1 .		The poverty rate of children was higher twenty-five years ago than it is today.   True  False
2 .		Teen homicide rates have almost tripled since 1960.   True  False
3 .		A majority of Americans believe that people ought to be forced to retire from the workforce by age 65.   True  False
4 .		The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and the National Council of Senior Citizens (NCSC) were organized primarily for social and recreational purposes.   True  False
5 .		In the past, respect for elders can be partially attributed to the fact that older people controlled many political, social, and economic resources, and therefore could demand respect from younger people.   True  False
6 .		Since most people in the United States today have retirement plans where they work, retirement income for the elderly in the future will not be a problem.   True  False
7 .		Since the passage of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, a majority of the workforce continues to work after reaching age 65.   True  False
8 .		Medicare and Medicaid typically provide higher-quality health care to older people who are white and more affluent than to African Americans, Latinos, and other minorities.   True  False
9 .		According to conflict theorists, aging itself is not a social problem. In a capitalist society, the problem is rooted in the conditions that older people face when they have inadequate resources.   True  False
10 .		In our society, the elderly are the primary targets of physical and psychological abuse.   True  False