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Course Introduction
Ethics and Aging explores the complex moral issues that arise as individuals age, focusing on ethical principles related to autonomy, justice, and care. The course examines topics such as healthcare decision-making, end-of-life choices, ageism, allocation of resources, guardianship, and the responsibilities of family and society toward older adults. Through case studies, philosophical analysis, and discussions of public policy, students gain insight into the unique challenges facing an aging population and develop skills to critically evaluate ethical dilemmas in geriatric care and social support systems.
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Aging Concepts and Controversies 9th Edition by
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Chapter 1: Does Old Age Have Meaning
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Q1) Does leisure inevitably become a source of meaning in old age? Explain.
Answer: Leisure in old age does not inevitably become a source of meaning. While some individuals may find meaning and fulfillment in their leisure activities as they age, others may struggle to find purpose and satisfaction in their free time. The significance of leisure in old age depends on various factors such as an individual's interests, health, social connections, and overall sense of fulfillment. For some older adults, leisure activities such as hobbies, travel, or spending time with family and friends can provide a sense of purpose and joy. However, for others, the loss of work or physical limitations may make it challenging to find meaning in leisure. Therefore, while leisure can certainly be a source of meaning in old age for some, it is not a guaranteed outcome for everyone. It is important for older adults to explore different leisure activities and find what brings them the most fulfillment and purpose in their later years.
Q2) The "gray market" refers to the:
A) Consumption of goods and services during one's retirement years
B) Growing market for business comprised of those over age 50
C) Growing number of businesses that offer "senior discounts"
D) Growing market for meaningful activities among people over age 50
E) None of the above
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Why Do Our Bodies Grow Old
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Q1) Olshansky finds that throughout much of human history, many individuals have believed that physical immortality was soon within reach.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Like other biomedical goals, discovering the processes that cause aging or determine our life span would have a strictly positive value.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) According to Hayflick, scientists have made significant progress during the last century in uncovering the fundamental cause of aging.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Do Intelligence and Creativity Decline With
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Q1) As a group, older people take longer than younger people to learn new things.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) When it comes to the effects of aging on learning and memory, there are many individual differences, or "heterogeneity."
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) The view that intelligence and creativity decline with age is widely shared.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The Seattle Longitudinal Study and other research on cognitive function found that the largest average declines in intelligence come after age 60 but that intellectual decline in later life may be reversed.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Should We Ration Health Care for Older People
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Q1) A "tolerable death" is one that can occur at any age due to causes that are beyond the control of medical care.
A)True B)False
Q2) According to Ubel, the need to ration health care resulted in managed care; in other words, managed care did not create health care rationing.
A)True B)False
Q3) On what bases does Hentoff criticize Callahan's proposal to ration health care on the basis of age? Do you agree or disagree with Hentoff's criticism?
Q4) Public entitlement programs for the health care of older adults should be used to relieve suffering but not to extend life through the use of life-extending technology. A)True B)False
Q5) Is Daniel Callahan cruel and hard hearted, or is he instead courageous and far-sighted in his willingness to advocate a controversial idea? Discuss.
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Chapter 5: Should Families Provide for Their Own
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Q1) There are important family and social justice questions to be asked about the life-course impact for women of being expected to assume elder caregiving responsibilities in addition to other family caregiving and professional responsibilities, not to mention personal development. What are some of these questions?
Q2) According to Quinn, when middle- and upper-middle-class people qualify for Medicaid rather than use their own money to pay for care, the quality of care deteriorates.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In the first part of the 21st century, there has been an increase in multigenerational households.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain Blaser's argument against paying family members to provide care. Do you agree or disagree with her position?
Q5) Do you agree or disagree with Strauss and Lederman's position on qualifying for Medicaid coverage of nursing home care? Explain.
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Chapter 6: Should Older People Be Protected From Bad Choices
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Q1) Older people are more likely to be victims of financial exploitation than physical abuse.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following powers does Parens patriae refer to?
A) The state has the authority to prohibit individuals from injuring others or harming their property
B) The state has the authority to protect those who cannot protect themselves
C) That state has the authority to provide procedural safeguards to avoid wrongful imprisonment
D) All of the above
E) A and B above
Q3) According to a recent comprehensive review of research on elder abuse, approximately what percentage of older adults is thought to have experienced elder abuse?
A) 3%
B) 10%
C) 25%
D) 50%
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Chapter 7: Should People Have the Choice to End Their Lives
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Q1) Termination of life-sustaining treatment is not homicide, suicide, or assisted suicide according to court decisions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which state was the first in the United States to make physician-assisted suicide legal?
A) Hawaii
B) Massachusetts
C) Oregon
D) All of the above
E) A and B above
Q3) Among the patients studied by Pearlman and Starks, the pursuit of physician-assisted death was motivated by all of the following factors except:
A) Illness-related experiences
B) Threat to the person's sense of self
C) Depression
D) Fears about the future
E) None of the above
Q4) Why is depression difficult to diagnose in older adults?
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Chapter 8: Should Age or Need Be the Basis for Entitlement
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Q1) When the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), an experimental income-based method that takes into account more factors than does the official poverty level calculation, is used the poverty rate for older adults is higher.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The poverty rate among older adults is higher than it is among children.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the reading by Thurow, reducing government support for older adults so that they must rely on more of their own resources may have which of the following effects?
