Question 1

What is shown by recent research to be a new approach to dating?

Accepted Answer

A)  meeting a companion on an online dating service 
B)  meeting someone at church 
C)  meeting a companion at a school 
D)  meeting a companion on a social network site 
A)  meeting a companion on an online dating service 
B)  meeting someone at church 
C)  meeting a companion at a school 
D)  meeting a companion on a social network site D

Question 2

Which of the following show(s)how events that occur early in life affect roles and relationships in later life?

Accepted Answer

A)  normative events 
B)  non-normative events 
C)  the life course perspective 
D)  the engagement theory 
A)  normative events 
B)  non-normative events 
C)  the life course perspective 
D)  the engagement theory C

Question 3

Which of the following is an advantage that married older people have over single older people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Married people live longer lives and better health. 
B)  Married people have more compact informal social support networks. 
C)  Married people have better pension benefits and retirement options. 
D)  Married people have lower rates of victimization. 
A)  Married people live longer lives and better health. 
B)  Married people have more compact informal social support networks. 
C)  Married people have better pension benefits and retirement options. 
D)  Married people have lower rates of victimization. A

Question 4

What is stated in Shanas' (1979)hydra-headed myth of family breakdown?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rising divorce rates, the generation gap, and high residential mobility are all signs of a crisis in the modern family. 
B)  Middle-aged children feel responsible for their aging parents and supply most of the help that older people need. 
C)  Values about family care of elderly adults have not eroded despite demographic and socio-economic changes. 
D)  The many crises in the modern family, combined with the fact that more older people live alone than ever before, shows that families have abandoned their aging members. 
A)  Rising divorce rates, the generation gap, and high residential mobility are all signs of a crisis in the modern family. 
B)  Middle-aged children feel responsible for their aging parents and supply most of the help that older people need. 
C)  Values about family care of elderly adults have not eroded despite demographic and socio-economic changes. 
D)  The many crises in the modern family, combined with the fact that more older people live alone than ever before, shows that families have abandoned their aging members.

Question 5

Which of the following statements can be made regarding female grandchildren and their relationships with their grandparents as opposed to male grandchildren?

Accepted Answer

A)  Female grandchildren have better relationships than male grandchildren. 
B)  Female grandchildren have worse relationships than male grandchildren. 
C)  Female grandchildren have more conflicting relationships than male grandchildren. 
D)  Female grandchildren have more unsatisfying relationships than male grandchildren. 
A)  Female grandchildren have better relationships than male grandchildren. 
B)  Female grandchildren have worse relationships than male grandchildren. 
C)  Female grandchildren have more conflicting relationships than male grandchildren. 
D)  Female grandchildren have more unsatisfying relationships than male grandchildren.

Question 6

Moore and Stratton (2002)made which of the following conclusions about men and dating in later life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men found that dating in later life was eating up their savings. 
B)  Men found that dating in later life was stressful. 
C)  Men found that dating in later life was more fun than in their younger years. 
D)  Men found that dating in later life was acceptable for the companionship that it offered. 
A)  Men found that dating in later life was eating up their savings. 
B)  Men found that dating in later life was stressful. 
C)  Men found that dating in later life was more fun than in their younger years. 
D)  Men found that dating in later life was acceptable for the companionship that it offered.

Question 7

Henry and colleagues (2005)say that to understand the impact of marriage on well-being,researchers need to look at which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  extramarital relationships 
B)  ethnic and religious factors 
C)  sexual relations within the marriage 
D)  the quality of a marriage 
A)  extramarital relationships 
B)  ethnic and religious factors 
C)  sexual relations within the marriage 
D)  the quality of a marriage

Question 8

According to Statistics Canada 2011 Gay Pride,what percentage of seniors aged 65+ are same-sex couples?

