Deck 6: Youth and Aging

Question 1

Men die at an earlier age for purely physiological reasons.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Aboriginals as a group are older than non-Indigenous peoples in Canada.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Some Canadian professions are still subject to mandatory retirement provisions.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

There are more elderly females in Canada than elderly males.

Question 5

In Canada, elderly women outnumber elderly men.

Question 6

Older people express more fear of crime than do younger people.

Question 7

The more primitive a society is, the more likely that society is to practise senilicide.

Question 8

According to modernization theory, as a society becomes more technologically advanced, the position of the elderly improves.

Question 9

In Canada, the northern territories tend to have the lowest median age.

Question 10

The median age in Canada in 2011 is 51.

Question 11

In Canada, the sandwich generation are individuals between the ages of 12 and 17.

Question 12

According to the 2001 census, Canada's prairie provinces and the territories have relatively older residents, while Atlantic Canada and Quebec have populations that are younger than the Canadian average.

Question 13

Crisis competence is the ability that gay, lesbian, and bisexual seniors have to cope more easily with adverse social situations.

Question 14

There are proportionately more elderly in less developed countries than in developed countries.

Question 15

In Canada, generally speaking, the higher the social class the longer a person lives.

Question 16

The elderly are more likely to be victims of crime than are the young.

Question 17

In Canada, dependency ratio numbers are decreasing.

Question 18

"Gaybonics" meshes antiracist and anti-homophobic empowerment strategies.

Question 19

The population of Canada is "greying."

Question 20

Aboriginal children have a disability rate of more than twice the national average.

Question 21

Which of the following is a claim of modernization theory?

A) the less advanced a society, the more likely the elderly are to be treated badly
B) advanced contemporary societies are likely to treat the elderly well
C) as society becomes more advanced, the position of the elderly declines
D) no differences exist between societal advancement and treatment of the elderly

Question 22

In 2001 in Canada, elderly men were more likely than elderly women to be divorced or widowed.

Question 23

When compared to Canadian men, Canadian women are far more likely to have access to private-sector pensions.

Question 24

More and more Canadian senior citizens are likely to be living in modified independent living arrangements.

Question 25

In Canada, fewer than 20 percent of men retire between ages 55 and 64.

Question 26

The largest 60-plus lobby group in Canada is GLARP.

Question 27

First Nations women and women with disabilities are more likely than other Canadian women to be covered by private pension plans.

Question 28

A person believes that all senior citizens are intellectually inferior. What is this person guilty of?

A) age grading
B) attribution fallacy
C) ageism
D) reverse discrimination

Question 29

In 2001 in Canada, a higher percentage of senior women than senior men lived in health care institutions.

Question 30

Secondary aging exacerbates and accelerates primary aging.

Question 31

Physician-assisted suicide is currently illegal in Canada.

Question 32

The majority of elderly men in Canada live alone.

Question 33

OAS/GIS payments start at age 65 in Canada.

Question 34

The Canadian Association of Retired Persons is primarily a lobbying group.

Question 35

What is ageism?

A) the belief that age is associated with certain psychological, behavioural, and intellectual traits
B) the belief that youth should respect their elders
C) the rejection of authority based on age
D) the widespread cultural fear of aging and death

Question 36

Why did younger men in early North American history powder their hair and wear wigs?

A) to protect themselves from head lice
B) to make themselves appealing to women
C) to demonstrate their loyalty to their country
D) to make themselves look older

Question 37

The majority of Canadian men between the ages of 50 and 89 are legally married and living with a spouse.

Question 38

While 60 percent of Canadian men retire between ages 55 and 64, 27 percent of them are living in poverty on less than $10 000 a year.

Question 39

Ontario's law that repealed mandatory retirement came into effect in 2006.

Question 40

What is "senilicide"?

A) the aging of a population
B) the prolongation of a life by technological means
C) the gradual physical and mental decline that comes with aging
D) the killing of the elderly

Question 41

Which statement describes the "sandwich generation"?

