Question 1

Age grades use age as a social category to group people by religious and sexual orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The best example of an aging effect is the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A disadvantage of longitudinal research studies is that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  fail to include children and teens in their research. 
B)  fail to distinguish age effects from cohort effects. 
C)  have a tendency to be biased as some people drop out over a period of time. 
D)  can only include people of different age cohorts at a single point in time. 
A)  fail to include children and teens in their research. 
B)  fail to distinguish age effects from cohort effects. 
C)  have a tendency to be biased as some people drop out over a period of time. 
D)  can only include people of different age cohorts at a single point in time.

Question 4

By the 1970s, the average couple had their first child by their late 30s and had a total of four children spaced two years apart.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

One of the major methodological issues in research on the life course is:

Accepted Answer

A)  collecting data to test various hypotheses. 
B)  selecting the appropriate sample size. 
C)  distinguishing among age, period, and cohort effects. 
D)  distinguishing between abstract and concrete concepts for the study. 
A)  collecting data to test various hypotheses. 
B)  selecting the appropriate sample size. 
C)  distinguishing among age, period, and cohort effects. 
D)  distinguishing between abstract and concrete concepts for the study.

Question 6

An advantage of longitudinal research studies is that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  follow different groups of people at different points in time. 
B)  do not distinguish age effects from cohort effects. 
C)  provide data about differences between age cohorts. 
D)  do not require any investment as they monitor subjects at only one point in time. 
A)  follow different groups of people at different points in time. 
B)  do not distinguish age effects from cohort effects. 
C)  provide data about differences between age cohorts. 
D)  do not require any investment as they monitor subjects at only one point in time.

Age grades use age as a social category to group people by religious and sexual orientation.

The best example of an aging effect is the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

A disadvantage of longitudinal research studies is that they:

By the 1970s, the average couple had their first child by their late 30s and had a total of four children spaced two years apart.

One of the major methodological issues in research on the life course is:

An advantage of longitudinal research studies is that they:

The Field of Social Gerontology

Theories of Aging

Demography of Aging

Old Age and the Welfare State

Biological Perspectives on Aging

Psychological Perspectives on Aging

Family Relationships and Social Support Systems

Living Arrangements

Work and Retirement

Health and Health Care

Caring for the Frail Elderly

Dying, Death, and Bereavement

The Economics of Aging

Poverty and Inequality

The Politics of Aging

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Exam 2: Life Course Transitions

Age grades use age as a social category to group people by religious and sexual orientation.

The best example of an aging effect is the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

A disadvantage of longitudinal research studies is that they:

By the 1970s, the average couple had their first child by their late 30s and had a total of four children spaced two years apart.

One of the major methodological issues in research on the life course is:

An advantage of longitudinal research studies is that they:

The Field of Social Gerontology

Theories of Aging

Demography of Aging

Old Age and the Welfare State

Biological Perspectives on Aging

Psychological Perspectives on Aging

Family Relationships and Social Support Systems

Living Arrangements

Work and Retirement

Health and Health Care

Caring for the Frail Elderly

Dying, Death, and Bereavement

The Economics of Aging

Poverty and Inequality

The Politics of Aging

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