Accepted Answer

A)  2% 
B)  4% 
C)  6% 
D)  8% 
A)  2% 
B)  4% 
C)  6% 
D)  8%

Question 9

Which of the following problems can a woman face when she divorces at an older age?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic insecurity 
B)  family problems 
C)  emotional isolation 
D)  health concerns 
A)  economic insecurity 
B)  family problems 
C)  emotional isolation 
D)  health concerns

Question 10

Which of the following lifestyle changes can assist older people to improve sexual functioning and desire?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased alcohol consumption 
B)  good nutrition 
C)  homeopathic remedies 
D)  psychological testing to reduce stress 
A)  increased alcohol consumption 
B)  good nutrition 
C)  homeopathic remedies 
D)  psychological testing to reduce stress

Question 11

According to Statistics Canada,in 2006,what percentage of both men and women aged 65+ reported that they were divorced?

Accepted Answer

A)  2% 
B)  5% 
C)  7% 
D)  10% 
A)  2% 
B)  5% 
C)  7% 
D)  10%

Question 12

By late old age (age 80 and over),as compared to women,what proportion of men live with a partner?

Accepted Answer

A)  two times as many men 
B)  three times as many men 
C)  four times as many men 
D)  five times as many men 
A)  two times as many men 
B)  three times as many men 
C)  four times as many men 
D)  five times as many men

Question 13

According to Mancini and Bonanno (2006),why do married older people stand a better chance of staying out of nursing homes if they get sick?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have more financial resources available. 
B)  Their illnesses are usually less severe and of shorter duration. 
C)  Their illnesses tend to be more acute. 
D)  They have someone to care for them at home. 
A)  They have more financial resources available. 
B)  Their illnesses are usually less severe and of shorter duration. 
C)  Their illnesses tend to be more acute. 
D)  They have someone to care for them at home.

Question 14

Which of the following scenarios occurs over a lifetime for parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents receive more support than they give. 
B)  Parents give more support than they receive. 
C)  Parents often decline to help their children. 
D)  Parents receive more financial aid from their children than their children received from them. 
A)  Parents receive more support than they give. 
B)  Parents give more support than they receive. 
C)  Parents often decline to help their children. 
D)  Parents receive more financial aid from their children than their children received from them.

Question 15

Which of the following groups of people do never-married people tend to rely upon for social support?

Accepted Answer

A)  colleagues from work 
B)  chat rooms on the Internet 
C)  religious leaders 
D)  their siblings 
A)  colleagues from work 
B)  chat rooms on the Internet 
C)  religious leaders 
D)  their siblings

Question 16

What approximate percentage of older people have never married?

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  15% 
C)  30% 
D)  50% 
A)  5% 
B)  15% 
C)  30% 
D)  50%

Question 17

Which of the following disproves the hydra-headed myth of family breakdown?

Accepted Answer

A)  Older people find it difficult to keep in regular contact with their families. 
B)  Middle-aged children do not feel responsible for their aging parents. 
C)  Research shows that older people receive a great deal of informal support from their family. 
D)  Most older people prefer to see their children, but not to live with them. 
A)  Older people find it difficult to keep in regular contact with their families. 
B)  Middle-aged children do not feel responsible for their aging parents. 
C)  Research shows that older people receive a great deal of informal support from their family. 
D)  Most older people prefer to see their children, but not to live with them.

Question 18

Married seniors have some advantages over their unmarried age mates.Which of the following is one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Married people aged 65 and over tend to have fewer accessible financial resources than unmarried older people. 
B)  Married older couples report they work longer because they like to spend money with their spouse. 
C)  Married people adjust better to aging than non-married people. 
D)  Married seniors stand the best chances of getting into nursing homes if they get sick. 
A)  Married people aged 65 and over tend to have fewer accessible financial resources than unmarried older people. 
B)  Married older couples report they work longer because they like to spend money with their spouse. 
C)  Married people adjust better to aging than non-married people. 
D)  Married seniors stand the best chances of getting into nursing homes if they get sick.

Question 19

Mr.and Mrs.Nicholson have what is considered to be the average number of grandchildren that grandparents have in Canada.What is that average number?

