Deck 13: Women and Ethnic Groups

Question 1

_______________ are projected to increase 91 % in the elderly population between 1990 and 2030.

A) Non-Hispanic whites
B) Hispanics
C) Asian and Pacific Islanders
D) African Americans

Answer 1

A

Question 2

According to the double standard of aging,

A) men are viewed as less virile or sexually attractive after the age of 40.
B) after the age 65, women are judged by a different standard of beauty than they were before the age of 65.
C) the standard of aging for a women progressively destroys her self-worth, whereas it is less wounding for men.
D) both men and women are viewed as less physically attractive and sexually desirable as they age.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

percent of women receive retired worker benefits.

A) 23
B) 32
C) 48
D) 55 or more

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Older females who are eligible for marriage outnumber eligible males by a ratio of .

A) 2 to 1
B) 3 to 1
C) 4 to 1
D) 5 to 1

Question 5

Late life divorce has a negative impact on which of the following

A) labor force participation
B) retirement pension contribution
C) health
D) all of the above

Question 6

By 2020, minority populations are expected to increase to million

A) 10
B) 13.1
C) 15
D) 18

Question 7

Compared with other minority elders, African American elders

A) have higher incomes.
B) are less likely to be crime victims.
C) have poorer quality housing.
D) are more likely to be married.

Question 8

All of the following are characteristics of the African American population EXCEPT

A) they have poorer quality housing.
B) they have higher unemployment rates than whites.
C) they have health care problems.
D) most older African American women were never married.

Question 9

A small percentage of retired African Americans are upper class and worked in places such as

A) owning large businesses or real estate.
B) the public school system.
C) the government.
D) the entertainment industry.

Question 10

percent of women 65 and older who live alone or with non-relatives live below the poverty level.

A) 10
B) 15
C) 20
D) More than 25

Question 11

Projections suggest that each year people older than 60 end marriages of 30-40 years duration.

A) 20,000
B) 50,000
C) 70,000
D) 100,000

Question 12

Women have been judged a minority group in our society because they

A) are outnumbered by men.
B) hold a lower status.
C) share common values and customs.
D) think differently than men.

Question 13

Current statistics and expected trends in marriage, divorce, and widowhood indicate the proportion of

A) married older women will increase.
B) divorced older women will increase.
C) widowed older women will increase.
D) older men available for remarriage will increase.

Question 14

Age terrorism refers to

A) mass media that depicts elders as unattractive and incompetent.
B) the exploitation of women's fears of growing older.
C) violent crime against the elderly by youths.
D) a politically subversive militia group which targets elders who hold great political or economic power.

Question 15

All of the following contributed to lower financial status of elderly women than elderly men EXCEPT

A) many older women lack financial planning skills.
B) women are more likely than men to leave jobs before vesting in retirement plans.
C) male fields pay about 10 percent more than female fields.
D) lower wages mean women often cannot save for retirement.

Question 16

Of the following, are projected to increase to 8% of the elderly population between 1990 and 2030.

A) non-Hispanic whites
B) Hispanics
C) Asian and Pacific Islanders
D) African Americans

Question 17

By 2030 the population of individuals 65 and older is expected to be

A) 35 million
B) 55 million
C) 70 million.
D) 80 million

Question 18

Ethnic minorities are distinguished from other ethnic groups by

A) a culture and internalized heritage not shared by outsiders.
B) social status.
C) unequal treatment due to their physical or cultural characteristics.
D) the composition and function of support systems.

Question 19

. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)

A) requires pension plans to pay widows the same benefits as their retired husbands.
B) allows women to keep their health insurance coverage under their husbands' plans for up to three years after divorce, separation, or widowhood.
C) requires the federal government to pay widows the same Social Security benefits that their husbands were receiving at the time of the husband's death.
D) requires employers to pay women the same wage as men for the same work.

Question 20

Which statement is correct regarding widows?

