Aging 10

"Bridge employment" is best considered as ________________. a. employment that represents a gradual transition from full-time employment to retirement b. employment with the federal government that involves designing and building bridges c. volunteer work designed specifically for older adults d. full-time employment that is highly stressful and well paid

A

Age discrimination is most difficult to detect when it comes to ______. a. hiring older workers b. terminating older workers c. promoting older workers d. demoting older workers

A

Amenity migration occurs most frequently when _________________. a. young-old adults are healthy and independent b. old-old adults move so that they will be near family members who can help them c. oldest-old (85+) adults need more help than informal caregivers can provide d. older adults of any age move in with their adult children for the sake of convenience

A

Based on what we know today, the median age of retirement of American workers is likely to _________. a. increase b. decrease c. stay the same

A

Compared to defined benefit (DB) retirement pension plans, defined contribution (DC) pension plans ____________________. a. are more portable b. are more difficult for the worker to control c. require a certain number of years of service with the company or organization d. place the burden on the employer, or company, to provide lifetime benefits for retired employees

A

Compared with younger workers, older workers are often considered to be __________. a. more reliable b. less dependable c. quicker to learn d. less satisfied with their jobs

A

Ideally with regard to feelings of well-being, both members of a married couple should consider retiring at the same time. a. True b. False

A

Most of the information we have on median age of retirement is based on ______ men. a. European American b. Native American c. Asian American d. African American

A

Perry, Kulik, and Bourhis asked college undergraduate business majors to view video-taped job interviews and then to evaluate the young or older job applicant interviewed on the tape. They found that the _______________. a. older applicant for a job selling CDs and tapes was evaluated less favorably than was the older applicant for a job selling stamps and coins b. young applicant for a job selling CDs and tapes was evaluated less favorably than was the older applicant for the same job c. older applicant for a job selling stamps and coins was evaluated less favorably than was the older applicant for a job selling CDs and tapes d. older applicant for either job (selling CDs and tapes or selling stamps and coins) was evaluated more favorably than was the young applicant was

A

The term "aging in place" refers to older adults who ______________. a. remain in their own homes with some services provided there if necessary b. want to move in with their adult children c. want to grow old in a retirement community with others their own age d. resist growing old by participating in exercise programs that require them to run in place

A

Which of the following workers is most likely to plan for retirement ahead of time? a. A married man who works for a large company b. An unmarried woman c. A man who is self-employed d. A married woman who has been in and out of the paid labor force

A

A longitudinal study described in your book tested the level of self-esteem and depression over a two-year time period in workers who either remained in the labor force throughout the study or retired during the course of the study. What was found? a. Level of self-esteem declined in the workers but not the retirees. b. Depression scores declined in the retirees but not the workers. c. Depression scores declined in the workers but increased in the retirees. d. Level of self-esteem and depression scores increased in both workers and retirees.

B

Abraham and Hansson studied the strategies older workers say they would use to cope with any age-related losses in order to maintain their job performance. Older workers in their study said that they would try _______________. a. to do as many tasks at one time as they can do to demonstrate their competency b. to downplay their deficiencies to others c. not to delegate any tasks to other people unless it becomes absolutely necessary d. not to take credit for any of their accomplishments to their boss and co- workers

B

Ekerdt and his colleagues studied job attitudes over three years in men ranging in age from 50 to 69 who worked full time but had plans to retire by a definite target date in the future. They found that the closer the men got to the planned date of retirement, ___________________. a. the happier they were with their jobs b. the more likely they were to claim their jobs were causing them tension and fatigue c. the more they pushed the date of retirement to a later time d. the more they regretted having made plans to retire

B

Studies investigating the use of computers in the workplace have found that older workers are resistant or unwilling to switch over to computer technology. a. True b. False

B

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) has been extremely successful in eliminating all forms of age discrimination in hiring and evaluating older employees. a. True b. False

B

The most recent version of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) ____________. a. only covers hiring practices b. does not apply to companies with fewer than 20 employees c. only applies to demotion and termination of employees d. applies to workers between the ages of 40 and 65

B

The transition to retirement is easiest to identify and study when individuals ________________. a. have had a number of disruptions in their work careers b. have had a steady uninterrupted work history c. leave the labor force for health reasons d. lose their jobs because of downsizing and prefer to consider themselves "retired" rather than "unemployed"

B

Which of the following best describes Riley's definition of an age-integrated society? a. Young adults concentrate on the education role, middle-aged adults on the work role, and older adults on the leisure role. b. Young, middle-aged, and older adults all participate equally in the three roles of education, work, and leisure. c. Older adults are discouraged from retiring until they can no longer work full-time due to physical disability. d. People are required to work part-time while still in school and they must retire by the age of 62.

