Question 1

The main point of disengagement theory is that

Accepted Answer

A) seniors want to be independent like everyone else. 
B) society remains orderly by disengaging aging people from positions of responsibility. 
C) aging people do not require as much care as most people think they do. 
D) seniors want to remain active. 
A) seniors want to be independent like everyone else. 
B) society remains orderly by disengaging aging people from positions of responsibility. 
C) aging people do not require as much care as most people think they do. 
D) seniors want to remain active.

Question 2

Almost all societies throughout the world define their oldest members in negative terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which country has the most permissive law involving physician-assisted suicide in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) the United States 
B) the Netherlands 
C) Russia 
D) Japan 
A) the United States 
B) the Netherlands 
C) Russia 
D) Japan

Question 4

Across the United States,there is a higher percentage of people who are elderly in the population of which region of the country?

Accepted Answer

A) the East coast 
B) the Midwest and Plains states 
C) the West coast 
D) the Gulf coast 
A) the East coast 
B) the Midwest and Plains states 
C) the West coast 
D) the Gulf coast

Question 5

Increasing longevity is a major factor driving up the share of the U.S.population that is elderly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The median wealth (net worth) of U.S. seniors in 2010 was about

Accepted Answer

A) $2,100. 
B) $21,000. 
C) $210,000. 
D) $2,100,000. 
A) $2,100. 
B) $21,000. 
C) $210,000. 
D) $2,100,000.

Question 7

Since 1960,the poverty rate among the U.S.elderly

Accepted Answer

A) has dropped significantly. 
B) has fluctuated up and down. 
C) has remained stable. 
D) has gone up. 
A) has dropped significantly. 
B) has fluctuated up and down. 
C) has remained stable. 
D) has gone up.

Question 8

The median (middle case) age of the U.S. population currently is about

Accepted Answer

A) 17 years. 
B) 37 years. 
C) 57 years. 
D) 67 years. 
A) 17 years. 
B) 37 years. 
C) 57 years. 
D) 67 years.

Question 9

Age stratification is found in which of the following types of societies?

Accepted Answer

A) hunting and gathering 
B) horticultural and pastoral 
C) industrial 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) hunting and gathering 
B) horticultural and pastoral 
C) industrial 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 10

Which of the following illustrates the concept of "staged retirement"?

Accepted Answer

A) Alicia carefully plans for retirement beginning when she is in her twenties. 
B) Marco's company requires him to retire at age sixty-five. 
C) Latoya continues working in her old age,but at a reduced level. 
D) Sam finds other activities to fill the time once spent working. 
A) Alicia carefully plans for retirement beginning when she is in her twenties. 
B) Marco's company requires him to retire at age sixty-five. 
C) Latoya continues working in her old age,but at a reduced level. 
D) Sam finds other activities to fill the time once spent working.

Question 11

The concept of "ageism" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) failing to provide necessary care for the elderly. 
B) the reality that we all grow old. 
C) prejudice and discrimination against the elderly. 
D) forcing elderly people to retire from paid work. 
A) failing to provide necessary care for the elderly. 
B) the reality that we all grow old. 
C) prejudice and discrimination against the elderly. 
D) forcing elderly people to retire from paid work.

Question 12

In today's society,most deaths occur in

Accepted Answer

A) impersonal settings such as nursing homes. 
B) the homes of people's children. 
C) a person's own home. 
D) a hospice. 
A) impersonal settings such as nursing homes. 
B) the homes of people's children. 
C) a person's own home. 
D) a hospice.

Question 13

In hunting and gathering societies,older members are considered to be a valuable resource to the group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The concept of "gerontology" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) estimating people's life expectancy. 
B) a medical specialty dealing with old people. 
C) the study of aging and the elderly. 
D) a treatment that restores vitality to seniors. 
A) estimating people's life expectancy. 
B) a medical specialty dealing with old people. 
C) the study of aging and the elderly. 
D) a treatment that restores vitality to seniors.

Question 15

Elderly people were more likely to retire a century ago than they are today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The number of senior citizens in the United States

Accepted Answer

A) already outnumbers teenagers. 
B) increased tenfold over the last century. 
C) will double again by 2040. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) already outnumbers teenagers. 
B) increased tenfold over the last century. 
C) will double again by 2040. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 17

Today in the United States,what percentage of people dies after reaching the age of fifty-five?

Accepted Answer

A) 20 percent 
B) 34 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 91 percent 
A) 20 percent 
B) 34 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 91 percent

Question 18

Disengagement theory is guided by the symbolic-interaction approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Age stratification refers to inequality among elderly people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the term for a facility that provides care and comfort for people as they approach death?

Accepted Answer

A) hospital 
B) elder hostel 
C) nursing home 
D) hospice 
A) hospital 
B) elder hostel 
C) nursing home 
D) hospice

Exam 15: Aging and the Elderly

The main point of disengagement theory is that

Almost all societies throughout the world define their oldest members in negative terms.

Which country has the most permissive law involving physician-assisted suicide in the world?

Across the United States,there is a higher percentage of people who are elderly in the population of which region of the country?

Increasing longevity is a major factor driving up the share of the U.S.population that is elderly.

The median wealth (net worth) of U.S. seniors in 2010 was about

Since 1960,the poverty rate among the U.S.elderly

The median (middle case) age of the U.S. population currently is about

Age stratification is found in which of the following types of societies?

Which of the following illustrates the concept of "staged retirement"?

The concept of "ageism" refers to

In today's society,most deaths occur in

In hunting and gathering societies,older members are considered to be a valuable resource to the group.

The concept of "gerontology" refers to

Elderly people were more likely to retire a century ago than they are today.

The number of senior citizens in the United States

Today in the United States,what percentage of people dies after reaching the age of fifty-five?

Disengagement theory is guided by the symbolic-interaction approach.

Age stratification refers to inequality among elderly people.

What is the term for a facility that provides care and comfort for people as they approach death?

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