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Kendall: Social Problems in a Diverse Society, 4/e

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Multiple Choice questions

This activity contains 25 questions.

Which of the following statements regarding ageism is least accurate?

Older people are stereotyped as slow in their thinking and movement, unable to change, and cranky.People are evaluated differently based on their assumed age.Ageism describes how myths and misconceptions about older people produce age based discrimination.Ageism only affects older Americans.

The age-based categories through which people pass as they grow older are called ____________.

the life coursesocial stratificationsocial classrites of passage

The term ageism was introduced by sociologist ____________ to describe how myths and misconceptions about older people produce age-based discrimination.

Claire Renzetti Elizabeth Jones Edwin SutherlandRobert Butler

The age category that has grown more rapidly over the past three decades that any other age group in the U.S. is ____________.

young-oldyoung adulthoodoldest-oldmiddle-aged

The most powerless individuals in society are and .

children; adolescentsthe old-old; the oldest-oldinfants; children adolescents; young adults

Which statement is least accurate regarding adolescents?

The line between childhood and adolescence is blurred which creates an identity crisis for many children. Adolescents may be defined as people in the age group of 13 to 19.The term adolescence was first used in the early 18^th century to describe members of gangs that formed in large cities.Adolescents may be defined as people in the age group of 15 to 24.

A form of aging that is most associated with environmental factors and lifestyle choices is called ____________.

secondary aginggeriatric agingSenescenceAlzheimer's disease

Molecular and cellular changes in the body brought about by aging are called ____________.

senescencegerontologysecondary aging ageism

The "graying of America" has been created by a combination of which of the following factors?

decreased life expectancy; increased crude death ratesindustrialization; urbanizationsocial security laws; older politicians increased life expectancy; decrease in the birth rate

People in the "old-old" category of aging range in age from _ to _.

56; 6475; 8465; 7485; 100

The framework for explaining how people cope with the process of dying developed by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross that begins with denial and concludes with acceptance is the ____________ approach.

stage-based dying trajectory social acceptance task-based

In the task-based approach to explain how people cope with dying, the category of ____________ is performed to satisfy bodily needs.

social tasksspiritual tasksphysical taskspsychological tasks

Janice has just completed a document that declares she does not wish to be kept alive through elaborate life-support systems if she contracts a fatal illness or is involved in a near-fatal accident that leaves her scientifically brain dead. This document is called ____________.

a primary directiveeuthanasia the dying trajectory a living will

The field of ________ examines the biological, physical and social aspects of the aging process.

epistemology GerontologyanthropologyOncology

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act was passed in _ to protect workers age _ and above from unfair employment practices based on age.

1960; 551964; 501970; 351967; 40

The leading killer of people over age 65 is _____________.

kidney failure Strokecancer heart disease

According to the concept of the ____________ approach, people move toward death in different ways, ranging from sudden to slow.

dying trajectorytask-based stage-baseddisengagement theory

The disease called "the old folk's friend" is ____________.

heart diseaseCancerPneumoniaStroke

In 2000, _ percent of women age seventy-five and above lived alone and _ percent of the men age seventy-five and above live alone.

49; 2132; 5055; 5025; 15

About _____ percent of older people live in an institution, such as nursing homes.

five twenty-five seventy-fivefifty

Housing which provides amenities such as housekeeping, dining facilities, and transportation services are referred to as ____________.

senior citizen centersgeriatric centerswork housescongregate housing

The perspective that focuses on the relationship between life satisfaction and levels of activity is the _____________ perspective.

conflictfunctionalistinteractioniststructuralist

The perspective that states aging itself is not the social problem but the problem is rooted in the societal conditions that older people often face without adequate resources such as income and housing is the ____________ perspective.

interactionistsstructuralistfunctionalistconflict

The theory that suggests older people want to be released from societal expectations of productivity and competitiveness is ____________.

integrated theorydisengagement theoryactivities theorysubcultural theory

The theory suggesting that older people are happier and better adjusted when they maintain involvement in business, a hobby, or other interest after retirement is ____________.

subcultural theoryinteractionist activities theoryexchange theorydisengagement theory

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Multiple Choice questions

Which of the following statements regarding ageism is least accurate?

The age-based categories through which people pass as they grow older are called ____________.

The term ageism was introduced by sociologist ____________ to describe how myths and misconceptions about older people produce age-based discrimination.

The age category that has grown more rapidly over the past three decades that any other age group in the U.S. is ____________.

The most powerless individuals in society are ____________ and ____________.

Which statement is least accurate regarding adolescents?

A form of aging that is most associated with environmental factors and lifestyle choices is called ____________.

Molecular and cellular changes in the body brought about by aging are called ____________.

The "graying of America" has been created by a combination of which of the following factors?

People in the "old-old" category of aging range in age from _____ to _____.

The framework for explaining how people cope with the process of dying developed by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross that begins with denial and concludes with acceptance is the ____________ approach.

In the task-based approach to explain how people cope with dying, the category of ____________ is performed to satisfy bodily needs.

Janice has just completed a document that declares she does not wish to be kept alive through elaborate life-support systems if she contracts a fatal illness or is involved in a near-fatal accident that leaves her scientifically brain dead. This document is called ____________.

The field of ________ examines the biological, physical and social aspects of the aging process.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act was passed in _____ to protect workers age _____ and above from unfair employment practices based on age.

The leading killer of people over age 65 is _____________.

According to the concept of the ____________ approach, people move toward death in different ways, ranging from sudden to slow.

The disease called "the old folk's friend" is ____________.

In 2000, _____ percent of women age seventy-five and above lived alone and _____ percent of the men age seventy-five and above live alone.

About _____ percent of older people live in an institution, such as nursing homes.

Housing which provides amenities such as housekeeping, dining facilities, and transportation services are referred to as ____________.

The perspective that focuses on the relationship between life satisfaction and levels of activity is the _____________ perspective.

The perspective that states aging itself is not the social problem but the problem is rooted in the societal conditions that older people often face without adequate resources such as income and housing is the ____________ perspective.

The theory that suggests older people want to be released from societal expectations of productivity and competitiveness is ____________.

The theory suggesting that older people are happier and better adjusted when they maintain involvement in business, a hobby, or other interest after retirement is ____________.

The most powerless individuals in society are and .

People in the "old-old" category of aging range in age from _ to _.

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act was passed in _ to protect workers age _ and above from unfair employment practices based on age.

In 2000, _ percent of women age seventy-five and above lived alone and _ percent of the men age seventy-five and above live alone.