A) They constitute about one-fourth of all women 65 and over.
B) They usually do not suffer a reduction in pension income when their retired spouse dies.
C) They qualify for the same Social Security benefit as their retired spouse when he dies.
D) They suffer about an 18 percent reduction in living standard when their husbands die.

Question 21

All of the following factors have contributed to greater poverty among elderly African Americans than elderly whites EXCEPT

A) they did not pay as much into Social Security.
B) they worked predominantly in jobs that offered no pensions.
C) they have limited retirement due to limited employment opportunities when they were younger.
D) they are less likely to look for work after age 65.

Question 22

Compared to white elders, Hispanic elders

A) are likely to be suspicious of government institutions and service workers.
B) cannot financially depend on their adult children for help.
C) are unlikely to participate in senior citizen clubs.
D) are weakly represented in senior citizen culture.

Question 23

. Of the following states, Asian Americans are LEAST likely to be in

A) California
B) Texas
C) Illinois
D) New York

Question 24

Cuban American

A) elders are less politically active than Mexican Americans or Puerto Ricans.
B) culture places less emphasis on familism than other Hispanic groups.
C) people view complete dependence on family members as pathological.
D) people believe in familism and evoke guilt when members do not fulfill expected roles.

Question 25

Compared to white Americans, African Americans

A) most likely to look for work after the age of 65 .
B) have had a lifetime of higher unemployment rates.
C) are more likely to be admitted to a nursing home.
D) All of these choices

Question 26

Which of the following is LEAST likely to lead to neglect of Asian American elders?

A) lack of adequate savings in their retirement years
B) Past legal discrimination against Japanese and Chinese Americans has led to a socially conditioned reluctance to seek aid from their adopted land.
C) Health and welfare agencies lack bilingual staff members.
D) Lack of knowledge of Asian languages limits success of outreach programs.

Question 27

The Hmong

A) were accustomed to living together in large extended family households.
B) were resettled together in a reservation-like community in the U.S.
C) had extensive formal education in the U.S., including education in English.
D) maintain the role of the elders as counselors for adult children experiencing difficulties.

Question 28

Which group of minorities has the highest rate of illiteracy?

A) Hispanic
B) African American
C) Native American
D) European American

Question 29

Compared to white Americans, African Americans

A) are less likely to suffer diabetes.
B) are less likely to suffer from heart disease.
C) are more likely to have high blood pressure.
D) have a higher life expectancy at age 85.

Question 30

Most of the Japanese over 65 today

A) are issei, who learned to live socially segregated from American culture.
B) are nissei, who are economically and socially integrated into the American mainstream.
C) have rejected the values of amaeru and filial piety.
D) assumed religious duties in the community upon their retirement, as in traditional Japanese society.

Question 31

Which statement is true regarding African American elders?

A) They are more likely to live in high crime areas and less likely to report it.
B) They have a lesser rate of fear of being victimized.
C) They feel less alienated.
D) They have a more difficult time with the hardships of the aging process.

Question 32

All of the following characterizes Hispanic elders EXCEPT

A) a high percentage live below poverty level.
B) they receive inadequate health care.
C) they have high illiteracy rates.
D) the majority of Mexican American elders were foreign born.

Question 33

The two largest Hispanic subgroups are

A) Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans.
B) Mexican Americans and Cuban Americans.
C) Cuban Americans and Puerto Ricans.
D) Cuban Americans and Brazilians.

Question 34

Which of the following are LEAST likely to live in urban areas?

A) Mexican Americans who were born in the U.S.
B) Puerto Ricans
C) Cuban-Americans
D) older immigrants to Texas

Question 35

By any social or economic indicator, are possibly among the most deprived of all ethnic groups in the U.S.

A) Native Americans
B) Cuban Americans
C) Chinese Americans
D) Mexican Americans

Question 36

Southeast Asian Americans

A) value mothers and grandmothers more than fathers and grandfathers.
B) have strong extended family ties.
C) are located mostly in the Northeast states of New Jersey, Massachusetts, and New York.
D) have adjusted easily to the U.S. because WWII, the Korean War, and Vietnamese War changed the cultures of their homelands to ones similar to the dominant American culture.

