Question 1

Which of the following words does the text use to describe senior centres?

Accepted Answer

A)  an Elderhostel for older people 
B)  a recreation system for older people 
C)  a support network for older people 
D)  a political party for older people 
A)  an Elderhostel for older people 
B)  a recreation system for older people 
C)  a support network for older people 
D)  a political party for older people

Question 2

Interview a senior who has returned to school.What course(s)did he/she take? Why did he/she decide to return to school? Discuss the person's experience with returning to school: was the class offered at convenient times? In a convenient location? What challenges did he/she face when returning to school? Was the experience positive or negative?

Accepted Answer

Student Answer should include the follow

Question 3

Low participation in sports by women may reflect which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women do not enjoy sports as much as men. 
B)  Fewer sports programs are currently available to women than to men. 
C)  Women like sports, but don't like to compete. 
D)  Fewer women than men have spouses with whom to share sports activity. 
A)  Women do not enjoy sports as much as men. 
B)  Fewer sports programs are currently available to women than to men. 
C)  Women like sports, but don't like to compete. 
D)  Fewer women than men have spouses with whom to share sports activity.

Question 4

Expanders have a pattern of leisure that fits which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  activity theory 
B)  the political-economy theory 
C)  continuity theory 
D)  the life-span developmental perspective 
A)  activity theory 
B)  the political-economy theory 
C)  continuity theory 
D)  the life-span developmental perspective

Question 5

Compare and contrast the differences between contractors and expanders in terms of older people's leisure patterns.

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Student Answer should include the follow

Question 6

What is the main problem for older people in most schools today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Professors often discriminate against seniors by giving them special treatment (ageism). 
B)  The majority of subjects are inaccessible to seniors either because their knowledge is out-of-date or because they are not familiar with their practical applications. 
C)  They are configured to the goals of younger people and these rarely apply to the older person. 
D)  Enrolment fees are too high for most seniors' budgets. 
A)  Professors often discriminate against seniors by giving them special treatment (ageism). 
B)  The majority of subjects are inaccessible to seniors either because their knowledge is out-of-date or because they are not familiar with their practical applications. 
C)  They are configured to the goals of younger people and these rarely apply to the older person. 
D)  Enrolment fees are too high for most seniors' budgets.

Question 7

According to research,which of the following shape leisure in retirement?

Accepted Answer

A)  region, income, and social status 
B)  education and income 
C)  social status and age 
D)  income, health, and interest level 
A)  region, income, and social status 
B)  education and income 
C)  social status and age 
D)  income, health, and interest level

Question 8

Why might gender differences in activity level disappear in the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  because of the women's movement and decreasing discrimination 
B)  because cohorts of women who had high activity levels in youth will continue into old age 
C)  because increased life expectancy and more options for an active lifestyle means that more couples will stay active together 
D)  because programs of interest to women are becoming more common 
A)  because of the women's movement and decreasing discrimination 
B)  because cohorts of women who had high activity levels in youth will continue into old age 
C)  because increased life expectancy and more options for an active lifestyle means that more couples will stay active together 
D)  because programs of interest to women are becoming more common

Question 9

Research shows that age cohorts may differ in their preferred way of spending leisure time,thereby creating which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  cohort differences 
B)  leisure subcultures 
C)  experience-dependent modalities 
D)  extended leisure 
A)  cohort differences 
B)  leisure subcultures 
C)  experience-dependent modalities 
D)  extended leisure

Question 10

According to Strain (2001)what proportion of seniors are attracted to senior centres?

Accepted Answer

A)  12% 
B)  17% 
C)  20% 
D)  24% 
A)  12% 
B)  17% 
C)  20% 
D)  24%

Question 11

What did McGuire,Dottavio,and O'Leary (1987)say about a person's membership in the expander or contractor groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was best predicted by income level. 
B)  It could not be predicted from income, age, race, or gender. 
C)  It was solely dependent on that person's health status. 
D)  It could be predicted from the extent of leisure education they had received. 
A)  It was best predicted by income level. 
B)  It could not be predicted from income, age, race, or gender. 
C)  It was solely dependent on that person's health status. 
D)  It could be predicted from the extent of leisure education they had received.

Question 12

According to Cutler and colleagues (2011),which of the following can enhance seniors' health?

Accepted Answer

A)  paid work 
B)  civic engagement 
C)  social networking 
D)  mentoring younger people 
A)  paid work 
B)  civic engagement 
C)  social networking 
D)  mentoring younger people

Question 13

Researchers studied gender influence on activity level.What did they discover when comparing women to men?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women enjoy passive receptive leisure such as watching television. 
B)  Women who were widowed reduced their participation in physical activity. 
C)  Women prefer outdoor activities over indoor activities. 
D)  Women abandon traditional gender roles and participate in male-dominated activities. 
A)  Women enjoy passive receptive leisure such as watching television. 
B)  Women who were widowed reduced their participation in physical activity. 
C)  Women prefer outdoor activities over indoor activities. 
D)  Women abandon traditional gender roles and participate in male-dominated activities.

Question 14

According to studies by Stobert,Dosman,and Keating (2006),approximately how much time per day do older Canadians spend on leisure activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  3.5 hours 
B)  5 hours 
C)  7.5 hours 
D)  9 hours 
A)  3.5 hours 
B)  5 hours 
C)  7.5 hours 
D)  9 hours

Question 15

Which of the following is a benefit of an active leisure lifestyle?

