Unit 7

5. What is the approximate median age of Canada? 85 65 40 24.7

40

1. The population of the planet doubled in 50 years to reach _______ in 1999? 6 billion 7 billion 5 billion 10 billion

6 billion

2. Chronic fatigue syndrome is an example of _______________. A stigmatized disease A contested illness A disability Demedicalization

A contested illness

8. Which of the following statements is not true? The life expectancy of aboriginal males in the Canada is approximately eight years shorter than for non-aboriginal males. The rate of tuberculosis for aboriginal Canadians is more than five times higher (per 100,000) than it is for non-aboriginal Canadians. Aboriginal people have lower rates of chronic disease than non-aboriginal people. Recent visible minority immigrants have lower levels of health than native-born Canadians.

Aboriginal people have lower rates of chronic disease than non-aboriginal people.

16. An older woman retires and completely changes her life. She is no longer raising children or working. However, she joins the YWCA to swim every day. She serves on the Friends of the Library board. She is part of a neighbourhood group that plays Bunco on Saturday nights. Her situation most closely illustrates the ______ theory. Activity Continuity Disengagement Gerotranscendence

Activity

19. The end of mandatory retirement counteracts which theory? Modernization Conflict Disengagement Age stratification

Age stratification

13. Urbanization includes the sociological study of what? Urban economics Urban politics Urban environments All of the above

All of the above

15. What are ways that human activity impacts the water supply? Creating sewage Spreading chemicals Increasing radioactivity All of the above

All of the above

7. What are the prerequisites for the existence of a city? Good environment with water and a favourable climate Advanced agricultural technology Strong social organization All of the above

All of the above

13. Which factor most increases the risk of an elderly person suffering mistreatment? Bereavement due to widowhood Having been abusive as a younger adult Being frail to the point of dependency on care The ability to bestow a large inheritance on survivors

Being frail to the point of dependency on care

11. Sidewalk ramps and Braille signs are examples of _______________. Disabilities Accommodations required by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Forms of accessibility for people with disabilities Both b and c

Both b and c

14. If elderly people suffer abuse, it is most often perpetrated by ______. Spouses Caregivers Lawyers Strangers

Caregivers

10. In Canada, life expectancy rates in recent decades have ______. Continued to gradually rise Gone up and down due to global issues such as military conflicts Lowered as health care improves Stayed the same since the mid-1960s

Continued to gradually rise

14. The class, race, and gender inequalities in our healthcare system support the _____________ perspective. Critical Interactionist Functionalist All of the above

Critical

6. Thanatology is the study of _____. Life expectancy Biological aging Death and dying Adulthood

Death and dying

15. The removal of homosexuality from the DSM is an example of ____________. Medicalization Deviance Interactionist theory Demedicalization

Demedicalization

17. An older man retires from his job, stops golfing, and cancels his newspaper subscription. After his wife dies, he lives alone, loses touch with his children, and stops seeing old friends. His situation most closely illustrates the _______ theory. Activity Continuity Disengagement Gerotranscendence

Disengagement

8. Who wrote the book On Death and Dying, outlining the five stages of grief? Ignatz Nascher Erik Erikson Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Carol Gilligan

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

6. In the concentric zone model, Zone B is likely to house what? The city's industrial centre Wealthy commuter homes Formerly wealthy homes split into cheap apartments Rural outposts

Formerly wealthy homes split into cheap apartments

5. Core nations are also known as __________________ High-income nations Newly industrialized nations Low-income nations Developing nations

High-income nations

18. What is the primary driver of modernization theory? Industrialization Aging Conflict Interactions

Industrialization

17. What are the two primary methods of waste disposal? Landfill and incineration Incineration and compost Decomposition and incineration Marine dumping and landfills

Landfill and incineration

11. How does gentrification affect cities? They become more crowded. Less affluent residents are pushed into less desirable areas. Traffic issues, including pollution, become worse. All of the above

Less affluent residents are pushed into less desirable areas.

1. In most countries, elderly women ______ than elderly men. Are mistreated less Live a few years longer Suffer fewer health problems Deal with issues of aging better

Live a few years longer

9. The process by which aspects of life that were considered bad or deviant are redefined as sickness and needing medical attention to remedy is called ___________. Deviance Medicalization Demedicalization Intersection theory

Medicalization

15. Which assertion about aging in men would be made by a sociologist following the functionalist perspective? Men view balding as representative of a loss of strength. Men tend to have better retirement plans than women. Men have life expectancies three to five years shorter than women. Men who remain active after retirement play supportive community roles.

Men who remain active after retirement play supportive community roles.

