Gerontology Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Gerontology is the multidisciplinary study of the aging process and the issues that affect older individuals. This course explores the biological, psychological, and social aspects of aging, examining how aging impacts individuals, families, and society as a whole. Students will engage with topics such as age-related health changes, retirement, ageism, long-term care, policy implications, and strategies to promote healthy aging. The course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with an aging population, preparing students to address the needs of older adults in various professional and community settings.
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The Family Dynamic A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition by Margaret Ward
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Chapter 1: What Is a Family
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Q1) According to the text,how is membership determined in both nuclear and extended families?
A) by personal beliefs about who belongs in the family
B) by household membership
C) by genetic or "blood" relationship, marriage, and adoption
D) by the federal government, so that definitions are consistent across provinces
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is one of the most important organizations conducting survey research in Canada?
A) Maclean's magazine
B) Statistics Canada
C) Pew Research Center
D) Corrections Canada
Answer: B
Q3) A(n)____________ consists of the relationships between two or more microsystems.
Answer: mesosystem
Q4) ____________________ thinkers state that family relations are usually based on the power and authority of men.
Answer: Feminist
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Chapter 2: Being Different
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Q1) Prior to the 1960s,what did the traditional view of Québec society emphasize?
A) education, industrialization, large families, and bilingualism
B) education, industrialization, small families, and the French language
C) the Catholic Church, separatism, family support programs, and bilingualism
D) the Catholic Church, rural life, large families, and the French language
Answer: D
Q2) Any social category that offends against the norms of society is called a(n)____________.
Answer: minority
Q3) Like others who are less powerful,____________ as a sex often use intelligence,interpersonal skill,sexuality,deception,and avoidance to get what they want.
Answer: women
Q4) According to the text,which of the following is NOT a common way in which immigrants keep their ethnic identity?
A) following dress codes, like wearing the hijab or turban
B) adopting children from their home country
C) cooking meals like those eaten in the old country
D) participating in an arranged marriage
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Getting Together
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Q1) According to the text,which approach do young men and women appear to be moving toward with regard to their relationships?
A) a more egalitarian approach
B) a more selfish approach
C) a more pleasure-focused approach
D) a more conventional approach
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a function of dating?
A) recreation
B) status-building
C) procreation
D) courtship
Answer: C
Q3) People of a minority culture living as a group are referred to as a(n)____________________.
Answer: enclave
Q4) According to psychiatrist Erik Erikson,the most important developmental task in young adulthood is the establishment of ____________________.
Answer: intimacy
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Chapter 4: Wedding Bells and After
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Q1) In Aboriginal societies,what were the roles?
A) Couples usually did all chores together, such as hunting game and gathering berries.
B) Women usually prepared and preserved food, and made clothing and household equipment.
C) Couples looked after their own needs, but not those of other community members.
D) Men provided most of the calories consumed by the extended family group.
Q2) Which of the following aspects of marriage is NOT governed by law?
A) who can perform the ceremony
B) relatives who cannot marry
C) the number of marriage partners
D) the location of the wedding ceremony
Q3) According to the text,how were relationships affected by the Great Depression?
A) Marriages were often delayed.
B) Marriages occurred at a younger age.
C) The number of marriages increased.
D) Unmarried cohabitation increased greatly.
Q4) State the rights and duties implied in a legal marriage.
Q5) The sense of being a couple has been called ____________________.
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Chapter 5: Children Yes or No
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Q1) According to the text,in a conflict between individual rights and social policy,what is essential?
A) that governments set rules for who can become a parent
B) that women over 55 years be allowed to use IVF
C) that the family relationships of children be protected
D) secrecy be maintained in assisted human reproduction
Q2) It is possible to arrange adoptions with varying degrees of openness or contact.According to the text,which of the following is TRUE of such agreements?
A) They are always arranged by adoption agencies.
B) They cannot be legally enforced by either party.
C) They are enforced through provincial adoption registries.
D) They are legal only in Alberta and British Columbia.
Q3) Why is it impossible to know how many unwanted children are born?
A) No figures are kept of the number of abortions performed.
B) Most parents claim to love their children.
C) Many children are raised by extended family.
D) Any child born within marriage is assumed to be wanted.
Q4) Explain the difference between a foundling home and a foster home.
Q5) What are three basic ways of dealing with an unwanted pregnancy?
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Chapter 6: Bringing up Baby
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Q1) According to the text,what is a particular point of contact between generations?
A) keeping family feuds going
B) observing family traditions and rituals
C) helping older people move into seniors' homes
D) deciding on a christening instead of a bar mitzvah
Q2) According to the text,which parents are cold and distant?
