Question 1

What is the greatest weakness of using dependency rates to project into the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  It requires assumptions that do not remain valid over time. 
B)  It cannot anticipate the effects of social change on policy. 
C)  It neglects the benefits of an older population. 
D)  It tends to yield false negatives (Type II errors). 
A)  It requires assumptions that do not remain valid over time. 
B)  It cannot anticipate the effects of social change on policy. 
C)  It neglects the benefits of an older population. 
D)  It tends to yield false negatives (Type II errors).

Question 2

Interview an older Canadian who is still able to travel during the winter months.Where does he/she go,and why does he/she go there?

Accepted Answer

Student Answer should include the follow

Question 3

Discuss the Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign and how it has had an impact in African nations.

Accepted Answer

Student Answer should include the follow

Question 4

Which of the following is one of the three stages of later life when people may choose to move,as described by Litwak and Longino (1987)?

Accepted Answer

A)  retiree stage 
B)  elderly stage 
C)  disability stage 
D)  empty-nest stage 
A)  retiree stage 
B)  elderly stage 
C)  disability stage 
D)  empty-nest stage

Question 5

Sandra is 48 years old.She has two children of her own,and she works full time,in addition to taking care of her two elderly parents.Which of the following terms,coined by gerontologist Elaine Brody,describes the caregiving demands on middle-aged women such as Sandra?

Accepted Answer

A)  women on the edge 
B)  middle-age crisis 
C)  women in the middle 
D)  mid-life crisis 
A)  women on the edge 
B)  middle-age crisis 
C)  women in the middle 
D)  mid-life crisis

Question 6

Why do people in the second or third stage of retirement tend to move?

Accepted Answer

A)  to get more support 
B)  for a more relaxed lifestyle 
C)  to a specific climate 
D)  to a bigger, more expensive home 
A)  to get more support 
B)  for a more relaxed lifestyle 
C)  to a specific climate 
D)  to a bigger, more expensive home

Question 7

In 2008,what was the average life expectancy age for males?

Accepted Answer

A)  73 
B)  75 
C)  77 
D)  79 
A)  73 
B)  75 
C)  77 
D)  79

Question 8

Which of the following countries is among the "less developed nations" of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia 
B)  Ethiopia 
C)  India 
D)  Bangladesh 
A)  Australia 
B)  Ethiopia 
C)  India 
D)  Bangladesh

Question 9

In 2010,Yoshi and his wife lived in a developed country in which low fertility rates and low death rates lead to a continuance in population aging.In which country did the couple live?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Japan 
D)  Thailand 
A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  Japan 
D)  Thailand

Question 10

Some argue that crude dependency rates tell only part of the story.What do they use instead to determine the economic burden of an older population?

Accepted Answer

A)  youth to elderly CCSD ratios 
B)  overall dependency ratios 
C)  effective dependency ratios 
D)  cost-factor ratios 
A)  youth to elderly CCSD ratios 
B)  overall dependency ratios 
C)  effective dependency ratios 
D)  cost-factor ratios

Question 11

Which of the following will improve projected future dependency rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  changing the age of eligibility for government pensions 
B)  changing current policies to make early retirement less attractive 
C)  increasing the number of middle-aged workers who have private pension plans 
D)  creating a weaker economy 
A)  changing the age of eligibility for government pensions 
B)  changing current policies to make early retirement less attractive 
C)  increasing the number of middle-aged workers who have private pension plans 
D)  creating a weaker economy

Question 12

What signalled the demographic transition in Canada that occurred around 1850?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased birth rates 
B)  increased death rates 
C)  the repatriation of the constitution 
D)  increased immigration 
A)  decreased birth rates 
B)  increased death rates 
C)  the repatriation of the constitution 
D)  increased immigration

Question 13

Philip and his wife Alexandra are both 73 years old,and they immigrated to Canada in 2004 to be with their children.From where did most older immigrants come from during that time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia 
B)  Europe 
C)  Africa 
D)  The United States 
A)  Asia 
B)  Europe 
C)  Africa 
D)  The United States

Question 14

Which of the following is defined as "the average number of children that would be born alive to a woman during her lifetime if she were to pass through all her childbearing years conforming to the age-specific fertility rates of a given year?"

