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Hooyman: Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, 7e

Chapter 16

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The current Social Security system reflects the values of universalism and a national community, whereas privatization reflects the values of _ and _.

Universalism and freedom of choiceIncreased role of government and national savingsIndividual responsibility and market economy

The United States government was slow to respond with social programs for older adults because of _______.

the high percentage of older adultsa strong belief in individual responsibilitya lessened emphasis on a free-market economy

Stereotypes of older adults changed from "compassionate" in the 1960s and 1970s to that of _______ in the 1980s and 1990s.

"grumpy geezers""grateful geezers""greedy geezers"

Approximately 66% of federal spending goes toward _______- those for which spending is determined by ongoing eligibility requirements and benefit rather than by annual Congressional appropriations.

entitlementresidualcategorical

The agency responsible for administering the programs and services of the Older Americans Act is _______.

The Administration on AgingThe Social Security DivisionThe Federal Council on Aging

The primary source of funds for social services targeted at older people is _______.

The Older Americans Act and Title XXSupplemental Security IncomeSocial Security

The shared societal responsibility to provide a basic standard of living for all potential beneficiaries regardless of their economic contribution is _______.

social adequacysocial insuranceindividual equity

The "failure model of old age", which states that older people, solely because of their age, are defined as needy and worthy of public support, is part of the _______.

politics of agingpolitics of entitlementpolitics of productivity

The paradigm which considers that all social programs play an integral part in the system of reciprocal contributions that generations in any society make to one another is called _______.

interdependence of generationsgenerational inequitygenerational investment

_______ legislation was passed in 1935 and established the right to financial protection in old age.

Social SecuritySerial RetirementSupplemental Security

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The current Social Security system reflects the values of universalism and a national community, whereas privatization reflects the values of _______ and _______.

The United States government was slow to respond with social programs for older adults because of _______.

Stereotypes of older adults changed from "compassionate" in the 1960s and 1970s to that of _______ in the 1980s and 1990s.

Approximately 66% of federal spending goes toward _______- those for which spending is determined by ongoing eligibility requirements and benefit rather than by annual Congressional appropriations.

The agency responsible for administering the programs and services of the Older Americans Act is _______.

The primary source of funds for social services targeted at older people is _______.

The shared societal responsibility to provide a basic standard of living for all potential beneficiaries regardless of their economic contribution is _______.

The "failure model of old age", which states that older people, solely because of their age, are defined as needy and worthy of public support, is part of the _______.

The paradigm which considers that all social programs play an integral part in the system of reciprocal contributions that generations in any society make to one another is called _______.

_______ legislation was passed in 1935 and established the right to financial protection in old age.

The current Social Security system reflects the values of universalism and a national community, whereas privatization reflects the values of _ and _.