Chapter 13 Test Review

Supercentenarians are people who are ____ and older

110

what is that approximate median age of the united states?

37

Your grandmother is still Very active and loves to get her friends together for bridge on Friday. They always talk about all those old old people down at the senior center who like to play bingo. About how old are the old old senior citizens to him they are referring to

85

What is the basic idea behind disengagement theory?

As people age, generally withdraw from all forms of society

What is a dependency ratio?

It is the comparison of working people to non-working people.

Elizabeth Kubler- ROss's book on death and dying added much content knowledge to which field?

Thanatology

The World population is growing and Aging. In an effort to collectively deal with some of the challenges facing the elderly, several countries gathered at a summit. Which plan was the result of the summit

The Madrid Project

Sociologists have adopted the phrase, "the graying of the United States." What does this phrase mean?

The greatest part of the population is reaching the age of 65 and entering old age

Accusing people DWE (driving while elderly) is considered a type of:

ageism

While visiting your dad at his nursing home, you see an elderly lady sitting at the table with a full tray of food in front of her. She is in a wheel chair and seems depressed. You conclude that she is experiencing

secondary aging

which is a social issue that many elderly females discover they are victims of?

Having their medical ailments trivialized by doctors.

which factor most increases the risk of an elderly person suffering mistreatment?

being frail to the point of dependency on care

For individual people of a certain culture, the life course is____.

the typical sequence of events in their lives

When your mother-in-law in law fell and broke her hip at age 72 you were concerned because she is still

young old

Which of the following is NOT true about old age?

Elderly people lose all appetite and drive for sex.

According to Erik Erikson's theory on aging, what is the final hurdle that most people who reach old age must overcome?

Despair

No one in the United States can watch the news without hearing about the struggle over Social Security. Which approach has been used in the past to avoid the program's collapse?

Increase the age at which someone can start collecting Social Security.

which assertion about aging in men would be made by a sociologist following the functionalist perspective?

men who remain active after retirement play supportive community roles.

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.

disengagement

Today in the United States the poverty rate of the elderly is ______. a. lower than at any point in history b. increasing c. decreasing d. the same as that of the general population

increasing

Some conflict theorists ascribe to the idea that as time and technology move forward, elderly people are left behind and they lose social standing and power. Which specific theory does this describe?

modernization theory

Veterans are two to four times more likely to ___ as people who did not serve in the military.

commit suicide

america's baby boomer generation has contributed to all of the following except:

medicaid being in danger of going bankrupt

What is the belief that the more an elderly person engages in, the more they find fulfillment in life?

Activity Theory

what causes some caretakers to abuse their elderly charges?

depression

As the baby boom generation reaches retirement age, how will it affect the U.S. job market?

Fewer jobs will be open during this period. Many jobs will open up at roughly the same time.

How do elderly widows and widowers react to death of their significant other?

Differently: elderly widows often do not remarry while elderly widowers do.

when elderly people are considered elders and leaders of a group of people they are functioning under a(n):

Gerontocracy

A symbolic interactionist may choose to study senior centers, and other groups of elderly people. Which theory might they find most useful for their study?

Subculture of aging theory

Which three states allow some form of physician-assisted suicide?

Washington State, Oregon, and Montana