Question 1

According to the textbook, what percentage of Canadians over the age of 65 live independently?

Accepted Answer

A) fewer than 75 percent 
B) approximately 80 percent 
C) almost 85 percent 
D) more than 90 percent 
A) fewer than 75 percent 
B) approximately 80 percent 
C) almost 85 percent 
D) more than 90 percent

Question 2

Over time, what has happened to people's height within nations like Japan and Norway and in North America?

Accepted Answer

A) People have gotten dramatically shorter. 
B) People have gotten a little shorter. 
C) People's heights have remained about the same. 
D) People have gotten taller. 
A) People have gotten dramatically shorter. 
B) People have gotten a little shorter. 
C) People's heights have remained about the same. 
D) People have gotten taller.

Question 3

Deanna has been visiting her mother every week in the nursing home for 3 years, but the last two months have been especially hard.Due to Alzheimer's, her mother does not know who Deanna is, and Deanna leaves each visit sobbing.What is Deanna experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A) She is grieving the inevitable physical death of her mother. 
B) She is overwhelmed by the loss of her childhood memories. 
C) She is experiencing the social death of her mother. 
D) She is upset that her mother has to suffer with Alzheimer's. 
A) She is grieving the inevitable physical death of her mother. 
B) She is overwhelmed by the loss of her childhood memories. 
C) She is experiencing the social death of her mother. 
D) She is upset that her mother has to suffer with Alzheimer's.

Question 4

Winona, an Aboriginal woman born in the twentieth century, had six children and was then forced by the Indian Agent to go to Edmonton to undergo surgery.What was her surgery for?

Accepted Answer

A) lobotomy 
B) tonsillitis 
C) sterilization 
D) caesarean section 
A) lobotomy 
B) tonsillitis 
C) sterilization 
D) caesarean section

Question 5

According to the textbook, when will the world's population of seniors exceed the world's population of children under the age of five?

Accepted Answer

A) 2020-2029 
B) 2030-2039 
C) 2040-2049 
D) 2050-2059 
A) 2020-2029 
B) 2030-2039 
C) 2040-2049 
D) 2050-2059

Question 6

Technology is a proximate determinant of stature in human populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What term is used to denote the practice of shaping one's body in order to meet societal definitions of health and beauty, all the while expressing one's identity?

Accepted Answer

A) body art 
B) body augmentation 
C) body design 
D) body project 
A) body art 
B) body augmentation 
C) body design 
D) body project

Question 8

Ageism is the tendency to show favouritism toward older people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How do the women painted in the seventeenth century by the famous artist Peter Paul Rubens compare with today's ideal standards of beauty?

Accepted Answer

A) They were taller then than today's ideal. 
B) They were shorter then than today's ideal. 
C) They were more flat-chested then than today's ideal. 
D) They were fatter then than today's ideal. 
A) They were taller then than today's ideal. 
B) They were shorter then than today's ideal. 
C) They were more flat-chested then than today's ideal. 
D) They were fatter then than today's ideal.

Question 10

Why is it likely that senior citizens will have greater political power in the future?

Accepted Answer

A) they will be the same age as the politicians 
B) they will be stronger advocates for their rights 
C) they will use collective action groups to their advantage 
D) they will increase in number relative to the rest of the population 
A) they will be the same age as the politicians 
B) they will be stronger advocates for their rights 
C) they will use collective action groups to their advantage 
D) they will increase in number relative to the rest of the population

Question 11

List the four activities involved in the body project, giving examples of each.

Accepted Answer

The four activities involved in the body

Question 12

More than 50 percent of men in Canada were overweight as of 2013.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Refusing treatment for something such as deafness or "hard of hearing" is based upon which of the following ideas?

Accepted Answer

A) disability as deviance 
B) disability as a rite of passage 
C) disability as difference 
D) disability as rehabilitation 
A) disability as deviance 
B) disability as a rite of passage 
C) disability as difference 
D) disability as rehabilitation

Question 14

In 2013, who was most likely to be overweight?