Accepted Answer

A)  the birth rate 
B)  the age-specific birth rate 
C)  the fertility rate 
D)  the reproductive potential 
A)  the birth rate 
B)  the age-specific birth rate 
C)  the fertility rate 
D)  the reproductive potential

Question 15

For older people,which of the following is determined by factors such as the size of an ethnic group,the proportion of older people in the group,the concentration of the group,and cultural values?

Accepted Answer

A)  status 
B)  ethnicity 
C)  availability of support 
D)  dependency ratio 
A)  status 
B)  ethnicity 
C)  availability of support 
D)  dependency ratio

Question 16

Major declines in birth and death rates characterized which stage of Canada's demographic transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  first 
B)  second 
C)  third 
D)  fourth 
A)  first 
B)  second 
C)  third 
D)  fourth

Question 17

Which of the following was an effect on the population of older people caused by the waves of immigrants to Canada between 1901 and 1931?

Accepted Answer

A)  Initially, the proportion of older people in Canada decreased as aged people returned to their countries of origin as new ethnic groups appeared. 
B)  The birth rate increased due to the number of young immigrants, resulting in a larger proportion of older people in Canada. 
C)  The number of older people increased dramatically because of the massive immigration of older people into Canada during the Great Depression. 
D)  As they aged, the young immigrants who had made Canada a young population began to add to the older population. 
A)  Initially, the proportion of older people in Canada decreased as aged people returned to their countries of origin as new ethnic groups appeared. 
B)  The birth rate increased due to the number of young immigrants, resulting in a larger proportion of older people in Canada. 
C)  The number of older people increased dramatically because of the massive immigration of older people into Canada during the Great Depression. 
D)  As they aged, the young immigrants who had made Canada a young population began to add to the older population.

Question 18

In Canada,what happened to death rates during the 19th and early 20th centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  They began to drop. 
B)  They rose steadily for men and women. 
C)  They remained stable, and were balanced by high birth rates. 
D)  They increased for men, but decreased for women. 
A)  They began to drop. 
B)  They rose steadily for men and women. 
C)  They remained stable, and were balanced by high birth rates. 
D)  They increased for men, but decreased for women.

Question 19

Which of the following was a reason given in the text for the change in infant mortality rates between 1941 and 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  Declining breastfeeding practices in favour of formula and dietary supplements. 
B)  Outbreaks of resistant childhood diseases such as diphtheria and scarlet fever as medical research support went toward increased military spending. 
C)  Better prenatal care as awareness about its importance increased. 
D)  Advances in pediatrics that led to new procedures for treating distressed and premature deliveries. 
A)  Declining breastfeeding practices in favour of formula and dietary supplements. 
B)  Outbreaks of resistant childhood diseases such as diphtheria and scarlet fever as medical research support went toward increased military spending. 
C)  Better prenatal care as awareness about its importance increased. 
D)  Advances in pediatrics that led to new procedures for treating distressed and premature deliveries.

Question 20

In 2001,Pedro and Louisa,two elderly Mexican immigrants,returned home to Mexico from Canada.Which of the following reasons explains why there is a net migration of older people from Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  They refuse to pay such high taxes in their older years. 
B)  They return to die in their homeland. 
C)  Their children no longer need them for assistance. 
D)  They do not like the cold Canadian winter. 
A)  They refuse to pay such high taxes in their older years. 
B)  They return to die in their homeland. 
C)  Their children no longer need them for assistance. 
D)  They do not like the cold Canadian winter.

What is the greatest weakness of using dependency rates to project into the future?

Interview an older Canadian who is still able to travel during the winter months.Where does he/she go,and why does he/she go there?

Discuss the Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign and how it has had an impact in African nations.

Which of the following is one of the three stages of later life when people may choose to move,as described by Litwak and Longino (1987)?

