Aging and Society Test Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the multidimensional process of aging within diverse social, cultural, and economic contexts. Students will examine theories of aging, demographic trends, and the impact of aging on individuals, families, and societies. The course addresses issues such as ageism, health and healthcare, retirement, policy challenges, and the experiences of older adults. Through sociological perspectives and interdisciplinary approaches, students will gain a deeper understanding of the roles, challenges, and contributions of aging populations in contemporary society.
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Aging the Individual and Society 9th Edition by Susan
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Chapter 1: Aging in America
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Q1) Increased proportions of elderly in the farm belt states is due primarily to A) lower-risk life styles of residents of these states.
B) in-migration of elders to retirement communities.
C) out-migration of young people seeking jobs in cities.
D) lower infectious disease rates among their elderly populations.
Answer: C
Q2) Industrialization in America was significant to the changing status of the aged because
A) more old people were in demand as employees.
B) older persons flocked to cities.
C) it freed young people from dependence on their parents' land.
D) it made aging more respectable.
Answer: C
Q3) Americans' increase in life expectancy is due primarily to A) increased birthrates.
B) improved genetic counseling.
C) change in the factors intrinsic to the aging process.
D) change in environmental factors that cause death.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Stereotypes and Images
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Q1) "Miser" is associated with one of the 7 deadly sins.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The term "Centenarians" refers to
A) individuals living in the 1900s.
B) individuals born in the year 1900.
C) older adults living past their 100th year.
D) individuals born in the year 2000.
Answer: C
Q3) Stereotypes
A) are concerned with unique individual variations.
B) are emotionally neutral.
C) are generalized beliefs or opinions based on individual experience.
D) are usually produced by rational thinking.
Answer: C
Q4) For older adults,the television often acts as a companion.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Social and Psychological Theories in Later Life Development
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Q1) Levinson's explains that through our life structure we are able to address the question,"What kind of person am I?"
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Ego resiliency is
A) the process by which young adults psychologically separate from their parents.
B) the capacity for flexible and resourceful adaptation to internal and external stressors.
C) unrelated to midlife transitions or crises.
D) a self-fulfilling prophecy by which those who anticipate a midlife crisis will experience one.
Answer: B
Q3) Race,gender,and ethnicity serve to shape life opportunities but not lifestyles.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Physical Health and Well Being
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Q1) Our "biological clock" begins at A) 30 for women.
B) 45 for men.
C) conception.
D) around 30 for both men and women.
Q2) Obesity increases problems of A) heart disease.
B) diabetes.
C) hypertension.
D) All of these choices
Q3) Women are more likely to live in poverty and have fewer chronic illnesses than men. A)True
B)False
Q4) Rheumatoid arthritis and gout are rare and more painful than just the general arthritis.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the main causes of accidents among the elderly? What can be done to help prevent accidents of the elderly?
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Chapter 5: Mental Health
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Q1) Measures of intelligence have been criticized as being ageist because they
A) include manipulation of spatial figures and numbers.
B) do not take into account declining mental speed with age.
C) are inadequate to measure applied knowledge.
D) are concerned with the ability to solve problems.
Q2) How does memory and learning change with age? What can help maintain memory in old age?
Q3) Describe the ways in which intelligence changes with age.
Q4) Which of the following illustrates motor performance?
A) smelling the odor of coffee
B) hearing your neighbor calling his dog
C) pressing a button to turn on a television
D) seeing car lights on a dark night
Q5) Which of the following is LEAST likely to hinder the learning of older adults?
A) self-pacing
B) use of abstract concepts
C) distraction
D) formal testing situations
Q6) Define functional disorders.
Q7) What factors hinder adequate care of America's mentally ill elderly?
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Chapter 6: Friends,family,and Community
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Q1) Research suggest that,compared to grandparents in other societies,American grandparents
A) retain considerable authority over their grandchildren.
B) have more stiff and formal relationships with their grandchildren.
C) take direct responsibility for the behavior of their grandchildren.
D) play a background, supportive role, especially in times of crisis.
Q2) According to your text,a confidant is described as
A) someone who keeps messages.
B) someone to confide in and share personal problems.
C) someone whom you relate to at work.
D) someone who is secretive.
Q3) Elders benefit from services of religious groups that minister to the needs of the sick,frail,disabled,and homebound.
A)True
B)False
Q4) For some grandparents,stepgrandchildren are treated as biological grandchildren.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the differences in social organizations and senior centers.
Q6) Why are women the keepers of elders' social networks?
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Chapter 7: Intimacy and Sexuality
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Q1) Which of the following is part of the structure,in contrast to process,of a kin relationship?
A) family size
B) generational composition
C) marital and parenthood status
D) All of these choices
Q2) Why is the sexuality of older people largely invisible?
Q3) Which of the following is an aspect of the process,in contrast to the structure,of friendship relationships?
A) the size of the friendship network
B) the proportion of friends that know one another
C) how similar the network members are
D) the activities conducted
Q4) Which of the following widows are likely to suffer the most from the death of her spouse?
A) a woman in a traditional marriage
B) a woman with a college degree
C) a woman who was involved in community organizations
D) a woman who had an active social life
Q5) What factors make aging a particularly difficult time for gay men and lesbians?
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Chapter 8: Work and Leisure
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Q1) According to your text,Social Security would be more likely to stabilize if
A) more people retired early at lower benefits.
B) young people join the work force sooner.
C) older workers stay on the job longer.
D) most people retire at age 65.
Q2) All women tend to have interrupted work histories.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A primary reason for early retirement inducements offered by corporations is
A) older workers are less reliable because of health problems.
