Question 1

Gerontocracy is a form of social organization in which the oldest members of a society have the greatest wealth and power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Abuse of the elderly includes

Accepted Answer

A) emotional harm. 
B) physical neglect. 
C) financial harm. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) emotional harm. 
B) physical neglect. 
C) financial harm. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 3

Causes for the increase in the proportion of the population that is elderly include

Accepted Answer

A) increases in both the birth rate and life expectancy. 
B) decreases in both the birth rate and life expectancy. 
C) a decreasing birth rate and increasing life expectancy. 
D) an increasing birth rate and decreasing life expectancy. 
A) increases in both the birth rate and life expectancy. 
B) decreases in both the birth rate and life expectancy. 
C) a decreasing birth rate and increasing life expectancy. 
D) an increasing birth rate and decreasing life expectancy.

Question 4

One criticism of disengagement theory is that

Accepted Answer

A) few seniors ever want to disengage. 
B) seniors have little to contribute to society. 
C) many older people do not have the money to permit disengaging from work. 
D) many older people are not physically or mentally able to work. 
A) few seniors ever want to disengage. 
B) seniors have little to contribute to society. 
C) many older people do not have the money to permit disengaging from work. 
D) many older people are not physically or mentally able to work.

Question 5

Poverty rates among African American and Hispanic elders in the United States are

Accepted Answer

A) about the same as among elderly,non-Hispanic whites. 
B) two to three times higher than among elderly,non-Hispanic whites. 
C) ten times higher than among elderly,non-Hispanic whites. 
D) lower than among elderly,non-Hispanic whites. 
A) about the same as among elderly,non-Hispanic whites. 
B) two to three times higher than among elderly,non-Hispanic whites. 
C) ten times higher than among elderly,non-Hispanic whites. 
D) lower than among elderly,non-Hispanic whites.

Question 6

As people get older,their personalities change so that people who knew them years before would say they are not the same person.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Elder abuse is a form of family violence that often goes unreported to police.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Today,average life expectancy is about fifty years in the lowest-income countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In global terms,life expectancy is

Accepted Answer

A) highest in the lowest-income countries. 
B) about the same everywhere,but higher for women than for men. 
C) about the same everywhere,but higher for men than for women. 
D) highest in the highest-income countries. 
A) highest in the lowest-income countries. 
B) about the same everywhere,but higher for women than for men. 
C) about the same everywhere,but higher for men than for women. 
D) highest in the highest-income countries.

Question 10

Activity theory states that a high level of activity enhances personal satisfaction in old age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following situations increases the risk of elder abuse?

Accepted Answer

A) A caregiver to an older person also has a full-time job. 
B) A caregiver to an older person also cares for his or her young children. 
C) A caregiver to an older person has little help or support from other people. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) A caregiver to an older person also has a full-time job. 
B) A caregiver to an older person also cares for his or her young children. 
C) A caregiver to an older person has little help or support from other people. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 12

The concept of "old-age dependency ratio" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the ratio of children to elderly people. 
B) the ratio of elderly women to elderly men. 
C) the ratio of working-age adults to non-working elderly people. 
D) the ratio of people over age sixty-five to those under forty. 
A) the ratio of children to elderly people. 
B) the ratio of elderly women to elderly men. 
C) the ratio of working-age adults to non-working elderly people. 
D) the ratio of people over age sixty-five to those under forty.

Question 13

Social isolation is a greater problem for elderly women than for elderly men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The main point of activity theory is that

Accepted Answer

A) a high level of activity enhances personal satisfaction in old age. 
B) seniors should not try to do more than they feel they can. 
C) seniors should retire knowing they have earned the right to relax. 
D) some seniors have far more wealth than others do. 
A) a high level of activity enhances personal satisfaction in old age. 
B) seniors should not try to do more than they feel they can. 
C) seniors should retire knowing they have earned the right to relax. 
D) some seniors have far more wealth than others do.

Question 15

The right-to-die debate is mostly about

Accepted Answer

A) whether people should die before their time. 
B) whether doctors have the ability to delay death. 
C) how much control people have over their own death. 
D) whether poor people have the same quality of life as rich people. 
A) whether people should die before their time. 
B) whether doctors have the ability to delay death. 
C) how much control people have over their own death. 
D) whether poor people have the same quality of life as rich people.

Question 16

Bernice Neugarten states that the key to successful aging is maintaining personal dignity as a person accepts the inevitability of advancing age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Poverty rates among the U.S.elderly have increased in recent decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The median age of the U.S.population now stands at twenty years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In general,industrialization raises the social standing of the elderly relative to younger adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Social isolation is most commonly a problem for

Accepted Answer

A) elderly men. 
B) elderly women. 
C) elderly men and women living with their children. 
D) elderly men and women living with spouses. 
A) elderly men. 
B) elderly women. 
C) elderly men and women living with their children. 
D) elderly men and women living with spouses.

Exam 15: Aging and the Elderly

Gerontocracy is a form of social organization in which the oldest members of a society have the greatest wealth and power.

Abuse of the elderly includes

Causes for the increase in the proportion of the population that is elderly include

One criticism of disengagement theory is that

Poverty rates among African American and Hispanic elders in the United States are

As people get older,their personalities change so that people who knew them years before would say they are not the same person.

Elder abuse is a form of family violence that often goes unreported to police.

Today,average life expectancy is about fifty years in the lowest-income countries.

In global terms,life expectancy is

Activity theory states that a high level of activity enhances personal satisfaction in old age.

Which of the following situations increases the risk of elder abuse?

The concept of "old-age dependency ratio" refers to

Social isolation is a greater problem for elderly women than for elderly men.

The main point of activity theory is that

The right-to-die debate is mostly about

Bernice Neugarten states that the key to successful aging is maintaining personal dignity as a person accepts the inevitability of advancing age.

Poverty rates among the U.S.elderly have increased in recent decades.

The median age of the U.S.population now stands at twenty years.

In general,industrialization raises the social standing of the elderly relative to younger adults.

Social isolation is most commonly a problem for

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