SOC final 2nd set

_____________experience the greatest strain from caregiving to the elderly.

"women in the middle" or middle aged women

9. Profound effects of aging begin to affect the ways in which older people can live in their homes by age

- 85 + (oldest age grouping)

5. In 2006, the state with the largest percent of the 65+ population was

- Florida (16.8 %) or California w/ 4 million ?

8. According to the text, the proportion of homeless men is declining

- because of the increased number of women and children in this situation, the number of homeless men is increasing.

2. The "Person-Environment Fit" involves the interaction between

- behavior, function, environment and person.

To the elderly, housing is

- comfort, memory, connection to family and community (all of the above)

11. Factors that can influence dissatisfaction with housing include

- increased cost of maintenance on older homes

16. When being forcibly relocated, the elderly must reinterpret feelings of

- mistrust, self-estrangement, guilt, and sorrow, and most centrally of violation, or adjustment to the stress of the move will not happen.

6. Older people are more likely to reside in

- ordinary house in ordinary neighborhoods, rather than in institutions or in age-segregated housing.

7. Studies of homeless elderly have found all of the following EXCEPT

- the homeless have limited social skills and frail mental health

12.In an AARP study, the most common reason older people gave for relocating was

- they want to be closer to family, they are no longer able to afford current housing, they desire more appropriate housing, and/or they are moving to a retirement community or area.

23. Of the following types of husband caregiving, in which type is the husband most likely to read everything he can about his ailing wives disease?

- worker husbands

24. The number of years of caregiving a married person with children might plan for is around 18 years for children and for elderly parents.

-false, 20 years for elderly parents

________percent of all caregiving is provided by spouses

40 %

Thirty percent of elderly homeowners pay about 25 percent of their income for shelter compared to _______percent of elderly renters.

82%

4. In 2006, over half of the people over age 65 in the US lived in

9 states: California, Florida, Texas, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,

__________percent of older people living in their own homes have lived there 20 years or longer.

More than 65%

A first move for the elderly typically occurs

around retirement for the young-old. In any 5 year period, about 5% of the pop. over 60 make a long distance move.

Section 8 housing is

federally subsidized rental assistance for income-eligible seniors and people with disabilities.

According to your text, stress has to do with

loss of control. It is the emotional experience of being unable to manage a situation or changes that occur

Migration studies of elders show that

migration may either be permanent or seasonal.

Amenity relocation refers to moving to

moving to an age-restricted community for one's retirement pleasure.

3. The National Older Adults Housing Survey (2005) found

safety, convenience, and proximity to medical facilities were important in selecting housing

The primary predictor of parent-care hours is

the presence of sisters

A surveillance zone is

the visual field outside the home that one can view from the windows or glass doors inside