Question 1

What are the basic ideas behind disengagement theory and activity theory?

Accepted Answer

The basic ideas behind disengagement the

Question 2

Disengagement theory is guided by which theoretical approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  the social-conflict approach 
B)  the structural-functional approach 
C)  the symbolic-interaction approach 
D)  the sociobiology approach 
A)  the social-conflict approach 
B)  the structural-functional approach 
C)  the symbolic-interaction approach 
D)  the sociobiology approach

Question 3

Age stratification refers to inequality among elderly people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

As people get older, their personalities change so that people who knew them years before would say they are not the same person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What do sociologists mean by the "graying of the United States"?

Accepted Answer

The "graying of the United States" is a

Question 6

Among U.S. seniors, the gender gap in income:

Accepted Answer

A)  does not exist. 
B)  is much smaller than it is for the population as a whole. 
C)  is greater than it is for the population as a whole. 
D)  is the same as it is for the population as a whole. 
A)  does not exist. 
B)  is much smaller than it is for the population as a whole. 
C)  is greater than it is for the population as a whole. 
D)  is the same as it is for the population as a whole.

Question 7

Why can we expect the number of elders in our society to rise to new levels in the years to come?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigration is bringing more older people to this country. 
B)  Government benefits to older people are going up. 
C)  The country's large baby boomer cohort is now entering old age. 
D)  An increasing number of people are dying at a young age. 
A)  Immigration is bringing more older people to this country. 
B)  Government benefits to older people are going up. 
C)  The country's large baby boomer cohort is now entering old age. 
D)  An increasing number of people are dying at a young age.

Question 8

The median (middle case) age of the U.S. population currently is about:

Accepted Answer

A)  16 years. 
B)  36 years. 
C)  56 years. 
D)  66 years. 
A)  16 years. 
B)  36 years. 
C)  56 years. 
D)  66 years.

Question 9

How do modern societies separate death from life?

Accepted Answer

Modern societies separate death from lif

Question 10

Modern, high-income societies tend to separate death from living.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Following the ideas of Karl Marx, Steven Spitzer suggests that capitalist societies:

Accepted Answer

A)  care more about the elderly than about children. 
B)  ensure that seniors have the most wealth. 
C)  treat the elderly as being the most wise. 
D)  devalue the elderly as less productive. 
A)  care more about the elderly than about children. 
B)  ensure that seniors have the most wealth. 
C)  treat the elderly as being the most wise. 
D)  devalue the elderly as less productive.

Question 12

Ageism is the belief that the oldest people are the most wise and should have the most power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Activity theory states that a high level of activity enhances personal satisfaction in old age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

This chapter's "Seeing Sociology in the News" describes which of the following emerging patterns in U.S. society?

Accepted Answer

A)  the increasing poverty among elderly people 
B)  the increasing number of grandparents raising their grandchildren 
C)  the development of private and public pension programs 
D)  the spread of elder-studies programs at colleges and universities 
A)  the increasing poverty among elderly people 
B)  the increasing number of grandparents raising their grandchildren 
C)  the development of private and public pension programs 
D)  the spread of elder-studies programs at colleges and universities

Question 15

In the future, Japan's population will:

Accepted Answer

A)  become smaller. 
B)  grow older, on average. 
C)  be supported by a smaller labor force. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  become smaller. 
B)  grow older, on average. 
C)  be supported by a smaller labor force. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 16

What is caregiving? Who provides most caregiving to elderly people in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Caregiving refers to the act of providin

Question 17

The Sociology in the News explains that, as the average lifespan become greater, more families will contain great-grandparents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the poverty rate among elderly people in the United States? How has it changed in recent decades?

Accepted Answer

As of my knowledge cutoff in early 2023,

Question 19

For most U.S. seniors, who is the greatest source of social support?

Accepted Answer

A)  staff at nursing homes 
B)  other seniors 
C)  family members 
D)  neighbors 
A)  staff at nursing homes 
B)  other seniors 
C)  family members 
D)  neighbors

Question 20

Bernice Neugarten states that the key to successful aging is maintaining personal dignity as a person accepts the inevitability of advancing age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Aging and the Elderly

What are the basic ideas behind disengagement theory and activity theory?

Disengagement theory is guided by which theoretical approach?

Age stratification refers to inequality among elderly people.

As people get older, their personalities change so that people who knew them years before would say they are not the same person.

What do sociologists mean by the "graying of the United States"?

Among U.S. seniors, the gender gap in income:

Why can we expect the number of elders in our society to rise to new levels in the years to come?

The median (middle case) age of the U.S. population currently is about:

How do modern societies separate death from life?

Modern, high-income societies tend to separate death from living.

Following the ideas of Karl Marx, Steven Spitzer suggests that capitalist societies:

Ageism is the belief that the oldest people are the most wise and should have the most power.

Activity theory states that a high level of activity enhances personal satisfaction in old age.

This chapter's "Seeing Sociology in the News" describes which of the following emerging patterns in U.S. society?

In the future, Japan's population will:

What is caregiving? Who provides most caregiving to elderly people in the United States?

The Sociology in the News explains that, as the average lifespan become greater, more families will contain great-grandparents.

What is the poverty rate among elderly people in the United States? How has it changed in recent decades?

For most U.S. seniors, who is the greatest source of social support?

Bernice Neugarten states that the key to successful aging is maintaining personal dignity as a person accepts the inevitability of advancing age.

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