Question 1

Distinct stages of life are often marked by

Accepted Answer

A) the life course 
B) norms 
C) mandates 
D) rites of passage 
E) none of these choices 
A) the life course 
B) norms 
C) mandates 
D) rites of passage 
E) none of these choices

Question 2

Within most countries,correlations show that:

Accepted Answer

A) members of upper classes are shorter than members of middle classes. 
B) members of middle classes are shorter than members of lower classes. 
C) members of lower classes are taller than members of upper classes. 
D) class differences in height are greater than they were centuries ago. 
E) None of these choices. 
A) members of upper classes are shorter than members of middle classes. 
B) members of middle classes are shorter than members of lower classes. 
C) members of lower classes are taller than members of upper classes. 
D) class differences in height are greater than they were centuries ago. 
E) None of these choices.

Question 3

When someone tells you to "start acting your age!" they are encouraging you to follow a (n):

Accepted Answer

A) age role 
B) generation 
C) age cohort 
D) life stage 
E) life course 
A) age role 
B) generation 
C) age cohort 
D) life stage 
E) life course

Question 4

Ablism is prejudice and discrimination against elderly people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Americans are the fattest people in the world because we are the richest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Define life expectancy.

Accepted Answer

Life expectancy is t

Question 7

Sociologists of aging refer to elderly people who are 85 years of age and older as the:

Accepted Answer

A) new elderly 
B) old old 
C) young old 
D) medium old 
E) old young 
A) new elderly 
B) old old 
C) young old 
D) medium old 
E) old young

Question 8

Social inequality between age cohorts is called:

Accepted Answer

A) age classism 
B) age stratification 
C) age cohort 
D) generational conflict 
E) ageism 
A) age classism 
B) age stratification 
C) age cohort 
D) generational conflict 
E) ageism

Question 9

Prejudice,discrimination,and unintended negligence against the disabled is called:

Accepted Answer

A) ageism 
B) ablism 
C) disablism 
D) disability reaction 
E) none of these choices 
A) ageism 
B) ablism 
C) disablism 
D) disability reaction 
E) none of these choices

Question 10

What is ageism?

Accepted Answer

Ageism is prejudice

Question 11

The average age at death of the members of a population is called:

Accepted Answer

A) life course 
B) death course 
C) death expectancy 
D) life expectancy 
E) none of these choices 
A) life course 
B) death course 
C) death expectancy 
D) life expectancy 
E) none of these choices

Question 12

Explain why the population of the United States is aging rapidly and discuss some of the problems resulting from this situation.

Accepted Answer

The population of the United States is a

Question 13

Overweight American women as compared to women who are not overweight:

Accepted Answer

A) have less schooling 
B) are less likely to be married 
C) have lower household income 
D) are more likely to live in poverty 
E) all of these choices 
A) have less schooling 
B) are less likely to be married 
C) have lower household income 
D) are more likely to live in poverty 
E) all of these choices

Question 14

A study of 69 people who died with Dr.Kevorkian's assistance found that only 25 per cent were terminally ill while a disproportionately large number of them were socially isolated women (divorced or never married).These findings suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A) euthanasia has no gender bias 
B) some groups are especially vulnerable to the misuse of euthanasia 
C) medicine needs to address the needs of socially isolated women 
D) clinical safeguards are not necessary when engaging in euthanasia. 
E) all of these choices 
A) euthanasia has no gender bias 
B) some groups are especially vulnerable to the misuse of euthanasia 
C) medicine needs to address the needs of socially isolated women 
D) clinical safeguards are not necessary when engaging in euthanasia. 
E) all of these choices

Question 15

Which term represents a category of people born in the same range of years?

Accepted Answer

A) peer group 
B) age cohort 
C) age-range community 
D) census generation 
E) birth date enclave 
A) peer group 
B) age cohort 
C) age-range community 
D) census generation 
E) birth date enclave

Question 16

An age cohort is a person born the same year as another person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

All cultures attach the same significance to life-course events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Death with Dignity Act:

Accepted Answer

A) allows people to help their loved ones commit suicide 
B) was enacted in California 
C) requires four physicians to concur that the patients are terminally ill 
D) requires that barbiturates be given intravenously 
E) none of these choices 
A) allows people to help their loved ones commit suicide 
B) was enacted in California 
C) requires four physicians to concur that the patients are terminally ill 
D) requires that barbiturates be given intravenously 
E) none of these choices

Question 19

The novelist Douglas Copeland invented the term Generation X and sarcastically defined a "low-pay,low-prestige,low-dignity,low-benefit,no-future job in the service sector" as a:

Accepted Answer

A) grr-eat job 
B) McJob 
C) jobX 
D) fake job 
E) low job 
A) grr-eat job 
B) McJob 
C) jobX 
D) fake job 
E) low job

Question 20

What is an age cohort?

Accepted Answer

An age cohort is a c

Exam 12: Sociology of the Body: Disability, Aging, and Death

Distinct stages of life are often marked by

Within most countries,correlations show that:

When someone tells you to "start acting your age!" they are encouraging you to follow a (n):

Ablism is prejudice and discrimination against elderly people.

Americans are the fattest people in the world because we are the richest.

Define life expectancy.

Sociologists of aging refer to elderly people who are 85 years of age and older as the:

Social inequality between age cohorts is called:

Prejudice,discrimination,and unintended negligence against the disabled is called:

What is ageism?

The average age at death of the members of a population is called:

Explain why the population of the United States is aging rapidly and discuss some of the problems resulting from this situation.

Overweight American women as compared to women who are not overweight:

A study of 69 people who died with Dr.Kevorkian's assistance found that only 25 per cent were terminally ill while a disproportionately large number of them were socially isolated women (divorced or never married).These findings suggest that:

Which term represents a category of people born in the same range of years?

An age cohort is a person born the same year as another person.

All cultures attach the same significance to life-course events.

The Death with Dignity Act:

The novelist Douglas Copeland invented the term Generation X and sarcastically defined a "low-pay,low-prestige,low-dignity,low-benefit,no-future job in the service sector" as a:

What is an age cohort?

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