Sandra is 48 years old.She has two children of her own,and she works full time,in addition to taking care of her two elderly parents.Which of the following terms,coined by gerontologist Elaine Brody,describes the caregiving demands on middle-aged women such as Sandra?

Why do people in the second or third stage of retirement tend to move?

In 2008,what was the average life expectancy age for males?

Which of the following countries is among the "less developed nations" of the world?

In 2010,Yoshi and his wife lived in a developed country in which low fertility rates and low death rates lead to a continuance in population aging.In which country did the couple live?

Some argue that crude dependency rates tell only part of the story.What do they use instead to determine the economic burden of an older population?

Which of the following will improve projected future dependency rates?

What signalled the demographic transition in Canada that occurred around 1850?

Philip and his wife Alexandra are both 73 years old,and they immigrated to Canada in 2004 to be with their children.From where did most older immigrants come from during that time?

Which of the following is defined as "the average number of children that would be born alive to a woman during her lifetime if she were to pass through all her childbearing years conforming to the age-specific fertility rates of a given year?"

For older people,which of the following is determined by factors such as the size of an ethnic group,the proportion of older people in the group,the concentration of the group,and cultural values?

Major declines in birth and death rates characterized which stage of Canada's demographic transition?

Which of the following was an effect on the population of older people caused by the waves of immigrants to Canada between 1901 and 1931?

In Canada,what happened to death rates during the 19th and early 20th centuries?

Which of the following was a reason given in the text for the change in infant mortality rates between 1941 and 2008?

In 2001,Pedro and Louisa,two elderly Mexican immigrants,returned home to Mexico from Canada.Which of the following reasons explains why there is a net migration of older people from Canada?

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Exam 3: Aging in Canada and the World Today

What is the greatest weakness of using dependency rates to project into the future?

Interview an older Canadian who is still able to travel during the winter months.Where does he/she go,and why does he/she go there?

Discuss the Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign and how it has had an impact in African nations.

Which of the following is one of the three stages of later life when people may choose to move,as described by Litwak and Longino (1987)?

Sandra is 48 years old.She has two children of her own,and she works full time,in addition to taking care of her two elderly parents.Which of the following terms,coined by gerontologist Elaine Brody,describes the caregiving demands on middle-aged women such as Sandra?

Why do people in the second or third stage of retirement tend to move?

In 2008,what was the average life expectancy age for males?

Which of the following countries is among the "less developed nations" of the world?

In 2010,Yoshi and his wife lived in a developed country in which low fertility rates and low death rates lead to a continuance in population aging.In which country did the couple live?

Some argue that crude dependency rates tell only part of the story.What do they use instead to determine the economic burden of an older population?

Which of the following will improve projected future dependency rates?

What signalled the demographic transition in Canada that occurred around 1850?

Philip and his wife Alexandra are both 73 years old,and they immigrated to Canada in 2004 to be with their children.From where did most older immigrants come from during that time?

Which of the following is defined as "the average number of children that would be born alive to a woman during her lifetime if she were to pass through all her childbearing years conforming to the age-specific fertility rates of a given year?"

For older people,which of the following is determined by factors such as the size of an ethnic group,the proportion of older people in the group,the concentration of the group,and cultural values?

Major declines in birth and death rates characterized which stage of Canada's demographic transition?

Which of the following was an effect on the population of older people caused by the waves of immigrants to Canada between 1901 and 1931?

In Canada,what happened to death rates during the 19th and early 20th centuries?

Which of the following was a reason given in the text for the change in infant mortality rates between 1941 and 2008?

In 2001,Pedro and Louisa,two elderly Mexican immigrants,returned home to Mexico from Canada.Which of the following reasons explains why there is a net migration of older people from Canada?

Aging Today

Theories and Methods

Aging and Ethnicity

Personal Health and Illness

The Psychology of Aging and the Social Psychology of Aging

Healthcare

Finances and Economics

Retirement and Work

Leisure, recreation, and Service

Housing and Transportation

Family Life

Social Support

Death, dying, and Bereavement

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