B) to make room for the ever increasing supply of younger workers.
C) companies have to pay more money in insurance benefits for older than younger workers.
D) to downsize operations in order to cut costs and reduce the number of employees aged 50 and over.
Q4) How are cohort differences likely to affect U.S.trends in retirement patterns?
Q5) What innovative ideas are being introduced for gradual retirement,job sharing,flexible work hours,and retraining of older workers? Do you have other ideas?
Q6) What factors affect adjustment to and satisfaction with retirement?
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Chapter 9: Finances and Lifestyles
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Q1) Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
A) provides a minimum income for elders, the blind, and the disabled.
B) does not vary by state.
C) eligibility is based solely on income, not assets.
D) allows for special circumstances, such as illness of a spouse.
Q2) All of the following are changes that have been made to help restore the fiscal health of the Social Security system EXCEPT
A) Social Security tax rates have increased.
B) The earliest eligibility age (for early retirees) has been increased.
C) The percent reduction for early retirees has been increased.
D) The eligibility age for full benefits has been gradually increased.
Q3) Contrast the problems of the urban and rural poor elderly. How do their attitudes differ?
Q4) Briefly explain how the Social Security system works.If you were designing the Social Security Act,what kinds of provisions and benefits would you give to elders compared to what they receive now?
Q5) Why are elderly women more likely to be in poverty than elderly men?
Q6) Why do some workers,after a lifetime of labor,have no pension or inadequate pensions in their later years?
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Chapter 10: Living Environments
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Q1) The National Older Adults Housing Survey (2005)found A) the older a person was the less he or she was interested in having accessible features in the home.
B) most respondents had made plans to move if necessary.
C) most respondents were interested in moving to an age-restricted community.
D) safety, convenience, and proximity to medical facilities were important in selecting housing.
Q2) In an AARP study,the most common reason older people gave for relocating was A) inability to afford current housing.
B) retirement.
C) wanting to be closer to family.
D) wanting a change.
Q3) The young-old are more likely than the old-old to migrate to the suburbs. A)True
B)False
Q4) Housing is considered to be a primary key to quality of life.. A)True
B)False
Q5) If you were to design housing for the oldest-old,what factors would you need to consider?
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Chapter 11: The Oldest Old and Caregiving
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Q1) Based on a study of 30 women caring for chronically ill parents,in comparison with care managers to parental care providers,the parental care providers
A) have more knowledge of available resources.
B) are more likely to provide stimulating activities.
C) are more strained.
D) have higher incomes.
Q2) What policies,benefits,and services could businesses offer to help employees who are home caregivers for frail elderly?
Q3) Research reveals that somewhere between _________,individuals become willing to describe themselves as "old," the spirit is willing but the body is unable to cooperate.
A) 50 and 60
B) 60 and 70
C) 70 and 80
D) 80 and 90
Q4) What problems confront elders who are caregivers to adult children and grandchildren?
Q5) Why is parental caregiving so difficult for middle-age daughters?
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Chapter 12: Special Problems
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Q1) Which of the following comparisons are an accurate depiction of fear of crime victimization?
A) Men are more fearful than women.
B) Older individuals fear being victimized but are less likely to be victims.
C) Those with less money are more fearful than those with more money.
D) Residents of large cities are more fearful than people in smaller towns or rural areas.
Q2) Most individuals who are court appointed guardians steal from the person they are looking after.
A)True
B)False
Q3) There are fewer alcohol-related problems among heavy drinkers who are elderly than among those who are younger.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The elderly in guardianship courts often are afforded fewer rights than criminal defendants.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Women and Ethnic Groups
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Q1) Your text states that there is a difference in life expectancy between African and white Americans.What has been found to be a correlation with longevity?
A) marriage
B) high income
C) education and small family
D) All of these choices
Q2) All of the following are characteristics of the African American population EXCEPT
A) they have poorer quality housing.
B) they have higher unemployment rates than whites.
C) they have health care problems.
D) most older African American women were never married.
Q3) . Of the following states,Asian Americans are LEAST likely to be in
A) California
B) Texas
C) Illinois
D) New York
Q4) Men outlive women in later life.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Death and Dying
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Q1) Studies of nursing home residents show that chronological age is a better predictor of disengagement than the sense of closeness to death.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What evidence suggests ours is a death-denying society? What factors contribute to the impersonalization of death in our modern society?
Q3) Nine out of ten medical schools in the country
A) have at least 1 or 2 lectures for students on death and dying, but few schools offer an entire course on the topic.
B) offer one or two elective courses on death and dying.
C) require at least one course on death and dying.
D) offer a specialty in administering to dying patients.
Q4) Describe hospice care and services rendered under this form of care.
Q5) Most bereaved persons tend to recover within a ________ year period.
A) one
B) two
C) five
D) ten
Q6) How do reminiscence and a life review help elderly cope with dying?
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Chapter 15: Politics, policies, and Programs
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Q1) The premier lobbyist for elder causes in the United States is the A) American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
B) Gray Panthers
C) National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Welfare
D) National Council on the Aging
Q2) The progress of the elderly population in our society depends primarily on the A) increases in numbers of elderly.
B) condition of the economic system.
C) political environment.
D) proportion of the elderly population to young adults.
Q3) The Older Americans Act sponsors all of the following EXCEPT
A) the Foster Grandparent program which pairs low-income citizens age 60 or over with disadvantaged children.
B) multipurpose day centers for elders that provide health care, social activities, physical exercise, and rehabilitation.
C) community service work opportunities for unemployed low-income persons age 55 and over.
D) housing counseling on housing options, home equity conversion information, and assistance in locating affordable housing.
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