B

Which type of living environment tends to attract affluent older adults who are in relatively good health and want both privacy and recreational opportunities? a. Retirement hotels b. Retirement communities c. Nursing homes d. Board and care homes

B

With regard to the effects of retirement on the marital relationship, which statement is most accurate? a. Most couples consider the transition to retirement to be a crisis. b. Most couples have positive feelings about the transition to retirement. c. Most couples go their separate ways when it comes to leisure activities. d. After they retire, most men participate even less in household tasks than they did when they were working.

B

Compared to men who retire, women who retire ________________, a. receive higher pension benefits b. receive the same level of pension benefits c. receive lower pension benefits d. never receive any pension benefits

C

Compared to young workers, older workers __________________. a. are more likely to have accidents on the job b. are absent more times without prior approval c. have greater emotional investment in the work role d. are quicker to learn new tasks

C

Compared with their evaluations of young workers, supervisors are most likely to give an older worker a negative job evaluation when ________________. a. they have limited information about their employees b. the other workers in the company are young c. Both a and b d. Neither a nor b

C

From the period of 1950-1955 to the period of 1985-1990, the median age of retirement in the United States __________. a. increased b. stayed the same c. dropped

C

In a study by Erber and Danker, employees of a large company were told to imagine themselves in the hypothetical role as manager. They were asked how they would handle a situation in which a young or older employee is experiencing performance problems related to poor memory. When told that the company had high pressure to downsize, these employees were _________ to recommend that forgetful older employee be given job training than they were to recommend younger forgetful employees get job training. a. more likely b. equally likely c. less likely

C

Retirement is least likely to have negative consequences when individuals _____________. a. retire because of poor health b. retire because of downsizing at their place of employment c. choose to retire at a stage of life typical for their culture d. retire in order to take care of a family member who needs help

C

Road Scholar refers to ___________________. a. resorts that serve older adults who wish to take luxury vacations b. bed and breakfast hotels that serve older bicycle riders who travel together c. noncredit courses for older adults given on college campuses or other places in various countries d. special driving tests that older adults can take to qualify for auto insurance discounts

C

Training older workers is a good investment because ______________. a. older workers learn more quickly than young workers do b. older workers do better than young workers when there is time pressure c. older workers are highly committed to their jobs d. All of the above

C

When there is no specialized training or environmental support, job performance in occupations that depend mainly on __________ abilities is most likely to _____________with increasing age. a. fluid; remain stable b. fluid; improve c. crystallized; remain stable d. crystallized; decline

C

Which of the following is the most accurate order in the phases of retirement? a. Termination, disenchantment, honeymoon b. Reorientation, honeymoon, disenchantment c. Honeymoon, disenchantment, reorientation d. Stability, disenchantment, termination

C

Which of the following offers the most supportive living environment for older adults? a. Retirement communities b. Granny flats c. Assisted living facilities d. Condominiums

C

Which of the following would be most reliant on income from Social Security benefits for retirement income? a. European American single men b. European American widowed women c. African American single women d. All of the above would be equally reliant on income from Social Security benefits when they retire.

C

From 1997 to 2008, the trend for "early" retirement (ages 55-64) declined (that is, more people in this age group remained in the workforce in 2008 than in 1997) in all but the following country: a. United Kingdom b. Germany c. France d. Greece

D

Nursing homes ____________________________. a. are more closely regulated than any other age-segregated living environment b. may be paid for on a short-term basis by Medicare under some circumstances c. may be paid for by Medicaid if residents fall below a certain income and have limited assets d. All of the above

D

The busy ethic refers to the __________________. a. efforts of social workers to provide as many programs and activities as possible for the benefit of frail older adults b. recent trend for older adults to hold down two paying jobs in order to make ends meet c. tendency of many older adults to engage in stock market "day trading" using their home computers d. need people have to keep or feel busy and active in retirement

D

Which of the following is true about Social Security retirement benefits? a. Retired workers can get full benefits, or monthly payments, at the age of 59½. b. Retired workers can count on Social Security benefits to provide for all their financial needs. c. If one member of a married couple dies, the other member loses all Social Security benefits if he or she never worked at a paid job. d. None of the above.

D