answer

A) changing ecological balance 
B) climate change 
C) HIV/AIDS 
D) industrialization 
A) changing ecological balance 
B) climate change 
C) HIV/AIDS 
D) industrialization

Question 16

__________ is reflected in fertility worship and religious prohibitions of birth control.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Ageism 
B) ​Pronatalism 
C) ​Child deprivation 
D) ​Birthism 
A) ​Ageism 
B) ​Pronatalism 
C) ​Child deprivation 
D) ​Birthism

Question 17

John was laid off from his job because management felt that at his age (64)he was too expensive.John was a victim of​

Accepted Answer

A) ​age discrimination. 
B) ​pronatalism. 
C) ​elderism. 
D) ​reverse discrimination. 
A) ​age discrimination. 
B) ​pronatalism. 
C) ​elderism. 
D) ​reverse discrimination.

Question 18

What is "population doubling time"?

Accepted Answer

Population doubling time is a demographi

Question 19

What are the two major population trends that are occurring simultaneously but appear to be contradictory?

Accepted Answer

The two major population trends that are

Question 20

In 2013, the world population was 7.2 billion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Countries with below-replacement fertility levels

How is Social Security funded?

In recent years the elderly have increased their power in political issues.

Which statement best characterizes the world's aging population trends?

Evidence that modern societies downplay the value of their elders can be seen in which of the following?

Conflict theorists view the elderly as a special interest group.What evidence do you see to support this position?

What is the main problem with an aging population?

Maternal deaths are the leading cause of mortality for reproductive-age women in the developing world.

Describe the options for reforming Social Security.

The two types of retirement plans are

Which of the following is NOT a significant potential strategy for reforming Social Security?

An environmental footprint refers to the

The second demographic transition refers to

______ refers to the generation of people who care for their aging parents while also taking care of their children

The demographic transition theory describes how _____________ has affected population growth.

__________ is reflected in fertility worship and religious prohibitions of birth control.

John was laid off from his job because management felt that at his age (64)he was too expensive.John was a victim of

What is "population doubling time"?

What are the two major population trends that are occurring simultaneously but appear to be contradictory?

In 2013, the world population was 7.2 billion.

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Exam 12: Population Growth and Aging

Countries with below-replacement fertility levels

How is Social Security funded?

In recent years the elderly have increased their power in political issues.

Which statement best characterizes the world's aging population trends?

Evidence that modern societies downplay the value of their elders can be seen in which of the following?

Conflict theorists view the elderly as a special interest group.What evidence do you see to support this position?

What is the main problem with an aging population?

Maternal deaths are the leading cause of mortality for reproductive-age women in the developing world.

Describe the options for reforming Social Security.

The two types of retirement plans are

Which of the following is NOT a significant potential strategy for reforming Social Security?

An environmental footprint refers to the

The second demographic transition refers to

______ refers to the generation of people who care for their aging parents while also taking care of their children

The demographic transition theory describes how _____________ has affected population growth.

__________ is reflected in fertility worship and religious prohibitions of birth control.​

John was laid off from his job because management felt that at his age (64)he was too expensive.John was a victim of​

What is "population doubling time"?

What are the two major population trends that are occurring simultaneously but appear to be contradictory?

In 2013, the world population was 7.2 billion.

Thinking About Social Problems

Physical and Mental Health and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Social Control

Family Problems

Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Work and Unemployment

Problems in Education

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Environmental Problems

Science and Technology

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

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__________ is reflected in fertility worship and religious prohibitions of birth control.

John was laid off from his job because management felt that at his age (64)he was too expensive.John was a victim of