A) The young may have to shoulder some of the costs of taking care of their parents
B) There may be smaller inheritances for young people
C) The federal government will raise taxes
D) All of the above
E) A and B above
Q4) Describe trends in poverty among older adults in recent decades. What impact have major entitlement programs had on poverty among the aged?
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Chapter 9: What Is the Future for Social Security
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Q1) Even though Social Security benefits are derived from taxation, they are subject to taxation.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe how Social Security is a "pay-as-you-go" system. How do dependency ratios help us project future contributions to and payouts from Social Security? Can Social Security continue to run as a purely pay-as-you-go system in the future? Explain.
Q3) The Social Security Act of 1935 was a response to the Great Depression at a time when only 5% of the U.S. population was over age 65.
A)True
B)False
Q4) How does Social Security benefit younger age groups and not just older age groups?
Q5) According to Ponnuru, setting up personal accounts in Social Security would not increase the federal deficit.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Is Retirement Obsolete
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Q1) What is meant by the "busy ethic"? What value does the busy ethic have for older workers and retirees?
Q2) More and more people are working into years traditionally regarded as a time of retirement.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Freedman is baffled that older Americans do not do more volunteering for which of the following reasons?
A) Many older people want to be more involved
B) Social ties and community engagement have been linked to better physical and mental health
C) Older adults vote at a higher rate than any other age group
D) All of the above
E) A and B above
Q4) According to Caro, Bass and Chen, what factors led to the institutionalization of retirement in the United States?
Q5) Why is there only limited participation of older people in the paid work force and in volunteer capacities? How might these obstacles to "productive aging" be overcome, according to the authors?
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Chapter 11: Aging Boomers: Boom or Bust
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Q1) The generation of the "boomers" refers to people who were born in the United States between 1946 and 1964.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Boomers were the first generation in American history where more than half achieved some level of higher education.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Aging effects are effects brought about by the physiological process of aging, along with social responses by others to those effects.
A)True
B)False
Q4) McArdle begins the excerpt from No Country for Young Men by asking the question, "Will America look better, worse, or just different?" as a result of the aging of the boomers. How do your answer her questions? Provide support for your answers.
Q5) Are there stereotypes projected on to the generation to which you belong? Where do these stereotypes originate? Which characteristics do you identify with and which do you reject, and for what reasons?
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Q1) According to Furlong, the boomer market is misunderstood by many businesses "that assume all boomers share the same tastes and passions, and that 60 'then' is the same as 60 'now.' In fact, the boomer generation represents hundreds of market segments." What are some of the market segments Furlong identifies? Are there any potential segments she has left out of her discussion?
Q2) Which of the following are examples of new and emerging "silver industries"?
A) Travel
B) Financial services
C) Healthcare
D) All of the above
E) None of the above
Q3) Furlong asserts that the shared values and attitudes of the boomer generation have "transformed consumer behavior at every stage of life so far, and the next stage will be no exception." Given what you read in Controversy 11 regarding the boomers, as well as the ideas explored by Furlong, do you agree or disagree with this strong statement? Discuss. ?
Q4) What are some of the prevalent stereotypes about older consumers? Provide examples and discuss how marketing to older consumers needs to be reoriented in order to be successful in responding to the emerging age wave.
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Chapter 13: Basic Concepts I: Life Course Perspective on Aging Life Course Perspective on Aging
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Q1) Which research method/design is most appropriate for looking at aging from the life-course perspective?
A) longitudinal research
B) quasi-experimental design
C) experimental design
D) panel study
E) survey analysis
Q2) What is meant by the life-course perspective? Why is old age not fully understood "unless we understand it as part of the entire course of human life"?
Q3) Most people over age 65 suffer from dementia.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Why is the disengagement theory of aging criticized by some contemporary gerontologists?
Q5) Both biomedical science and social behavior among older adults confirm stereotypical images of what is "right" or "appropriate" for old age.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Basic Concepts II: Aging, Health Care, and Society
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Q1) What percentage of older adults surveyed in multiple studies conducted by AARP say that they'd prefer to remain in their own homes and "age in place"?
A) 50%
B) 90%
C) 100%
D) 25%
E) none of these
Q2) Declines in mortality rates always lead to declines in morbidity rates
A)True
B)False
Q3) How did Jonathan Swift (Gulliver's Travels, 1726) characterize the Struldbrugs, and how does this characterization assist in our understanding of the possible implications of population aging?
Q4) Once someone is admitted to a nursing home, he or she is likely to remain there for the rest of his or her life.
A)True B)False
Q5) What challenges might our society face with respect to long-term care if all diseases were eliminated?
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Chapter 15: Basic Concepts III: Social and Economic
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Q1) Describe how gender, race, and social class intersect to influence the experience of aging in the United States.
Q2) As people age, they become increasingly alike.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The greater likelihood of poverty among women in old age is called which of the following?
A) the feminization of poverty
B) the sex ratio
C) the crossover phenomenon
D) the aging poverty phenomenon
E) economic jeopardy
Q4) The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 regulates private pension plans in the United States and provides protection against loss of benefits to retired workers.
A)True B)False
Q5) Hispanic Americans comprise the largest growing minority group among the aged. A)True B)False
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