(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (10—12)
a. Asian American woman
b. Latina
c. African American woman
d. Asian American man
TB_Q10.7.32
Of all the people who have ever passed age 50 in the history of the world, _____
are alive today.
a. one-eighth
b. one-fourth
c. one-half
d. two-thirds
TB_Q10.7.33
_____ is the number of years that an average person (including newborns) can
expect to live.
a. The graying of America
b. Life expectancy
c. Life span
d. 110
TB_Q10.7.34
Globally, the highest percentage of the population age 65 and older is found in the
a. North.
b. South.
c. East.
d. West.
TB_Q10.7.35
The growing percentage of older people in the U.S. population is
a. known as life expectancy.
b. a major problem.
c. referred to as the graying of America.
d. the life span.
TB_Q10.7.36
In the years from 1900 to the present, life expectancy has
a. been greater for women.
b. been greater for men.
c. remained approximately the same.
d. doubled.
TB_Q10.7.37
(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (10—14)
The United States is number _____ among the nations with the world’s longest
life expectancies.
a. one
b. three
c. twelve
d. twenty-one
TB_Q10.7.38
_____ is the longest that a human has lived.
a. Aging
b. Life expectancy
c. Life span
d. Ninety-three
TB_Q10.7.39
The oldest person in the world documented by a birth certificate died in 1997 at
_____ years old.
a. 112
b. 122
c. 143
d. 199
TB_Q10.8.40
_____ eroded traditional bases of respect for the elderly.
a. The Internet
b. The 21st century
c. Immigration
d. Industrialization
TB_Q10.8.41
Ageism
a. is prejudice directed only at the elderly.
b. is a positive development for today’s elderly.
c. can be directed toward any age group, including youth.
d. has been largely eliminated today.
TB_Q10.8.42
The theory of gerotranscendence maintains that as people age,
a. they tend to see things more as black and white.
b. they become less self-centered and begin to feel more at one with the universe.
c. their tolerance diminishes.
d. they become more judgmental of others.
TB_Q10.9.43
A(n) _____ is made up of people born at roughly the same time who pass through
the life course together.
a. elderly group
b. population
c. continuity group
d. age cohort
TB_Q10.9.44
_____ theory maintains that society is stabilized by having the elderly retire from
their positions of responsibility so that the younger generation can step
into their shoes.
a. Engagement
b. Disengagement
c. Continuity
d. Activity
TB_Q10.9.45
According to _____ theory, satisfaction during old age is related to a person’s
amount and quality of activity.
a. activity
b. continuity
c. engagement
d. conflict
(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (10—17)
TB_Q10.9.46
Mohammed had been a science teacher for decades. When he retired, he taught
science classes for the general public in the local senior center. This way
of adjusting to changes in the lives of the elderly is called
a. continuity theory.
b. disengagement theory.
c. downsizing.
d. activity theory.
TB_Q10.10.47
According to _____, the young and old are opponents in a struggle that threatens
to throw society into turmoil.
a. functionalism
b. the conflict perspective
c. most older Americans
d. symbolic interactionists
TB_Q10.10.48
(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (10—18)
Social Security and Medicare take approximately_____ of total government
revenue.
a. one-fifth
b. one-third
c. one-half
d. three-fifths
TB_Q10.10.49
In the United States from 1967 to the present, poverty among children _____, and
poverty among the elderly _____.
a. decreased; increased
b. decreased; decreased
c. increased; increased
d. increased; decreased
TB_Q10.11.50
_____ is the view that old age is a time for personal development, greater
creativity, and learning new skills and outlooks on life.
a. The decline of old age
b. Disengagement
c. Creative aging
d. Use of technology
Essay Questions
TB_Q10.1.51: Does gender have a sociological significance? If so, what?
TB_Q10.2.52: Because there are more females than males, how can females be
considered a minority group?
TB_Q10.4.53: Today, women are paid about 73% of what men are paid. What are
some of the reasons?
TB_Q10.3.54: What is girlie feminism? Which wave of feminism does it fit into?
TB_Q10.9.55: Evaluate activity theory.
