Chapter 10 & 12 (Final)

Question 1

passive leisure

Answer 1

watching tv, reading a book

Question 2

active leisure

Answer 2

more often younger cohorts, due to health

Question 3

the biggest factor influencing leisure activities

Answer 3

health

Question 4

factors influencing leisure activities

Answer 4

health
education
income
cohort differences
gender differences
geographical differences

Question 5

road scholar

Answer 5

• non for program
• long life learning
• international
• 35+ years running
• millions of people involved
• a large variety of activities

Question 6

free tuition age at McMaster

Answer 6

65

Question 7

volunteer work and the aging population

Answer 7

• more younger people volunteer

- more hours are contributed by the less older people

Question 8

is charitable donations a type of volunteering?

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

informal volunteering

Answer 9

visiting seniors in their home

Question 10

Benefits of volunteering

Answer 10

• social interaction
• sense of community
• giving back

Question 11

volunteering challenges and barriers

Answer 11

• transportation
• location
• health status
• socioeconomic status

Question 12

technology usage

Answer 12

• computers have become much more affordable

- use to stay in touch with people

Question 13

structural lag

Answer 13

avenues that aren’t there for seniors making it so they cannot contribute what they are capable of contributing

Question 14

contractors

Answer 14

people who have stopped at least one outdoor activity in the last year and have not learned any new activities since 65

Question 15

lifespan development perspective

Answer 15

people can change, grow, develop at every age

Question 16

expanders

Answer 16

people who have stopped no activities and learned at least 1 one new one since age 65

Question 17

self-efficacy

Answer 17

what people believe they can do, people with a stronger sense of efficacy take on more tasks and put more effort in

Question 18

gero-transcendence

Answer 18

in later life, the self begins to expand its boundaries and reflect on the meaning of human life

Question 19

Institutes for learning in retirement

Answer 19

programs that offer older people a variety of educational formats from lectures, to seminars, to travel courses

Question 20

weak social ties

Answer 20

link people from diverse backgrounds and expose them to new views

Question 21

canadian executive service organization

Answer 21

• federal government program
• recruits volunteers
• serve as volunteers

Question 22

Cyber Seniors Documentary: challenges

Answer 22

• lacking prior skills
• forget easily
• forgetting passwords
• not understanding the difference between different programs (email vs a website)

Question 23

Cyber Seniors Documentary: generation gap

Answer 23

• changing relationships with family and friends
• increased interactions with others
• new friends
• allows them to connect again

Question 24

Cyber Seniors Documentary: values brought and benefits

Answer 24

• social interactions
• humor and fun interaction
• new experiences
• shared stories

Question 25

confidant

Answer 25

someone you confide in

Question 26

common-law relationship

Answer 26

a couple lives together that are not married

Question 27

LAT couples

Answer 27

living apart together

Question 28

is remarriage common in later life

Answer 28

no

Question 29

why is it more common to have widowed women than widowed men

Answer 29

1) women live longer
2) women tend to marry older men
3) men more often remarry

Question 30

older people date to

Answer 30

• find partner
• stay socially active
• increase prestige
• sexual satisfaction

Question 31

the second language of sex

Answer 31

develops in along term intimate relationship and focuses on intimateness and affection

Question 32

boomerang children

Answer 32

adult children who return home after moving out at an earlier time

Question 33

kin keepers

Answer 33

people who keep family members in touch with each other

Question 34

skip generation household

Answer 34

grandparents raising grandchildren with the absence of parents

Question 35

GRAND

Answer 35

the group that works to keep grandparents in touch with grandchildren