Question 1

From available statistics,which country is considered "the oldest" compared to the U.S.?

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A)  Sweden
B)  Japan
C)  Spain
D)  Greece

Question 2

Describe the effects of ageism in the United States with regard to wealth,competition in the labor force,and the emergence of a collective conscience.Give examples to support your answer.

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Question 3

Conflict theorists have suggested that the transition from agricultural economies to industrialization and capitalism has always been beneficial for the elderly.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which psychologist developed a model of adult socialization that included stages of early adult,midlife,and later adult transitions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Kalish
B)  Elaine Cumming
C)  Daniel Levinson
D)  Robert Atchley

Question 5

Activity theory is associated with which sociological perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist perspective
B)  conflict perspective
C)  interactionist perspective
D)  feminist perspective

Question 6

Which of the following individuals has led a crusade to legalize physician-assisted suicides?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Kalish
B)  Elaine Cumming
C)  Dr.Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
D)  Dr.Jack Kevorkian

Question 7

A NORC is a(n)

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A)  police officer who serves the aging population.
B)  type of nursing home.
C)  area that has become an informal center for senior citizens.
D)  planned retirement community for those over age 65.

Question 8

The emergence of a collective consciousness by the elderly is illustrated by the establishment of the

Accepted Answer

A)  United States Congress.
B)  Roman Catholic church.
C)  American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) .
D)  American Automobile Association (AA
A)  .

Question 9

Activity theory would imply that older married people have a higher risk of dying than those who live alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An "appropriate death" in Western societies entails

Accepted Answer

A)  making the experience as positive as possible.
B)  controlling the quality of a dying person's last days.
C)  the ideal of a "good death."
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 11

The acronym SAGE stands for Seniors Against Gerontological Environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to which theoretical perspective is old age a time when people are victimized and their social roles devalued?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist
B)  conflict
C)  interactionist
D)  feminist

Question 13

Which sociologist created a seven-stage theory of the retirement process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard Kalish
B)  Elaine Cumming
C)  Helen Rose Fuchs Ebaugh
D)  Robert Atchley

Question 14

The minority aged population is expected to

Accepted Answer

A)  decline in the next 40 years.
B)  increase in the next 40 years.
C)  remain constant over the next 40 years.
D)  increase with baby boomers and then sharply decline.

Question 15

Which of these racial and ethnic groups has the longest life expectancy?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Discuss the lengthening of life expectancy in the United States set against the backdrop of retirement and healthcare.What perspective as a society should we take,and what policies should be drafted in order to accommodate this growing older population?

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Question 17

What age do people have to be in order for writers to commonly refer to them as "young old"?

Accepted Answer

A)  50s
B)  60s
C)  70s
D)  80s

Question 18

The elderly are categorized as a subordinate group or minority because

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A)  membership in the group is involuntary.
B)  older U.S.citizens have a strong sense of group solidarity.
C)  older people experience unequal treatment in employment and may face prejudice and discrimination.
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 19

Social Security provides what proportion of income for people in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  81 percent
B)  59 percent
C)  39 percent
D)  21 percent

Question 20

By old age,by what ratio do women outnumber men?

Accepted Answer

A)  2:1
B)  3:2
C)  5:2
D)  They don't;men outnumber women.

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