Deck 8: Grey Power and the Sunset Years

Question 1

What is an important factor for older people remaining independent?

A)the removal of 65 as retirement age
B)their financial status
C)the ability to rely on their children for support
D)the reduced reliance on registered retirement plans

Answer 1

B

Question 2

According to the text,what is life satisfaction related to for older people?

A)the degree to which their children obey their wishes
B)the amount of contact they have with their grandchildren
C)the degree to which they can control their own lives
D)having a car and being able to drive

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is one of the most important reasons for not using physical age as a basis for considering someone old?

A)People today are living longer than in the past.
B)People have different rates of physical aging.
C)Physical norms related to aging vary with culture.
D)It is different from the age that pensions start.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Who are sociologists likely referring to when they describe the "old-old"?

A)seniors who are physically and psychologically unhealthy
B)anyone over 80
C)those 85 years old and older
D)those with great-grandchildren

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a dimension of aging?

A)chronological
B)social
C)psychological
D)financial

Question 6

Where do most older Canadians live?

A)with their adult children
B)independently in the community
C)in nursing homes
D)in retirement communities with 24-hour care

Question 7

How does Erik Erikson describe the psychosocial task of old age?

A)as integrity versus despair
B)as generativity versus hopelessness
C)as living with disability
D)as preparing for death

Question 8

What are the findings when the psychological characteristics of older people are considered?

A)There are more differences than similarities.
B)There are more similarities than differences.
C)There are clear markers of psychological aging.
D)There are consistent differences between heterosexual and homosexual men.

Question 9

Who are sociologists likely referring to when they describe the "young-old"?

A)seniors who are physically and psychologically healthy
B)those who become grandparents before they are 60 years old
C)those between 65 and 74 years old
D)the newly retired of any age

Question 10

Why is relatively little known about how gay men and lesbians age?

A)Because few people want to research this issue.
B)Because doctors are not allowed to ask about someone's sexual orientation.
C)Because most homosexuals do not have health problems.
D)Because many older individuals have remained in the closet.

Question 11

When Mandy talks of her parents as being old because they are over 65,what is she probably referring to?

A)their social time clock
B)their psychological age
C)their chronological age
D)their retirement status

Question 12

Researchers now suggest that Erikson's final stage can be divided into two phases.What happens in the first of the final phases?

A)Individuals have a renewed interest in preserving their health.
B)There is a desire to give back to society.
C)Individuals strive to celebrate their lives.
D)Relationships with family become more important

Question 13

What does psychological age refer to?

A)the attitudes and beliefs one has about one's age
B)cultural norms that specify appropriate behaviour for people of a given age
C)the attitudes of professional athletes toward failing abilities
D)rejection of "old" behaviour,such as sitting in a rocking chair and knitting

Question 14

Rowe and Kahn identified various components of successful aging.Which of the following is one of these components?

A)pension benefits
B)level of income
C)cultural norms
D)lifestyle factors

Question 15

Who are sociologists likely referring to when they describe the "old"?

A)seniors who are physically and psychologically unhealthy
B)anyone under 80
C)those between 75 and 84 years old
D)those with grandchildren

Question 16

Which of the following best describes social aging?

A)It is occurring at a younger age because of early retirement.
B)It is becoming clearer,as marker events become more definite.
C)It depends on the notion that old age is a frame of mind.
D)It is becoming more variable in recent years.

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of social age?

A)People in their 60s are expected to be grandparents.
B)Most people start getting grey hair in their 40s and 50s
C)People start to feel older after they turn 45 years old.
D)People should retire at 65 years old

Question 18

What is chronological age?

A)retirement age,whenever it occurs
B)65 years of age and over
C)the number of years a person has lived
D)the age disability sets in

Question 19

What is the key developmental task for older people?

A)helping their employed children to raise their grandchildren
B)allowing their children to take over their daily living tasks
C)providing guidance to others through criticism of their performance
D)allowing the next generation to take over leadership

Question 20

Louise is becoming quite frail.Her daughter worries that she may become ill and not be able to call for help and is urging Louise to move in with her.Louise wants to remain in her own apartment because she likes her own routines.What area of conflict is this an example of?

