Chapter 8 Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT a dimension of aging?
a. chronological
b. social
c. psychological
d. financial
financial
Who are sociologists likely referring to when they describe the “young-old”?
a. seniors who are physically and psychologically healthy
b. those who become grandparents before they are 60 years old
c. those between 65 and 74 years old
d. the newly retired of any age
c. those between 65 and 74 years old
Who are sociologists likely referring to when they describe the “old”?
a. seniors who are physically and psychologically unhealthy
b. anyone under 80
c. those between 75 and 84 years old
d. those with grandchildren
those between 75 and 84 years old
Who are sociologists likely referring to when they describe the “old-old”?
a. seniors who are physically and psychologically unhealthy
b. anyone over 80
c. those 85 years old and older
d. those with great-grandchildren
those 85 years old and older
What is chronological age?
a. retirement age, whenever it occurs
b. 65 years of age and over
c. the number of years a person has lived
d. the age disability sets in
the number of years a person has lived
When Mandy talks of her parents as being old because they are over 65, what is she probably referring to?
a. their social time clock
b. their psychological age
c. their chronological age
d. their retirement status
their chronological age
Rowe and Kahn identified various components of successful aging. Which of the following is one of these components?
a. pension benefits
b. level of income
c. cultural norms
d. lifestyle factors
lifestyle factors
Which of the following is one of the most important reasons for not using physical age as a basis for considering someone old?
a. People today are living longer than in the past.
b. People have different rates of physical aging.
c. Physical norms related to aging vary with culture.
d. It is different from the age that pensions start.
People have different rates of physical aging.
What does psychological age refer to?
a. the attitudes and beliefs one has about one’s age
b. cultural norms that specify appropriate behaviour for people of a given age
c. the attitudes of professional athletes toward failing abilities
d. rejection of “old” behaviour, such as sitting in a rocking chair and knitting
the attitudes and beliefs one has about one’s age
What are the findings when the psychological characteristics of older people are considered?
a. There are more differences than similarities.
b. There are more similarities than differences.
c. There are clear markers of psychological aging.
d. There are consistent differences between heterosexual and homosexual men.
There are more differences than similarities.
Which of the following is an example of social age?
a. People in their 60s are expected to be grandparents.
b. Most people start getting grey hair in their 40s and 50s
c. People start to feel older after they turn 45 years old.
d. People should retire at 65 years old
People in their 60s are expected to be grandparents.
Which of the following best describes social aging?
a. It is occurring at a younger age because of early retirement.
b. It is becoming clearer, as marker events become more definite.
c. It depends on the notion that old age is a frame of mind.
d. It is becoming more variable in recent years.
It is becoming more variable in recent years.
What is the key developmental task for older people?
a. helping their employed children to raise their grandchildren
b. allowing their children to take over their daily living tasks
c. providing guidance to others through criticism of their performance
d. allowing the next generation to take over leadership
allowing the next generation to take over leadership
How does Erik Erikson describe the psychosocial task of old age?
a. as integrity versus despair
b. as generativity versus hopelessness
c. as living with disability
d. as preparing for death
as integrity versus despair
Researchers now suggest that Erikson’s final stage can be divided into two phases. What happens in the first of the final phases?
a. Individuals have a renewed interest in preserving their health.
b. There is a desire to give back to society.
c. Individuals strive to celebrate their lives.
d. Relationships with family become more important
There is a desire to give back to society.
