Public Policy and Aging Review Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the development, implementation, and impact of public policies that address the needs and challenges of aging populations. Students will examine the demographic trends shaping aging societies, assess policy responses related to social security, healthcare, income maintenance, and long-term care, and consider ethical, economic, and social implications of such policies. Case studies and comparative analyses will provide insights into how different countries approach aging, preparing students to engage critically with contemporary debates and to contribute to effective policy-making for older adults.
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Aging and Society Canadian Perspectives 7th Edition by Mark Novak
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Chapter 1: Aging Today
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Q1) How will the healthcare system have to adapt as Canadian society ages?
A) by decreasing the attention given to chronic ailments such as diabetes and arthritis
B) by favouring the treatment of more acute illnesses
C) by changing public opinion about old age
D) by trying to prevent illness before it happens
Answer: D
Q2) What did George (2006)find in a review of the literature on life satisfaction in old age?
A) Life satisfaction in old age increased.
B) Life satisfaction in old age decreased.
C) Life satisfaction in old age did not change.
D) Life satisfaction in old age remains high.
Answer: D
Q3) What leads to a more positive view of aging?
A) education
B) interaction
C) knowledge and satisfying contact
D) experience
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Theories and Methods
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Q1) What are the basic units at work in the social system as described by functionalist theories?
A) social institutions
B) families
C) individuals
D) ethnic groups and cohorts
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following methods assists social gerontologists to disentangle the effects of history, biology,and the social life on the aging person?
A) theory
B) concept
C) evaluation
D) model
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Aging in Canada and the World Today
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Q1) Interview an older Canadian who is still able to travel during the winter months.Where does he/she go,and why does he/she go there?
Answer: Student Answer should include the following:Responses as to where Canadians spend the winter may include Florida,Arizona,Hawaii,Texas,etc. A large number of Canadians travel in order to escape the cold,harsh Canadian winters.Some travel for health reasons (although rising insurance costs are preventing some Canadians from travelling.)Some travel to visit family and renew acquaintances with other winter travellers.
Q2) Which of the following is one of the three stages of later life when people may choose to move,as described by Litwak and Longino (1987)?
A) retiree stage
B) elderly stage
C) disability stage
D) empty-nest stage
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
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Q1) According to Spitzer (2011),what happens to the "healthy immigrant effect" as immigrants grow older in Canada?
A) It decreases.
B) It increases slowly.
C) It increases rapidly
D) It stays the same.
Q2) According to Lai and Surood (2008),at least what percentage of older South Asian immigrants living in Calgary exhibited at least a mild degree of depression?
A) 12%
B) 18%
C) 20%
D) 28%
Q3) Which group of ethnic Canadian citizens prefers to be institutionalized rather than live with their adult children?
A) Indian Canadians
B) Asian Canadians
C) Euro Canadians
D) French Canadians
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Chapter 5: Personal Health and Illness
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Q1) Which of the following is an important influence on determining whether an older person is likely to use an assistive device?
A) health status
B) wealth
C) peer pressure
D) ethnicity
Q2) While assistive devices on the whole have had a positive impact on seniors,which of the following factors has a negative effect upon their usage of assistive devices?
A) convenience
B) accessibility
C) improved mobility
D) social isolation
Q3) Which of the following is made from oxygen production,and can damage the body's cells and cellular components?
A) antioxidants
B) lipofuscin
C) free radicals
D) macrophages
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Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging and the Social Psychology of Aging
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Q1) What is the term for the theory of personality development that says attitudes for a generation form during their teen years?
A) cohort reaction theory
B) generational event theory
C) life stage theory
D) age-graded event theory
Q2) What do some psychologists who study the individual in society focus on?
A) intersocial attitudes
B) personality development
C) intrapersonality conflicts
D) social-psychological perceptions
Q3) According to the Ontario Alzheimer Society,what percentage of the Canadian population is projected to suffer from Alzheimer's disease by 2038?
A) 1.5%
B) 1.9%
C) 2.5%
D) 2.8%
Q4) Describe the life course perspective and its main principles.
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Chapter 7: Healthcare
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Q1) What does the social model of healthcare strive to do?
A) reduce the power differential between the elderly and healthcare professionals
B) empower people to take control of their health
C) optimize the benefit to elders through managing resources based on appropriate standards of care
D) keep older people in their homes through a healthcare team
Q2) In the social model,what is the best way to deliver healthcare?
A) through the physician
B) through educating people about disease prevention
C) through counsellors and social workers
D) through the healthcare team
Q3) Ontario's use of Community Care Access Centres (CCACs)introduced what aspect to acquiring community care services from providers?
A) competition for contracts
B) standards of care
C) fiscal accountability
D) community representation
Q4) What challenges are currently being experienced by Canada's telehealth programs?
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Chapter 8: Finances and Economics
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Q1) According to McDonald and Robb (2004),the pension system needs reform to meet the needs of which of the following groups?
A) older men
B) older women
C) younger men
D) younger women
Q2) Which one of the following groups of seniors still continues to show the highest rates of poverty among old people?