A)health versus debility
B)independence versus dependence
C)openness versus privateness
D)aging versus middle age

Question 21

According to the text,why has the median retirement age changed?

A)Because more people are retiring.
B)Because people have more savings.
C)Because women have entered the workforce.
D)Because people are less willing to work.

Question 22

Adela and Bill are a married couple.They have lived in a nursing home for six months,but they have separate rooms.Which area of conflict might this represent?

A)independence
B)connectedness
C)dependence
D)privateness

Question 23

According to the text,which of the following is likely to describe an older man who is satisfied with his life?

A)married
B)proud of his children
C)retired
D)reasonably healthy

Question 24

Which of the following best describes older women's finances compared with older men's?

A)Fewer older women depend only on the Old Age Security Pension.
B)Fewer older women survive long enough to qualify for a pension.
C)More older women receive smaller pensions because they have worked fewer years.
D)More older women have contributed to the Canada Pension Plan.

Question 25

In many cases,what is the effect of living in a nursing home?

A)It makes a private life virtually impossible.
B)It shows recognition of individual and family rights.
C)It is often the only way elderly people can have a sexual relationship.
D)It encourages an individual to become more independent.

Question 26

According to the text,what do we need to do when we talk about death?

A)talk about the growing incidence of diseases such as diphtheria
B)distinguish between the actual death and the events leading up to it
C)see it in terms of an incomplete life
D)remember that it lurks around any corner

Question 27

Which age cohort is starting to retire now?

A)the baby boom
B)the millennials
C)Generation X
D)Generation Y

Question 28

Which of the following areas has an unusually high proportion of older residents?

A)Whitehorse,Yukon
B)Qualicum Beach,British Columbia
C)Edmonton,Alberta
D)Montreal,Quebec

Question 29

Which of the following is one problem older people have with maintaining their own lifestyle?

A)Their children worry about them and try to limit their activities.
B)They lack financial resources to maintain hobbies.
C)They lack a system for managing health care tasks and responsibilities.
D)Their psychological health deteriorates faster than their physical health.

Question 30

What is the third pillar of the Canadian retirement income system?

A)the CPP/QPP
B)Old Age Security
C)the Guaranteed Income Supplement
D)Registered Retirement Savings Plans

Question 31

Since 1951,what has the Old Age Security Act provided?

A)pensions for working Canadians
B)pensions for Canadians outside of Quebec and Ontario
C)pensions for all Canadians
D)pensions for those who retire before they are 65 years old

Question 32

Which of the following is true for widows whose husbands died suddenly and those who expected the death?

A)Those who expected the death felt a greater loss.
B)The widows whose husbands died suddenly felt a greater loss.
C)They suffered different reactions but felt the same loss.
D)They suffered the same reaction but felt a different loss.

Question 33

What does it mean to say that the government pension system is a pay-as-you-go system?

A)present retirees are being paid from the contributions they have made themselves
B)present retirees are being paid from the future contributions of later generations
C)future retirees will be paid from the future contributions of later generations
D)future retirees will be paid from the contributions of the present generation

Question 34

Which of the following is a major reason for the aging of the Canadian population?

A)People are living longer.
B)Members of Generation Z are aging.
C)Large numbers of young people are finding jobs in the United States.
D)People are having more children.

Question 35

According to the text,which of the following is an important function of a funeral?

A)making sure the dead person's soul is put to rest properly
B)an occasion for formal leave taking of the person who has died
C)an occasion where,by custom,families put aside all their conflicts
D)an occasion to put an official end to the grieving process

Question 36

Which of the following predictions can we logically make as a result of current population trends?

A)Fewer women will be widowed.
B)Men will experience more life changes.
C)The population of Canada is aging.
D)There will be less confusion about filling roles.

Question 37

Which of the following is a government service that can help keep seniors living in their own homes?

A)providing grants to help makes their homes accessible
B)reducing the mandatory retirement age
C)building more retirement villages
D)closing down the over-populated nursing homes

Question 38

Payments from the CPP/QPP are determined based on which of the following?