Accepted Answer

A)  It prevents heart disease. 
B)  It buffers the loss of a loved one. 
C)  It increases good and bad cholesterol. 
D)  It increases bone density. 
A)  It prevents heart disease. 
B)  It buffers the loss of a loved one. 
C)  It increases good and bad cholesterol. 
D)  It increases bone density.

Question 16

Which of the following explains older people's interest in education as the result of many years of formal schooling causing people to return to school in old age?

Accepted Answer

A)  activity theory 
B)  continuity theory 
C)  dialectical gerontology 
D)  social phenomenology 
A)  activity theory 
B)  continuity theory 
C)  dialectical gerontology 
D)  social phenomenology

Question 17

Research has found that people often keep which type of leisure preferences?

Accepted Answer

A)  those that reflect their intelligence quotient 
B)  those that are determined by their social contacts 
C)  those that they had followed in middle age 
D)  those that can be traced directly to childhood experiences 
A)  those that reflect their intelligence quotient 
B)  those that are determined by their social contacts 
C)  those that they had followed in middle age 
D)  those that can be traced directly to childhood experiences

Question 18

According to Hurst (2009),which group of seniors exhibited the greatest tendency to participate in active leisure?

Accepted Answer

A)  women who have been widowed 
B)  those with a university degree 
C)  those who have grandchildren 
D)  those with pets 
A)  women who have been widowed 
B)  those with a university degree 
C)  those who have grandchildren 
D)  those with pets

Question 19

Which two theories do McGuire,Dottavio,and O'Leary (1987)suggest we need to use to account for older people's leisure patterns?

Accepted Answer

A)  activity theory and disengagement theory 
B)  the interpretive perspective and the normative perspective 
C)  continuity theory and the life-span developmental perspective 
D)  contraction theory and the expansion hypothesis 
A)  activity theory and disengagement theory 
B)  the interpretive perspective and the normative perspective 
C)  continuity theory and the life-span developmental perspective 
D)  contraction theory and the expansion hypothesis

Question 20

According to Culos-Reed and colleagues (2008),what was the greatest advantage for seniors who participated in an eight-week mall walking program?

Accepted Answer

A)  The seniors received discounts at mall stores. 
B)  The seniors made new friends. 
C)  The seniors improved their physical activity and fitness. 
D)  The seniors avoided harsh weather extremes by walking indoors. 
A)  The seniors received discounts at mall stores. 
B)  The seniors made new friends. 
C)  The seniors improved their physical activity and fitness. 
D)  The seniors avoided harsh weather extremes by walking indoors.

Which of the following words does the text use to describe senior centres?

Low participation in sports by women may reflect which of the following?

Expanders have a pattern of leisure that fits which of the following?

Compare and contrast the differences between contractors and expanders in terms of older people's leisure patterns.

What is the main problem for older people in most schools today?

According to research,which of the following shape leisure in retirement?

Why might gender differences in activity level disappear in the future?

Research shows that age cohorts may differ in their preferred way of spending leisure time,thereby creating which of the following?

According to Strain (2001)what proportion of seniors are attracted to senior centres?

What did McGuire,Dottavio,and O'Leary (1987)say about a person's membership in the expander or contractor groups?

According to Cutler and colleagues (2011),which of the following can enhance seniors' health?

Researchers studied gender influence on activity level.What did they discover when comparing women to men?

According to studies by Stobert,Dosman,and Keating (2006),approximately how much time per day do older Canadians spend on leisure activities?

Which of the following is a benefit of an active leisure lifestyle?

Which of the following explains older people's interest in education as the result of many years of formal schooling causing people to return to school in old age?

Research has found that people often keep which type of leisure preferences?

According to Hurst (2009),which group of seniors exhibited the greatest tendency to participate in active leisure?

Which two theories do McGuire,Dottavio,and O'Leary (1987)suggest we need to use to account for older people's leisure patterns?

According to Culos-Reed and colleagues (2008),what was the greatest advantage for seniors who participated in an eight-week mall walking program?

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Exam 10: Leisure, recreation, and Service

Which of the following words does the text use to describe senior centres?

Low participation in sports by women may reflect which of the following?

Expanders have a pattern of leisure that fits which of the following?

Compare and contrast the differences between contractors and expanders in terms of older people's leisure patterns.

What is the main problem for older people in most schools today?

According to research,which of the following shape leisure in retirement?

Why might gender differences in activity level disappear in the future?

Research shows that age cohorts may differ in their preferred way of spending leisure time,thereby creating which of the following?

According to Strain (2001)what proportion of seniors are attracted to senior centres?

What did McGuire,Dottavio,and O'Leary (1987)say about a person's membership in the expander or contractor groups?

According to Cutler and colleagues (2011),which of the following can enhance seniors' health?

Researchers studied gender influence on activity level.What did they discover when comparing women to men?

According to studies by Stobert,Dosman,and Keating (2006),approximately how much time per day do older Canadians spend on leisure activities?

Which of the following is a benefit of an active leisure lifestyle?

Which of the following explains older people's interest in education as the result of many years of formal schooling causing people to return to school in old age?

Research has found that people often keep which type of leisure preferences?

According to Hurst (2009),which group of seniors exhibited the greatest tendency to participate in active leisure?

Which two theories do McGuire,Dottavio,and O'Leary (1987)suggest we need to use to account for older people's leisure patterns?

According to Culos-Reed and colleagues (2008),what was the greatest advantage for seniors who participated in an eight-week mall walking program?

Aging Today

Theories and Methods

Aging in Canada and the World Today

Aging and Ethnicity

Personal Health and Illness

The Psychology of Aging and the Social Psychology of Aging

Healthcare

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Housing and Transportation

Family Life

Social Support

Death, dying, and Bereavement

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