Question 1

In global terms, life expectancy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  highest in the lowest-income countries. 
B)  about the same everywhere, but higher for women than for men. 
C)  about the same everywhere, but higher for men than for women. 
D)  highest in the highest-income countries. 
A)  highest in the lowest-income countries. 
B)  about the same everywhere, but higher for women than for men. 
C)  about the same everywhere, but higher for men than for women. 
D)  highest in the highest-income countries.

Question 2

Abuse of the elderly includes:

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A)  emotional harm. 
B)  physical neglect. 
C)  financial harm. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  emotional harm. 
B)  physical neglect. 
C)  financial harm. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 3

The median wealth (net worth) of U.S. seniors in 2005 was about:

Accepted Answer

A)  $2,000. 
B)  $20,000. 
C)  $200,000. 
D)  $2,000,000. 
A)  $2,000. 
B)  $20,000. 
C)  $200,000. 
D)  $2,000,000.

Question 4

The "young old" refers to people under the age of fifty-five.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

One criticism of disengagement theory is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  few seniors ever want to disengage. 
B)  seniors have little to contribute to society. 
C)  many older people do not have the money to permit disengaging from work. 
D)  many older people are not physically or mentally able to work. 
A)  few seniors ever want to disengage. 
B)  seniors have little to contribute to society. 
C)  many older people do not have the money to permit disengaging from work. 
D)  many older people are not physically or mentally able to work.

Question 6

Why is social isolation a greater problem for aging women than aging men?

Accepted Answer

Social isolation can be a significant is

Question 7

Euthanasia refers to providing comfort and care to a person who has a terminal illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Biological changes that accompany growing old include:

Accepted Answer

A)  less keen senses. 
B)  loss of height and weight. 
C)  wrinkles in the skin and graying of the hair. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  less keen senses. 
B)  loss of height and weight. 
C)  wrinkles in the skin and graying of the hair. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 9

In general, higher-income nations have the largest share of elderly people in their populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How does industrialization change patterns of working for income for people over the age of sixty-five?

Accepted Answer

A)  People continue working for as long as they can. 
B)  People begin to retire from paid work, often by about age sixty-five. 
C)  People come to see retirement from paid work as a sign of weakness. 
D)  The peak earning years shift later into the sixties and seventies. 
A)  People continue working for as long as they can. 
B)  People begin to retire from paid work, often by about age sixty-five. 
C)  People come to see retirement from paid work as a sign of weakness. 
D)  The peak earning years shift later into the sixties and seventies.

Question 11

The elderly population of the United States has been increasing rapidly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In general, industrialization raises the relative social standing of the elderly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The right-to-die debate is mostly about:

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A)  whether people should die before their time. 
B)  whether doctors have the ability to delay death. 
C)  how much control people have over their own death. 
D)  whether poor people have the same quality of life as rich people. 
A)  whether people should die before their time. 
B)  whether doctors have the ability to delay death. 
C)  how much control people have over their own death. 
D)  whether poor people have the same quality of life as rich people.

Question 14

With advancing age, older people notice:

Accepted Answer

A)  loss of height and weight. 
B)  less keen sensory abilities, including taste, sight, and hearing. 
C)  that minor injuries taker longer to heal. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  loss of height and weight. 
B)  less keen sensory abilities, including taste, sight, and hearing. 
C)  that minor injuries taker longer to heal. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 15

Biological changes that accompany growing old include:

Accepted Answer

A)  less keen senses. 
B)  loss of height and weight. 
C)  wrinkles in the skin and graying of the hair. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  less keen senses. 
B)  loss of height and weight. 
C)  wrinkles in the skin and graying of the hair. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 16

The median age of the U.S. population now stands at twenty years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Social isolation is a greater problem for elderly women than for elderly men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Age stratification is found in which of the following types of societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticultural and pastoral 
C)  industrial 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  hunting and gathering 
B)  horticultural and pastoral 
C)  industrial 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 19

The share of the elderly population is increasing quickly in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the world's poorest nations. 
B)  all the world's nations. 
C)  the world's high-income nations. 
D)  the United States, but not elsewhere. 
A)  the world's poorest nations. 
B)  all the world's nations. 
C)  the world's high-income nations. 
D)  the United States, but not elsewhere.

Question 20

Rising birth rates is a major factor driving up the elderly population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Aging and the Elderly

In global terms, life expectancy is:

Abuse of the elderly includes:

The median wealth (net worth) of U.S. seniors in 2005 was about:

The "young old" refers to people under the age of fifty-five.

One criticism of disengagement theory is that:

Why is social isolation a greater problem for aging women than aging men?

Euthanasia refers to providing comfort and care to a person who has a terminal illness.

Biological changes that accompany growing old include:

In general, higher-income nations have the largest share of elderly people in their populations.

How does industrialization change patterns of working for income for people over the age of sixty-five?

The elderly population of the United States has been increasing rapidly.

In general, industrialization raises the relative social standing of the elderly.

The right-to-die debate is mostly about:

With advancing age, older people notice:

Biological changes that accompany growing old include:

The median age of the U.S. population now stands at twenty years.

Social isolation is a greater problem for elderly women than for elderly men.

Age stratification is found in which of the following types of societies?

The share of the elderly population is increasing quickly in:

Rising birth rates is a major factor driving up the elderly population.

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