A) authoritarian
B) uninvolved
C) disengaged
D) permissive
Q3) At its worst,____________________ can escalate into child abuse.
Q4) How many hours a day did one study,conducted in 2004,find that 8- to 18-year-olds spend using media?
A) 4.8
B) 5.5
C) 6.5
D) 8.0
Q5) Explain the importance of siblings as role models.
Q6) Discuss the degree to which parents control their children's socialization.Use examples to support your points.
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Q1) In midlife,a man evaluates his dream of what he wants to accomplish in life.According to the text,if he has achieved it,what does he need to do?
A) give up and retire
B) find someone to mentor
C) find another goal
D) move into management
Q2) According to the text,what do emerging adults value more than relationships with peers?
A) relationships with romantic partners
B) plans for higher education
C) career goals
D) relationships with parents
Q3) When Janice became a grandmother at the age of 29,why did she feel it was too early?
A) She was using the social time clock.
B) She was ready for an empty nest.
C) She was not prepared for the revolving door.
D) She did not hear the ticking of the biological clock.
Q4) Name three problems that may result from the revolving door.
Q5) Explain what is meant by "midlife crisis."
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Chapter 8: Grey Power and the Sunset Years
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Q1) According to the text,what does psychological age refer to?
A) the attitudes and beliefs one has about one's age
B) cultural norms that specify appropriate behaviour for people of a given age
C) the attitudes of professional athletes toward failing abilities
D) rejection of "old" behaviour, such as sitting in a rocking chair and knitting
Q2) According to the text,whether seniors live in their own homes,with a child,or in an institution,what do their daughters probably NOT do?
A) stop visiting
B) feel guilty
C) experience stress
D) interfere with their parent's independence
Q3) What are the findings when the psychological characteristics of older people are considered?
A) There are more differences than similarities.
B) There are more similarities than differences.
C) There are clear markers of psychological aging.
D) There are consistent differences between heterosexual and homosexual men.
Q4) Explain why it is artificial to divide older people into categories by age.
Q5) A ____________________ is the occasion for formal leave taking of the person who has died.
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Chapter 9: The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority
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Q1) If Sandi is like other lone parents,according to the text,what is likely to be true of her financial/employment situation?
A) She will likely be discouraged from working because of difficulty finding reliable and affordable childcare.
B) She will likely be striving to increase her professional training so that she can get a better job.
C) She will likely have a steady income because of the Mothers Allowance.
D) She will likely earn more than her peers of comparable ages without children.
Q2) What is the level of income below which an individual or family is considered to be living in poverty?
A) the standard of living
B) welfare
C) the level of necessities
D) the poverty line
Q3) Suggest one similarity and two differences between lone mothers and lone fathers.
Q4) ____________________ is the largest single expense for most single mothers.
Q5) Define "social support" and indicate the main sources of social support used by single parents.
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Chapter 10: Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience
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Q1) According to research,which of the following is NOT a risk factor for divorce?
A) early age at marriage
B) having less than a high school education
C) interracial marriage
D) men bringing children into the marriage
Q2) What happened to the divorce rate following the changes to the divorce law in 1985?
A) It increased rapidly, then dropped.
B) It continued to increase rapidly.
C) It stayed about the same.
D) It declined slightly.
Q3) Divorcing couples may delay separation until a time that is suitable.What happens during this time?
A) New roles are developed.
B) The couple moves past blaming each other.
C) Division of assets is determined.
D) The divorcing couple becomes involved in activities outside the family.
Q4) Briefly explain the importance of the Irene Murdoch case.
Q5) Bill C-187,passed in 1968,led to a(n)__________________ in divorce rates.
Q6) List five factors that put one at risk for a divorce.
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Chapter 11: The Second Time Around
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Q1) Of all Canadians who have been married,about _____ in ten has been married more than once.
Q2) Give four factors that may lead to conflict between stepsiblings.
Q3) According to the text,what happens if stepfamilies respond to boundary ambiguity by trying to become as much like a first-marriage family as possible?
A) They are realistically trying to follow social scripts.
B) They are using the most workable solution to visiting.
C) Children will feel less confusion about their roles.
D) It may throw children into a conflict of loyalties.
Q4) According to the text,what do myths about stepfamilies do?
A) provide guidance in story form as to how stepfamilies should behave
B) set out roles and social scripts for stepfamily members
C) place unnecessary burdens on family members
D) relieve family members of the need to get along with each other
Q5) Discuss the effect of remarriage on the relationship between children and their biological parents.