10. What are the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in Canada? ADHD Anxiety disorders Autism spectrum disorders Mood disorders

Mood disorders

6. Many deaths in high-income nations are linked to __________________ Lung cancer Obesity Mental illness Lack of clean water

Obesity

7. In Erik Erikson's developmental stages of life, with which challenge must older people struggle? Overcoming despair to achieve integrity Overcoming role confusion to achieve identity Overcoming isolation to achieve intimacy Overcoming shame to achieve autonomy

Overcoming despair to achieve integrity

7. According to the World Health Organization, what was the most frequent cause of death for children under five in low-income countries? Starvation Thirst Pneumonia and diarrheal diseases All of the above

Pneumonia and diarrheal diseases

18. Where does a large percentage of e-waste wind up? Incinerators Recycled in peripheral nations Repurposed into new electronics Dumped into ocean repositories

Recycled in peripheral nations

16. Which is not a negative outcome of shoreline dredging? Damaged coral reefs Death of marine life Ruined sea grass beds Reduction of human population

Reduction of human population

3. The measure that compares the number of men to women in a population is ______. Cohort Sex ratio Baby boomer Disengagement

Sex ratio

1. Who determines which illnesses are stigmatized? Therapists The patients themselves Society All of the above

Society

12. Which action reflects ageism? Enabling World War II veterans to visit war memorials Speaking slowly and loudly when talking to someone over age 65 Believing that older people drive too slowly Living in a culture where elders are respected

Speaking slowly and loudly when talking to someone over age 65

12. The high unemployment rate among the disabled may be a result of ____________. Medicalization Obesity Stigmatization All of the above

Stigmatization

5. What does cornucopian theory state? That human ingenuity will solve any issues that overpopulation creates That new diseases will always keep populations stable That Earth will naturally provide enough for whatever number of humans exist That the greatest risk is population reduction, not population growth

That human ingenuity will solve any issues that overpopulation creates

3. What does carrying capacity refer to? The ability of a community to welcome new immigrants The capacity for globalism within a given ethnic group The amount of life that can be supported sustainably in a particular environment The amount of weight that urban centres can bear if vertical growth is mandated

The amount of life that can be supported sustainably in a particular environment

14. The "tragedy of the commons" is a reference to what? Global warming African landowners The common grazing lands in Oxford, England The misuse of private space

The common grazing lands in Oxford, England

2. Canada's baby boomer generation has contributed to all of the following except ________. The financial vulnerability of the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans Improved medical technology The health care system being in danger of going bankrupt Rising health care budgets

The health care system being in danger of going bankrupt

4. The "greying of Canada" refers to ________. The increasing percentage of the population over 65 Faster aging due to stress Dissatisfaction with retirement plans Increased health problems such as Alzheimer's

The increasing percentage of the population over 65

8. A fantasy city refers to what aspect of contemporary urban development? Red-light districts Land speculation and development based on the belief in the continuing rise in property values The recreation of cities as theme parks for international tourists A fictional city scape in William Gibson's Neuromancer

The recreation of cities as theme parks for international tourists

12. What does human ecology theory address? The relationship between humans and their environments The way that humans impact technology How the human population reduces the variety of nonhuman species The relationship between humans and other species

The relationship between humans and their environments

13. Which of the following is not part of the rights and responsibilities of a sick person under the functionalist perspective? The sick person is not responsible for his or hercondition. The sick person must try to get better. The sick person can take as long as he or she wants to get better. The sick person is exempt from the normal duties of society.

The sick person can take as long as he or she wants to get better.

3. The Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) is an example of ________________ The social construction of health Medicalization Disability accommodations A contested illness

The social construction of health

4. What is social epidemiology? The study of why some diseases are stigmatized and others are not The study of why diseases spread The study of the mental health of a society The study of the causes and distribution of diseases

The study of the causes and distribution of diseases

9. For individual people of a certain culture, the life course is ________. The average age they will die The lessons they must learn The length of a typical bereavement period The typical sequence of events in their lives

The typical sequence of events in their lives

2. A functionalist would address which issue? The way that inner city areas become ghettoized and limit availability to jobs The way that societies adapt to ecological conditions How racism and sexism impact the population composition of rural communities The way that humans interact with environmental resources on a daily basis

The way that societies adapt to ecological conditions

10. How are the suburbs of Paris different than those of most Canadian cities? They are connected by public transportation. There are more industrial and business opportunities there. They are synonymous with housing projects and urban poor. They are less populated.

They are synonymous with housing projects and urban poor.

9. What led to the creation of the exurbs? Urban sprawl and crowds moving into the city The high cost of suburban living The housing boom of the 1980s Gentrification

Urban sprawl and crowds moving into the city

4. What three factors did Malthus believe would limit human population? Self-preservation, old age, and illness Natural cycles, illness, and immigration Violence, new diseases, and old age War, famine, and disease

War, famine, and disease

11. Today in Canada the poverty rate of the elderly is ______. increasing lower than at any point in history decreasing the same as that of the general population

lower than at any point in history