Accepted Answer

A) James, from the United States 
B) Patricia, from the United States 
C) Tony, from Canada 
D) Yolanda, from Canada 
A) James, from the United States 
B) Patricia, from the United States 
C) Tony, from Canada 
D) Yolanda, from Canada

Question 15

After the death of her husband, 67-year-old Shirley was required to get a job in order to pay her monthly bills.At a job interview, Shirley was told she should be retired and not looking for work.What has Shirley experienced?

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice 
B) mandatory retirement 
C) reverse discrimination 
D) ageism 
A) prejudice 
B) mandatory retirement 
C) reverse discrimination 
D) ageism

Question 16

Your text states that age is a social variable that has a dramatic impact on a person's life.Describe four ways that a person's age influences his or her life.

Accepted Answer

1. Developmental milestones: Age influen

Question 17

Abigail was obsessed with the perfect bodies found in fashion magazines and Playboy centrefolds and was determined to achieve the same body mass index (BMI) even if it was considered to be underweight.What BMI was Abigail striving for?

Accepted Answer

A) BMI of 18 
B) BMI of 18.5 
C) BMI of 19 
D) BMI of 19.5 
A) BMI of 18 
B) BMI of 18.5 
C) BMI of 19 
D) BMI of 19.5

Question 18

Explain why the population of Canada is aging rapidly and discuss some of the challenges that this may bring with it for Canadians.

Accepted Answer

The population of Canada is aging rapidl

Question 19

According to the text, which country has the highest percentage of seniors in its population?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan 
B) Germany 
C) Canada 
D) Italy 
A) Japan 
B) Germany 
C) Canada 
D) Italy

Question 20

In the TV show Nip/Tuck, plastic surgeons ask prospective patients to disclose what they do not like about themselves.Why is this line of questioning sociologically significant?

Accepted Answer

A) because it forces the realization that people who opt for plastic surgery do not like how they look 
B) because doctors are normally trained to ask questions that are worded more positively 
C) because the question implies that our bodily representations are who we are 
D) because it assumes that all people are dissatisfied with their bodies 
A) because it forces the realization that people who opt for plastic surgery do not like how they look 
B) because doctors are normally trained to ask questions that are worded more positively 
C) because the question implies that our bodily representations are who we are 
D) because it assumes that all people are dissatisfied with their bodies

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

According to the textbook, what percentage of Canadians over the age of 65 live independently?

Over time, what has happened to people's height within nations like Japan and Norway and in North America?

Deanna has been visiting her mother every week in the nursing home for 3 years, but the last two months have been especially hard.Due to Alzheimer's, her mother does not know who Deanna is, and Deanna leaves each visit sobbing.What is Deanna experiencing?

Winona, an Aboriginal woman born in the twentieth century, had six children and was then forced by the Indian Agent to go to Edmonton to undergo surgery.What was her surgery for?

According to the textbook, when will the world's population of seniors exceed the world's population of children under the age of five?

Technology is a proximate determinant of stature in human populations.

What term is used to denote the practice of shaping one's body in order to meet societal definitions of health and beauty, all the while expressing one's identity?

Ageism is the tendency to show favouritism toward older people.

How do the women painted in the seventeenth century by the famous artist Peter Paul Rubens compare with today's ideal standards of beauty?

Why is it likely that senior citizens will have greater political power in the future?

List the four activities involved in the body project, giving examples of each.

More than 50 percent of men in Canada were overweight as of 2013.

Refusing treatment for something such as deafness or "hard of hearing" is based upon which of the following ideas?

In 2013, who was most likely to be overweight?

After the death of her husband, 67-year-old Shirley was required to get a job in order to pay her monthly bills.At a job interview, Shirley was told she should be retired and not looking for work.What has Shirley experienced?

Your text states that age is a social variable that has a dramatic impact on a person's life.Describe four ways that a person's age influences his or her life.

Abigail was obsessed with the perfect bodies found in fashion magazines and Playboy centrefolds and was determined to achieve the same body mass index (BMI) even if it was considered to be underweight.What BMI was Abigail striving for?

Explain why the population of Canada is aging rapidly and discuss some of the challenges that this may bring with it for Canadians.

According to the text, which country has the highest percentage of seniors in its population?

In the TV show Nip/Tuck, plastic surgeons ask prospective patients to disclose what they do not like about themselves.Why is this line of questioning sociologically significant?

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