Q6) The term ____________________ has been coined to refer to the relationship between current and ex-wives.
Q7) It is predicted that remarriages will become ___________ common in the future.
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Chapter 12: The Family and the World of Work
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Q1) Because Janus and Inez both work,they need to find daycare for their three-year-old daughter.Which problem do they likely face,along with many other parents?
A) difficulty locating informal care
B) the cost of good daycare
C) the long hours the daycare centre keeps their child
D) the love their child will develop for her caregiver
Q2) According to the text,which is NOT a factor contributing to women's experience of "time crunch"?
A) Women's jobs are typically less flexible.
B) Women are usually responsible for grocery shopping.
C) Women are responsible for daycare arrangements.
D) Women are more likely to work part time.
Q3) How was work affected for men in unhappy marriages,according to one study?
A) They spent an additional six hours a week at work.
B) They had about the same level of productivity as other men.
C) They lost about 38 days a year of work time.
D) They lost less work time than women in unhappy marriages.
Q4) Account for the fact that women spend more time than men in childcare and household responsibilities.
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Chapter 13: The Family Beleaguered When Problems Come
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Q1) What is the definition of snag points?
A) areas of difficulty that interfere with constructive efforts to cope with problems
B) situations where there is an imbalance between demands on a family and resources
C) situations that encourage an individual to act in a functional manner
D) situations that can be damaging to a person's reputation
Q2) State the impact of ambiguity on the way a family perceives a chronic illness.
Q3) Discuss the role of vested interests in determining when a problem exists and how it should be dealt with.Give examples.
Q4) In the past,what was homosexuality considered?
A) a blessing
B) a gift
C) a curse
D) a mental illness
Q5) Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a codependent person?
A) The codependent person has no clear personal boundaries.
B) The codependent individual finds little worth in caretaking.
C) The individual believes he or she is responsible for the other person.
D) The codependent partner is at risk of developing stress-related illnesses.
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Chapter 14: Home Dangerous Home: Abuse and Violence in the Family
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Q1) Which of the following BEST describes most children who abuse their parents?
A) They live away from the home.
B) They are dependent on their parents for financial support.
C) They abuse fathers more than mothers.
D) They are in their early teens.
Q2) According to the text,what is the greatest stigma attached to?
A) father-daughter incest
B) brother-sister incest
C) mother-child incest
D) grandfather-grandchild incest
Q3) the definition of child abuse?
A) It has been settled through the development of child welfare standards.
B) It is generally accepted by all social and cultural groups.
C) It has no grey areas that need interpretation.
D) It has become broader and more inclusive over the years.
Q4) ____________________ is an act intended to physically hurt another person.
Q5) ____________________ abuse of older people occurs most commonly by cashing pension cheques or by misusing a power of attorney.
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Q6) Outline the arguments for and against mandatory reporting of elder abuse.
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Chapter 15: Poverty and the Family
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Q1) What does "depth of poverty" refer to?
A) the amount that family or individual income is below the poverty line
B) the length of time family income has remained below the poverty line
C) the number of families in an area with incomes below the poverty line
D) the number of families in the country with incomes below the poverty line
Q2) What is meant by the "working poor"? Give two reasons for poverty in this group.
Q3) Stephanie is part of the group of adults in Canada with the largest percentage living below the poverty line.Which of the following describes her status?
A) a married mother under the age of 25
B) a single adult under the age of 25
C) a lone mother
D) an elderly widow
Q4) ____________________ is the policy of requiring able-bodied welfare recipients to train for a job or to be employed.
Q5) The ability of poor families to survive financially and actual homelessness are both closely tied to the cost of housing.Show why this is true.
Q6) Explain what is meant by the social safety net and give two examples of programs included within it.
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Chapter 16: The Crystal Ballpredicting the Future of the Family
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Q1) According to the text,what does the answer to the question,"Will the family survive?" depend on?
A) the divorce rate
B) the definition of "family"
C) the number of employed mothers
D) the degree of alarm in society
Q2) What dilemma may be posed by the need of the elderly for more care as they age?
A) more nursing homes versus more home care services
B) more working women versus hiring more home help aides
C) more nursing homes versus higher taxes to pay for them
D) higher taxes versus increased service levels
Q3) Which group has experienced the greatest increase in people living alone?
A) older women because of improved pensions
B) older men because they tend to outlive their wives
C) young men who have moved out of the emptying nest
D) young women who delay marriage even though they are parents
Q4) Increasingly,homes are developing ____________________ walls; that is,more professionals are able to learn what is going on within them.
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Q5) More ____________________ of families are alive now than at any other time in history.
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