A)how many years an individual has worked over his or lifetime
B)how many dependents an individual has
C)how much an individual contributed over his or lifetime of working
D)the marital status of the individual claiming the benefit

Question 39

What is the main purpose of the CPP/QPP?

A)to provide all Canadians with a pension after they turn 65 years old
B)to provide workers with a pension that would allow them to retire in style
C)to keep older people from living in extreme poverty
D)to provide workers and their families with a modest pension upon retirement

Question 40

Whether seniors live in their own homes or in an institution,who is most likely to feel a duty to provide care?

A)brothers
B)close friends
C)sons
D)daughters

Question 41

For 45 years,Harriet's life was centred on her husband and family.When Harriet's husband died,what did she probably experience?

A)a loss of identity
B)a gain in status
C)less contact with her daughter
D)an increase in shared social customs

Question 42

What happens when grandparents are involved with grandchildren?

A)The grandchildren have fewer emotional problems.
B)The grandchildren are less likely to report conflict at school.
C)The grandchildren have higher self-esteem.
D)The grandchildren report less prosocial behaviour.

Question 43

Which elderly people are especially dependent on siblings?

A)the widowed with children
B)the married childless
C)the married with children
D)the never married

Question 44

Marnie and Walter have taken their six year-old granddaughter Sarah to live with them full-time after Sarah's parents got a divorce.Which of the following statements is true?

A)Marnie and Walter will automatically become the legal custodians of Sarah as soon as she moves in with them.
B)Marnie and Walter will become the legal custodians of Sarah three months after she moves in with them.
C)Marnie and Walter will have to formally adopt Sarah if they want to become her legal custodians.
D)Sarah can decide who will be her legal custodians.

Question 45

According to the text,how do childless older people make up for the fact that they have no children?

A)they have active social networks
B)they have many pets
C)they bring foster children into their home
D)they travel constantly

Question 46

Why do women typically tend to manage better than men after the death of a spouse?

A)Because they depend on children and friends for social and emotional support.
B)Because they know that men typically die at a younger age.
C)Because their commitment is more to their children than to their spouse.
D)Because they never had to rely on their husbands for emotional support

Question 47

What does the emotional closeness of grandparent and grandchild usually depend on?

A)the importance grandparents place on extended family
B)the relationship the grandparents have with the child's parents
C)the grandparents' financial resources
D)shared religious and moral values

Question 48

When parents are unable to care for a child,who is most likely to take on a surrogate parenting role?

A)surrogate mothers
B)close friends
C)aunts and uncles
D)grandparents

Question 49

How often do grandparents typically see a grandchild?

A)at least once a month
B)at least twice a month
C)at least once a week
D)at least three times a week

Question 50

What happens to frequency of sex over time among those under the age of 74 who are sexually active?

A)It tends to increase.
B)It does not decrease much.
C)It decreases a great deal.
D)It depends on the health of the female partner.

Question 51

Following their own child's divorce,why might grandparents keep a connection with their child's ex-spouse?

A)The church insists that such ties can be broken only by death.
B)Access to grandchildren may depend on the ex-spouse's goodwill.
C)They are drawn into the conflict between the estranged spouses.
D)They want to play their grandchildren against their divorced parents.

Question 52

What is the marital status of most men over the age of 65?

A)widowed
B)divorced
C)single
D)married

Question 53

Which is true about couples' satisfaction later in life?

A)Those who were happy previously continue to be happy.
B)Those who were less satisfied in earlier decades become increasingly dissatisfied.
C)Those who were most happy are likely to experience the greatest decreases in happiness.
D)Conflict increases regardless of how satisfied they were in their earlier relationships.

Question 54

Which is true regarding research on sibling relationships among older adults?

A)it has focused largely on the baby boomer generation
B)it is largely limited to twin studies
C)it has received little attention until recently.
D)it is conflicting due to diverse methodological approaches

Question 55

For whom do long-term economic hardships tend to be greater following a spouse's death?

