Question 1

The type of society that typically operates as a gerontocracy is

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A)  hunting and gathering.
B)  industrial.
C)  pastoral,horticultural,or agrarian.
D)  postindustrial.

Question 2

Women are more likely than men to visit and care for their elderly parents.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Gerontology is the study of aging and the elderly.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which concept refers to assisting in the death of a person suffering from an incurable disease?

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A)  geronticide
B)  euthanasia
C)  gerontocracy
D)  bereavement

Question 5

Ageism is the belief that the oldest people are the wisest and should have the most power.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Biological changes that accompany growing old include

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A)  less keen senses.
B)  loss of height and weight.
C)  wrinkles in the skin and graying of the hair.
D)  All of these responses are correct.

Question 7

Research suggests that,by and large,people reaching old age

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A)  become more positive about life.
B)  become more negative about life.
C)  think and feel much the same about life as they did when they were younger.
D)  have high levels of depression.

Question 8

Read the four terms below.Which of them is NOT one of the stages in the dying process described by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross?

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A)  denial
B)  intervention
C)  negotiation
D)  acceptance

Question 9

In general,higher-income nations have the largest share of elderly people in their populations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The "old-age dependency ratio" refers to the ratio of non-working elderly people to working-age adults.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

For most U.S.seniors,who is the greatest source of social support?

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A)  staff at nursing homes
B)  other,unrelated seniors
C)  family members
D)  neighbors

Question 12

In the United States,most elderly men,but not most elderly women,live alone.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The elderly population in nearly all high-income nations has been increasing rapidly.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Industrialization leads more elderly people to move out of the labor force,giving rise to what we call "retirement."

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 15

Rising birth rates are a major cause of the increasing share of the U.S.population that is elderly.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The "young old" refers to people under the age of fifty-five.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Activity theory draws on

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A)  the social-conflict approach.
B)  the structural-functional approach.
C)  the symbolic-interaction approach.
D)  the sociobiological approach.

Question 18

The poverty rate among people over the age of sixty-five is

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A)  above the national average.
B)  the same as the national average.
C)  below the national average.
D)  almost zero,because people receive Social Security. C

Question 19

In centuries past,with respect to dying,

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A)  people avoided discussing death.
B)  people refused to accept the reality of their own death.
C)  people were more familiar with death than they are today.
D)  All of these responses are correct.

Question 20

In general,industrialization has what effect on the social standing of the elderly in relation to younger people?

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A)  It reduces the social standing of seniors.
B)  There is little or no effect.
C)  It raises the social standing of seniors.
D)  It raises the social standing of older men but reduces it for women.

Exam 15: Aging and the Elderly

The type of society that typically operates as a gerontocracy is

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Women are more likely than men to visit and care for their elderly parents.

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Gerontology is the study of aging and the elderly.

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Which concept refers to assisting in the death of a person suffering from an incurable disease?

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Ageism is the belief that the oldest people are the wisest and should have the most power.

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Biological changes that accompany growing old include

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Research suggests that,by and large,people reaching old age

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Read the four terms below.Which of them is NOT one of the stages in the dying process described by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross?

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In general,higher-income nations have the largest share of elderly people in their populations.

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The "old-age dependency ratio" refers to the ratio of non-working elderly people to working-age adults.

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For most U.S.seniors,who is the greatest source of social support?

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In the United States,most elderly men,but not most elderly women,live alone.

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The elderly population in nearly all high-income nations has been increasing rapidly.

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Industrialization leads more elderly people to move out of the labor force,giving rise to what we call "retirement."

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Rising birth rates are a major cause of the increasing share of the U.S.population that is elderly.

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The "young old" refers to people under the age of fifty-five.

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Activity theory draws on

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The poverty rate among people over the age of sixty-five is

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In centuries past,with respect to dying,

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In general,industrialization has what effect on the social standing of the elderly in relation to younger people?

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