Question 37

Your text states that there is a difference in life expectancy between African and white Americans. What has been found to be a correlation with longevity?

A) marriage
B) high income
C) education and small family
D) All of these choices

Question 38

Native Americans

A) are comprised of about 25 tribes.
B) speak mostly English.
C) have a deep reverence for nature and animals.
D) emphasize obedience to authority.

Question 39

A major reason that some Hispanic elders do not seek out social services is

A) their relatives provide all necessary social services.
B) a lack of money and suspicion of governmental institutions.
C) they believe to ask for help is shameful.
D) they expect the "system" to come to them.

Question 40

Chinese Americans

A) are disproportionately female.
B) have reproduced the traditional clan hierarchy in which the oldest clan members held the highest positions of wealth and power.
C) maintain the practice of adult children bringing widowed parents into their households.
D) have achieved little social mobility even in the second generation due to continued discrimination.

Question 41

Poor African Americans outnumber the African American middle-class.

Question 42

Menopause is increasingly viewed as a marker of the nearing end of a woman's life .

Question 43

The most rural ethnic group in the country is

A) Mexican Americans.
B) Native Americans.
C) African Americans.
D) Chinese Americans.

Question 44

. Compared to the American population in general, Native Americans are LESS likely to

A) drop out of school.
B) be functionally illiterate.
C) have sufficient Social Security benefits.
D) have work from which to retire.

Question 45

Fear of aging prevents, rather than causes, self-neglect.

Question 46

The Native American population

A) was between 1 and 10 million at the time of the first European settlement and declined to 250, 000 by 1850.
B) has steadily decreased since the first European settlement.
C) of elders has mostly moved off the reservations into the cities.
D) is characterized by early child-bearing, so grandparents are likely to be in their mid- to-late 30s.

Question 47

Ethnicity is considered to be the composition and function of support systems.

Question 48

The low use of long-term care by African Americans can be explained almost wholly by the preference of African Americans to care for elders within their families.

Question 49

Women earn less than men and therefore have less to invest.

Question 50

Asian women living in New Jersey lead the nation in longevity.

Question 51

Of the following groups, are most likely to suffer from chronic illnesses and disabilities.

A) Native Americans
B) African Americans
C) Hispanics
D) Asian Americans

Question 52

The life expectancy of African Americans at birth is lower than that of whites.

Question 53

. The Native American population is largely

A) elderly.
B) middle age.
C) young.
D) uncounted.

Question 54

Most Hispanic immigrants to the U.S. live in rural areas.

Question 55

Native Americans are more likely than the general population to die from

A) alcoholism
B) suicide
C) diabetes
D) All of these choices

Question 56

Native Americans who leave the reservation tend to be

A) middle-aged.
B) scattered in large cities.
C) employed as farm laborers in the Midwest.
D) live in ethnic enclaves in the Southwest.

Question 57

Men outlive women in later life.

Question 58

The chances of a women remarrying is quite low after age 45.

Question 59

By 2030, elderly diversity will be established.

Question 60

Hispanic workers' pension rates are lower than Whites or African Americans..

Question 61

What can be done to improve the economic and health status of ethnic elders?

Question 62

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 made the Chinese immigrants illegals.

Question 63

How does the double standard of aging affect women?

Question 64

The National Indian Council on Aging is located in New Mexico to assist older Indian adults.

Question 65

What factors contribute to neglect and hardship of Asian-American elders? What aspects of Japanese, Chinese and Southeast Asian cultures help Asian American elders?

Question 66

What factors contribute to the economic deprivation and poor health of Native American elders?

Question 67

What are the reasons for underutilization of services by elderly Hispanics?

Question 68

What factors contribute to the lower financial status of elderly women compared to that of elderly men?

Question 69

What could be done to upgrade the financial status of older women?

Question 70

What factors have contributed to the greater poverty among African American than white American elderly?