Accepted Answer

A)  1-3 grandchildren 
B)  4-5 grandchildren 
C)  3-6 grandchildren 
D)  6-7 grandchildren 
A)  1-3 grandchildren 
B)  4-5 grandchildren 
C)  3-6 grandchildren 
D)  6-7 grandchildren

Question 20

Research indicates that painful damage to self-concept and psychological well-being due to aging can come from changes in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual function 
B)  memory 
C)  athletic ability 
D)  sensory perception 
A)  sexual function 
B)  memory 
C)  athletic ability 
D)  sensory perception

What is shown by recent research to be a new approach to dating?

Which of the following show(s)how events that occur early in life affect roles and relationships in later life?

Which of the following is an advantage that married older people have over single older people?

What is stated in Shanas' (1979)hydra-headed myth of family breakdown?

Which of the following statements can be made regarding female grandchildren and their relationships with their grandparents as opposed to male grandchildren?

Moore and Stratton (2002)made which of the following conclusions about men and dating in later life?

Henry and colleagues (2005)say that to understand the impact of marriage on well-being,researchers need to look at which of the following?

According to Statistics Canada 2011 Gay Pride,what percentage of seniors aged 65+ are same-sex couples?

Which of the following problems can a woman face when she divorces at an older age?

Which of the following lifestyle changes can assist older people to improve sexual functioning and desire?

According to Statistics Canada,in 2006,what percentage of both men and women aged 65+ reported that they were divorced?

By late old age (age 80 and over),as compared to women,what proportion of men live with a partner?

According to Mancini and Bonanno (2006),why do married older people stand a better chance of staying out of nursing homes if they get sick?

Which of the following scenarios occurs over a lifetime for parents?

Which of the following groups of people do never-married people tend to rely upon for social support?

What approximate percentage of older people have never married?

Which of the following disproves the hydra-headed myth of family breakdown?

Married seniors have some advantages over their unmarried age mates.Which of the following is one of them?

Mr.and Mrs.Nicholson have what is considered to be the average number of grandchildren that grandparents have in Canada.What is that average number?

Research indicates that painful damage to self-concept and psychological well-being due to aging can come from changes in which of the following?

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

Finances and Economics

Retirement and Work

Leisure, recreation, and Service

Housing and Transportation

Social Support

Death, dying, and Bereavement

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Exam 12: Family Life

What is shown by recent research to be a new approach to dating?

Which of the following show(s)how events that occur early in life affect roles and relationships in later life?

Which of the following is an advantage that married older people have over single older people?

What is stated in Shanas' (1979)hydra-headed myth of family breakdown?

Which of the following statements can be made regarding female grandchildren and their relationships with their grandparents as opposed to male grandchildren?

Moore and Stratton (2002)made which of the following conclusions about men and dating in later life?

Henry and colleagues (2005)say that to understand the impact of marriage on well-being,researchers need to look at which of the following?

According to Statistics Canada 2011 Gay Pride,what percentage of seniors aged 65+ are same-sex couples?

Which of the following problems can a woman face when she divorces at an older age?

Which of the following lifestyle changes can assist older people to improve sexual functioning and desire?

According to Statistics Canada,in 2006,what percentage of both men and women aged 65+ reported that they were divorced?

By late old age (age 80 and over),as compared to women,what proportion of men live with a partner?

According to Mancini and Bonanno (2006),why do married older people stand a better chance of staying out of nursing homes if they get sick?

Which of the following scenarios occurs over a lifetime for parents?

Which of the following groups of people do never-married people tend to rely upon for social support?

What approximate percentage of older people have never married?

Which of the following disproves the hydra-headed myth of family breakdown?

Married seniors have some advantages over their unmarried age mates.Which of the following is one of them?

Mr.and Mrs.Nicholson have what is considered to be the average number of grandchildren that grandparents have in Canada.What is that average number?

Research indicates that painful damage to self-concept and psychological well-being due to aging can come from changes in which of the following?

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

Finances and Economics

Retirement and Work

Leisure, recreation, and Service

Housing and Transportation

Social Support

Death, dying, and Bereavement

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