A) senior men who are married
B) senior men who live alone
C) senior women who are married
D) senior women who live alone
Q3) The Guaranteed Income Supplement program established to supplement Old Age Security was designed to do which of the following?
A) enable older people to live more comfortably
B) discourage retirees from re-entering the work force
C) help the poorest older people
D) remove the burden of caring for older people from the federal government
Q4) What is a registered retirement savings plan (RRSP)?
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Chapter 9: Retirement and Work
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Q1) According to Statistics Canada,in 2004,what percentage of men aged 65 and over continued to work in the labour force?
A) 21.8%
B) 37.6%
C) 55.5%
D) 65.7%
Q2) In the future,which factor may make retirement an attractive option for more people than ever before?
A) diverse paths in retirement
B) a desire to leave work and poor health
C) a desire to relax
D) a desire to get away from the negative attitudes of employers
Q3) Which of the following factors,as cited by Rix (2006)and Cooke (2006)is one of the primary problems that older people face when seeking employment?
A) technological skills
B) age
C) health
D) family and/or personal obligations
Q4) Discuss the benefits of phased-in retirement.
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Chapter 10: Leisure, recreation, and Service
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Q1) What is the primary goal of an ILR?
A) to create a sense of self-efficacy
B) to create social networks
C) to keep seniors active intellectually
D) to prevent boredom among seniors
Q2) Jones and Fox (2009)discovered that all age groups had a similar usage for their computers for what function?
A) email
B) shopping
C) researching health concerns
D) making travel arrangements
Q3) Interview someone who has recently retired (i.e.,within the last year or so).What types of activities consume his/her time? Has he/she learned a new hobby or sport? Does he/she volunteer? Has he/she gone back to school? Describe his/her experiences.
Q4) Expanders are characterized by leisure patterns that do which of the following?
A) continue the same activities learned in childhood
B) continue to add activities throughout life
C) lessen in demand and intensity over time
D) increase in demand and intensity over time
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Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
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Q1) Which of the following statements best describes older people and transportation?
A) Older drivers have more multi-vehicle accidents, and stand a greater chance of serious injury.
B) More than 96% of people aged 55 and over have a driver's licence.
C) Rising costs of auto insurance will lead to decreasing numbers of older people owning cars in the future.
D) The main barrier to older people maintaining the independence by retaining a current driver's licence is fear of accidents.
Q2) Sophia and Gerald have decided to move out of their current home and,as such,the entry fee has been returned to them.What type of housing allows for an entry fee to be returned to the occupants when they leave?
A) naturally occurring retirement communities
B) planned retirement communities
C) life lease housing
D) continuing care retirement communities
Q3) Discuss the concept of supportive and/or enriched housing.
Q4) Describe the concept of universal design for the home.
Q5) What is FlexHousing?
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Chapter 12: Family Life
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Q1) Which of the following statements can be made regarding female grandchildren and their relationships with their grandparents as opposed to male grandchildren?
A) Female grandchildren have better relationships than male grandchildren.
B) Female grandchildren have worse relationships than male grandchildren.
C) Female grandchildren have more conflicting relationships than male grandchildren.
D) Female grandchildren have more unsatisfying relationships than male grandchildren.
Q2) Which of the following lifestyle changes can assist older people to improve sexual functioning and desire?
A) increased alcohol consumption
B) good nutrition
C) homeopathic remedies
D) psychological testing to reduce stress
Q3) Which of the following is harder for widowed men than for widowed women?
A) getting out of bed
B) staying regular
C) performing daily care routines
D) making new friends
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Chapter 13: Social Support
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Q1) Which of the following Canadian provinces has a law regarding the reporting of elder mistreatment/abuse in institutional environments?
A) Saskatchewan
B) Alberta
C) Ontario
D) British Columbia
Q2) Which of the following provide the majority of care to older men?
A) men
B) women
C) spouses
D) nurses
Q3) Interview someone (an adult child or a spouse)who has either a parent or a spouse who resides in an institution.What types of feelings did this person experience throughout this process? What role does he/she now play in the institutionalized person's life? What has this experience been like for this child/spouse?
Q4) Interview an older Canadian about the types of social supports that he/she uses.How many types of services does he/she use,and are they formal or informal supports? How does he/she feel about these supports?
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Chapter 14: Death, dying, and Bereavement
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Q1) Your cousin has cancer,and although she is not in pain,she has only a few months to live.According to Motiwala and colleagues (2006),where will your cousin most likely die?
A) at hospital
B) in a nursing home
C) at home
D) in hospice
Q2) What does Kubler-Ross (1969)state about different illnesses and their death trajectories?
A) They can create new stages of dying.
B) They create different trajectories of death.
C) They have no significant effect on the pattern of response by patients.
D) They can cause a patient to deviate from the normal pattern of dying.
Q3) According to the Quality End-of-Life Coalition of Canada (2008),what percentage of dying Canadians have access to high-quality hospice palliative care at home?
A) 3/4
B) 2/3
C) 1/2
D) 1/3
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