A) latchkey children who are left home alone and must make their own evening meals
B) the generation of girls who are growing up with employed mothers who don't teach their daughters domestic skills and values
C) the generation of males who are staying single until their mid- to late 20s and are being forced to develop domestic skills
D) middle-aged adults who are emotionally and financially responsible for both their young children and their aging parents

Question 42

According to the structural-functionalist perspective, which of the following applies to the disengagement of the elderly from social roles?

A) It is a prime example of economic determinism.
B) It is dysfunctional for society.
C) It is natural and necessary to maintain the social system.
D) It is not likely to continue in future generations.

Question 43

What is the period of childhood in Canadian society?

A) from birth through age 8
B) from birth through age 10
C) from birth through age 13
D) from birth through age 17

Question 44

What is indicative of age grading?

A) attempts to look younger than one really is
B) attempts to look older than one really is
C) the assignment of social roles to different age groups
D) having different viewpoints on societal issues depending on one's age

Question 45

Which of the following would be called "infantilizing elders"?

A) bridging the cultural gap between the elderly and young people
B) portraying the elderly in the media as childlike
C) killing the elderly when they are no longer useful to society
D) forcing the elderly to be dependent by taking away their material and economic resources

Question 46

According to activity theory, why do the elderly disengage from social roles?

A) They are structurally segregated and isolated.
B) People naturally become less active as they age.
C) They are no longer able to contribute to society.
D) They enjoy other types of solitary activities.

Question 47

Which theory emphasizes the notion that individuals at both ends of the age continuum are superfluous to the capitalist economy?

A) structural-functionalist
B) conflict
C) symbolic interactionist
D) feminist

Question 48

Which of the following is likely to emphasize the competitive nature of society as it relates to varying age groups?

A) activity theory
B) conflict theory
C) symbolic interactionism
D) structural-functionalism

Question 49

Joe is 12 years old and has a paper route. Joe is a good example of which of the following?

A) new ageism
B) reverse discrimination
C) gender role conformity
D) age grading

Question 50

Which theoretical perspective focuses on the social meanings and definitions associated with age?

A) structural-functionalism
B) conflict theory
C) symbolic interactionism
D) activity theory

Question 51

Structural-functionalist theories of aging tend to focus on which factors?

A) medical issues
B) victimization issues
C) participation/non-participation issues
D) pension allocations

Question 52

"Gaybonics" is likely to focus on which of the following?

A) physicians and/or hospitals
B) coping mechanisms
C) fear of homosexuals
D) fear of the elderly

Question 53

An elderly citizen with a disability who successfully resists the labels that others have for him/her is likely to be using which coping strategy?

A) circular identity
B) crisis competence
C) disavowal mechanisms
D) reverse resistance

Question 54

According to the textbook, at what age are people likely to be considered "elderly"?

A) 50
B) 65
C) 75
D) 85

Question 55

What is the term for the assignment of social roles to given chronological ages?

A) ageism
B) disengagement
C) gerontophobia
D) age grading

Question 56

According to the symbolic interactionist perspective, how are the elderly portrayed in the media?

A) difficult
B) overly happy
C) wise
D) concerned with financial issues

Question 57

Which term applies to those who are emotionally and financially responsible for both their own children and their aging parents?

A) hippies
B) generation X
C) generation Y
D) sandwich generation

Question 58

Kate hates to visit a nursing home because she is afraid of its occupants. What is Kate experiencing?

A) role reversal
B) ageism
C) gerontophobia
D) hydrophobia

Question 59

Which perspectives on aging have developed partly out of interest in the gender-based power differences that can be exaggerated as women grow old?

A) structural-functionalist
B) conflict
C) symbolic interactionist
D) feminist

Question 60

Research cited in the textbook (Miner 1993) found that elderly persons who attended a senior citizen centre in the previous year were different from people who did not attend. How were those who attended different?