A)men,because they are usually dependent on wives' income
B)men,because they do not remarry as often as women
C)women,because they are more likely to support a second husband
D)women,because their pensions are often limited

Question 56

Why are men more likely than women to remarry?

A)They have more close relationships than women.
B)There are more eligible women than men available.
C)Their children are more likely to encourage them to remarry.
D)They want to receive a survivor's pension.

Question 57

Which of the following best describes the relationship between older people and their children?

A)It is one-sided,with children helping parents.
B)It usually involves mutual assistance.
C)It usually depends on the presence of grandchildren.
D)It is one-sided,with parents helping children.

Question 58

In 2011,what percent of children aged 14 years and under lived in households that contained at least one grandparent?

A)2 percent
B)5 percent
C)11 percent
D)16 percent

Question 59

According to the text,the first psychological task confronting widowed people is grief over the loss.What is next?

A)working out practical issues regarding housing and finances
B)planning a suitable memorial for the deceased spouse
C)commitment to their own continuing life
D)commitment to their children and grandchildren

Question 60

Dr.Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified five stages the dying person goes through if given enough time before death.Which stage is described as an attempt to postpone death by making some kind of promise in exchange for more time to live?

A)denial
B)depression
C)bargaining
D)acceptance

Question 61

In 2011,the province of ______________ had the lowest proportion of seniors.

Question 62

What are recent immigrants more likely to do with elderly relatives?

A)place them in a nursing home
B)live with them in a three-generation household
C)send them back to the country of origin
D)make use of community resources for seniors

Question 63

How often is the Canada Pension Plan reviewed to determine whether the benefits and contribution rates should be changed to ensure that it remains fair and sustainable?

A)every year
B)every three years
C)every five years
D)every ten years

Question 64

The vast majority of seniors live in _________________________.

Question 65

The second pillar of the system is the _________________________________.

Question 66

Which of the following best describes the current role of elders among Aboriginal peoples?

A)The elder role as transmitter of culture is coming to be valued once again.
B)The elder role became important with the coming of Christian missions.
C)The elder role was a vital component of the original residential schools.
D)The elder role is disappearing nowadays since it is no longer valued.

Question 67

What role do present-day Aboriginal elders fill that traditional ones did not?

A)They participate in voluntary groups such as elders' circles.
B)They teach core cultural and survival values.
C)They socialize their own as well as honorary grandchildren.
D)They are custodians of traditional culture.

Question 68

Among Aboriginal peoples,what was the traditional expectation of the grandparent generation?

A)They were considered useless once they could no longer hunt.
B)They were stigmatized for their constant dwelling on the past.
C)They were expected to provide for all their own needs without assistance.
D)They were responsible for socializing children.

Question 69

Erik Erikson described the psychosocial task of old age as integrity versus ____________.

Question 70

What does the term "grey power" refer to?

A)the increasing concern with fitness among the elderly
B)the increase in family violence among the elderly
C)the growing political and economic clout of the elderly
D)the higher level of violent crime among the elderly

Question 71

The ability of each generation in society to get a fair share of resources is referred to as ___________.

Question 72

The relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is often considered special because it is not complicated by ________________________.

Question 73

Every Canadian over 65 years old may receive _______________________.

Question 74

Recent immigrants are more likely to live in ______-________ ______________ than those born in Canada.

Question 75

When parents are unable to care for a child,_______________ are the most likely family members to take on a surrogate parenting role.

Question 76

Historically,family caregiving has been regarded in Canada as which of the following?

A)a waste of precious resources
B)a private responsibility
C)a federal responsibility
D)an area for public policy development

Question 77

The cultural norms that specify appropriate behaviour for people of a given age are called _________.

Question 78

___________________ refers to the number of years a person has lived.

Question 79

Among Aboriginal peoples,____________________ are valued as transmitters of traditional culture.

Question 80

What is the attitude of many recent immigrants toward their elderly relatives?

A)They are grateful that there are institutions to care for the elderly.
B)They are more likely than third-generation Canadians to use institutional care.
C)They feel that putting a senior in a nursing home equals abandonment.
D)They send their parents back to the "old" country where there are more services.