Chapter 10 Practice Quiz

. How do sociologists think about age?

As cyclic

As linear

As two dimensional

As three dimensional

As a life course

. Which sociologist is eminent in the field of aging and the life course?

Glen Elder

George Simmel

Herbet Spencer

Jurgen Habermas

Karl Marx.

. Which is NOT one of the main assumptions of the life course?

Human development and aging are lifelong developments.

It does not make a difference at which age you make a key life transition.

We may find ourselves entering new statuses because of the actions of others.

The life course is shaped by historical times.

Life courses are constructed through the choices and actions of a person.

. What is senescence?

The socially constructed notion of aging

The period in one's life when one becomes frail and less able to contribute to society.

The period of the life course from one to 13 years old

A synonym for adolescents

The biological aging of an organism as it lives beyond its maturity, usually accompanied by chemical and organic changes.

. What does disengagement theory argue?

At any stage in life, people can choose to disengage from society.

Disengagement from society is a socially stigmatized activity.

Disengagement from society is not necessary at any stage in life.

Older people are among the weakest in the population and thus society has devised a means of displacing them from positions of power and influence.

Disengagement from society is good, so long is the person is young.

. What does activity theory argue?

People are inclined to be physically active.

Retirement should be delayed for a s long as possible.

People take on new roles and identities as they age.

Younger people should enter the work force earlier.

Schools are an important way to socialize young children.

. What does a "double jeopardy" refer to?

Symbolic interactionist idea of being female and being old.

A social constructionist idea of being female and being old.

The idea of being uneducated and being old

The idea of going back to school after retirement

When being female and being old both become "stigmatizing" statuses to make older women especially disadvantaged.

. Which of the following statements about the weakening of traditional Confucian norms is true?

Family sizes have been shrinking.

Newlyweds in Asia have been setting up their own households, no longer living with their mothers-in-law.

Mother-in-laws have been deprived of a traditional source of caregiving.

These are all true.

B and C only.

. In his 2014 book Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Piketty argues that the rising cost of home ownership combined with rising income inequality and low wages means that younger generations are more dependent on inheritance, and this is unfair because:

Inheritance is "unearned"

It's becoming increasingly hard for young people to amass wealth themselves.

There is rising wealth inequality.

All the above are true.

A and B only.

. What are some physical consequences of aging?

Physical quality of life declines in old age.

Muscles grow weaker.

The mind is less sharp.

Aches and pains become routine.

All the above.

. It makes a difference at what age you make a key life transition.

True.

False.

. "Emerging adulthood" is a concept that refers to the period of life that occurs between the ages of 18-25.

True.

False.

. Active and frequent engagement with social media tends to make emerging adults feel worse about themselves, and lonelier.

True.

False.

. Canada's age pyramid takes the shape of a diamond.

True

False

. Symbolic interactionists stress that age is a state of mind shaped by the labels society applies.

True.

False

. The "feminization of poverty" is being slowed down as more men and women register for pension plans.

True.

False

. Feminists argue that for men, however, aging is associated with a culturally defined loss of youth and glamour—a less critical concern for women.

True.

False.

. In Canada, compulsory retirement has never been in place.

True

False.

. The idea of primogeniture is that the eldest child receives everything.

True

False.

. With the shrinking of the family, newlyweds in Asia have been setting up their own households, and so daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law no longer share the same home. Thus, mothers-in-law have been deprived of a traditional source of caregiving.

True.

False

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