Question 1 (1 point) There are several advantages of having a social support sys

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Question 1 (1 point)

There are several advantages of having a social support system. It is associated with better physical functioning and:

Question 1 options:

1)

reduction in illness.

2)

better diet.

3)

reduced risk of mortality.

4)

lower level of depression.

Question 2 (1 point)

Most older people do not engage in bloc voting because:

Question 2 options:

1)

they belong to a homogenous group.

2)

old age physically disables them from exercising their voting rights.

3)

they are less likely than younger voters to register and actually vote.

4)

they do not know how their representatives vote on most issues.

Question 3 (1 point)

For Asians, living arrangements are mostly a function of:

Question 3 options:

1)

filial piety.

2)

poverty.

3)

unfair housing practices.

4)

political beliefs.

Question 4 (1 point)

According to the theory of cumulative disadvantage, inequality begins with those who have greater resources and more opportunities to _____ additional resources.

Question 4 options:

1)

occupy

2)

own

3)

acquire

4)

develop

Question 5 (1 point)

The religion that views death as the passing of the soul from one body to another is:

Question 5 options:

1)

Hinduism.

2)

Islam.

3)

Buddhism.

4)

Judaism.

Question 6 (1 point)

Which of the following statements is true about long-term memory?

Question 6 options:

1)

It is a temporary storage site for new information.

2)

It is highly unstable.

3)

It declines rapidly with age.

4)

It involves recalling distant people and events.

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Question 7 (1 point)

Which of the following is not one of the functional categories devised by gerontologists?

Question 7 options:

1)

well elderly

2)

somewhat impaired elderly

3)

employed elderly

4)

frail elderly

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Question 8 (1 point)

Between 2000 and 2010, attitudes toward Social Security have shifted. Which statement best describes this shift?

Question 8 options:

1)

Elderly people now feel that too much is being spent on Social Security.

2)

Young people now feel that too little is being spent on Social Security.

3)

The majority of people now feel that too much is being spent on Social Security.

4)

The majority of people now feel that the government is spending too little or just about the right amount on Social Security.

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Question 9 (1 point)

Research has found lower voter turnout among people with:

Question 9 options:

1)

health disabilities.

2)

little or no employment.

3)

caregiving responsibilities.

4)

limited transportation.

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Question 10 (1 point)

The cohort that reached adulthood in the 1950s had:

Question 10 options:

1)

low birth rates.

2)

high divorce rates.

3)

low fertility rates.

4)

high marriage rates.

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Question 11 (1 point)

People now are more likely than ever to grow older in a four- or even five-generation families. This phenomenon is termed as:

Question 11 options:

1)

verticalization.

2)

family life cycle.

3)

extended family.

4

)

bean pole family.

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Question 12 (1 point)

_____ has proved to be the most successful program of the American welfare.

Question 12 options:

1)

Social Security

2)

Medicare

3)

Medicaid

4)

Disability insurance

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Question 13 (1 point)

Congress instituted the "look back" period of five years in Medicaid because:

Question 13 options:

1)

it wanted to encourage people from the upper class to use Medicaid.

2)

it wanted to ensure that the poor get adequate treatment for additional five years.

3)

it believed that the funds for Medicaid were unevenly distributed among the various classes in the United States.

4)

it suspected that middle-class elderly were sheltering their assets in order to qualify for Medicaid.

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Question 14 (1 point)

Care of the frail elderly exists on a continuum of care. The least formal care is performed by:

Question 14 options:

1)

social workers.

2)

public or private institutions.

3)

family members.

4)

former colleagues.

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Question 15 (1 point)

The Malaysian Family Life Survey found that:

Question 15 options:

1)

older adults who exercised had low levels of depression.

2)

older adults who exercised had high life expectancy.

3)

older adults who had daily contact with their children were protected from illness.

4)

older adults who had daily contact with their children had less of a weight problem.

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Question 16 (1 point)

Inequality in old age is not a random pattern but a consistent one. A person's _____ is a major factor in her/his income security in old age.

Question 16 options:

1)

assets

2)

inheritance

3)

work history

4)

pension benefits

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Question 17 (1 point)

The statement, Most older people are disabled" is a

Question 17 options:

1)

a family story

2)

a fact based in research

3)

a political statement

4)

a stereotype

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Question 18 (1 point)

It is difficult to determine whether elderly people are being denied care under Medicaid because:

Question 18 options:

1)

funding for Medicaid is under the control of private firms in the United States.

2)

states set different income limits to determine the eligibility for Medicaid.

3)

most elder people opt for Medicare instead of Medicaid.

4)

Medicaid is the least popular source of long-term care for the elderly and disabled.

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Question 19 (1 point)

Which of the following category of caregivers is most likely to provide caregiving to the aging?

Question 19 options:

1)

spouses

2)

children

3)

friends

4)

siblings

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Question 20 (1 point)

Internationally, active life expectancy is highest for males and females in:

Question 20 options:

1)

Austria.

2)

France.

3)

the Netherlands.

4)

Switzerland.

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Question 21 (1 point)

According to physician Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, the last stage in the five stages of dying is _____.

Question 21 options:

1)

anger

2)

bargaining

3)

acceptance

4)

depression

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Question 22 (1 point)

In what stage of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's five stages of dying does a person promise good behavior in the hope that God will grant an extension of life?

Question 22 options:

1)

anger

2)

denial

3)

bargaining

4)

confusion

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Question 23 (1 point)

Gender inequality in old age, especially economic resources, can be attributed to:

Question 23 options:

1)

low labor force participation.

2)

low educational achievement.

3)

familial responsibilities.

4)

the type of occupations in which women are employed.

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Question 24 (1 point)

The elderly are ______ likely to register to vote and ______ likely to vote than young adults.

Question 24 options:

1)

more, less

2)

less, less

3)

more, more

4)

less, more

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Question 25 (1 point)

Which of the following is not a technique used in qualitative research?

Question 25 options:

1)

interviewing individuals using a survey instrument

2)

participant observation

3)

open-ended interviews

4)

observing people in a natural setting

1)

reduction in illness.

2)

better diet.

3)

reduced risk of mortality.

4)

lower level of depression.

Explanation / Answer

Question 1: Lower level of depression

When a person has a proper social support system, they gain the strength to move forward from any situation that they may face, thus overcoming any psychological issues that a person might face, resulting in reduced level of depression.

Question 2: they belong to a homogeneous group.

Question 3: filial piety

For Asians, the virtue that the primary duty of oneself is to serve their family and take care of the elders in their family.

Question 4: acquire

Question 5: Hinduism

Question 6: It declines rapidly with age

Question 7: employed elderly

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