A) they were lonelier
B) they were in poorer physical health
C) they were more socially active
D) they were wealthier

Question 61

Which penalty does the government impose on Canadians who choose to work beyond age 65?

A) Their pension payments don't start until they retire.
B) They pay higher taxes on their retirement benefits.
C) They are not allowed to contribute to RRSPs.
D) They cannot claim dependants on their tax returns.

Question 62

What was the median age in Canada according to the 2001 census?

A) 26.7
B) 27.6
C) 36.7
D) 37.6

Question 63

What is the term for the number of societal members that are under age 18 or over 65 compared with the number of people who are between age 18 and 64?

A) the age pyramid
B) age grading
C) the dependency ratio
D) the double effect

Question 64

What accounts for the older population in Canada's Atlantic region?

A) low fertility rates
B) high unemployment
C) low death rates
D) lower population bases

Question 65

What is an age pyramid?

A) a social system that ranks individuals according to age
B) the tendency for the quality of life to decline as one ages
C) a way of showing, in graph form, the percentage of a population in various age groups
D) a research sampling technique designed to include representative samples of all age groups

Question 66

According to 1996 Canadian data, what group of people is most likely to be living in poverty?

A) retirees
B) middle-aged women
C) children under the age of 18
D) widows

Question 67

What is the term for the proportion of men to women in a given society or subgroup of society?

A) the dependency ratio
B) the sex ratio
C) the mating gradient
D) heterogamy

Question 68

In 2001, in what age group was the imbalance in the sex ratio between men and women most notable?

A) ages 0-15
B) ages 20-40
C) ages 41-64
D) ages 65+

Question 69

Studies that have been done in Canada since 2007 seem to show which of the following?

A) Canadians are taking full advantage of RRSP tax breaks.
B) More Canadian adults are working multiple jobs.
C) Canadians in general have not been saving for their retirement.
D) Most people are covered by private pension plans.

Question 70

In 2001, which province was likely to have an older population?

A) Ontario
B) Nova Scotia
C) Alberta
D) Quebec

Question 71

In which year was the Declaration on the Rights of the Child passed?

A) 1959
B) 1969
C) 1979
D) 1989

Question 72

How does the rate of suicide among Aboriginal youth compare to the national average?

A) it is one third the national average
B) it is one-half the national average
C) it is three times the national average
D) it is five times the national average

Question 73

Which of the following has been linked to childhood poverty (Fields and Smith 1998)?

A) school failure
B) bi-polar depression
C) smoking
D) marginalization

Question 74

What is the most common reason that unemployed workers over age 45 give for ending their job search?

A) no work is available
B) they are not really interested in obtaining a job
C) their spouse does not want them to work
D) they are unable to work due to family responsibilities

Question 75

When examining how poor some people in Canada are, which statistics would we look at?

A) LICO
B) depth of poverty
C) adjusted
D) relativity

Question 76

For Aboriginal children living on reserves, delivery of services is often complicated by which of the following?

A) proximity issues
B) legislative red tape
C) government apathy
D) jurisdictional disputes

Question 77

In general, which of the following has a positive correlation with social class?

A) the length of time a person lives
B) the number of debilitating illnesses a person has
C) the likelihood of the individual defining him- or herself as "old"
D) the likelihood of a person being unable to adapt to retirement

Question 78

What is the most important thing that an age pyramid can show us about Canada?

A) mortality issues
B) morbidity information
C) where government spending is needed
D) regional distributions of various age groups

Question 79

According to a 1995 Supreme Court of Canada ruling, what occupation may still be subject to mandatory retirement at age 60?

A) prime minister
B) miner
C) police officer
D) military officer

Question 80

Why is it so important for Canadians to understand the dependency ratio?

A) It tells us how many people are under the age of 18.
B) It tells how many people are over the age of 65.
C) It tells us the number of working-age versus non-working-age Canadians.
D) It tells us where our respective governments need to spend taxpayer dollars.