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Question 1 (1 point)

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Social Security is an example of 2 of the following definitions ________________>            

    1. Means tested program;

    2. Entitlement program

    3. Social insurance or 'Safety Net' program:                             

    4.   Unearned benefit program

Question 1 options:

	A) 1 & 4
	B) 1 & 3
	C) 2 & 4
	D) 2 & 3

Question 2 (1 point)

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According to Activity Theory:

Question 2 options:

	Successful aging is interaction primarily with members of one’s own cohort
	Lack of activity contributes to aging more gracefully
	How well people age is only about how physically fit and healthy they are
	The social and emotional needs of the elderly for contact with others are not very different than those of younger people, and they should be socially active as well as physically active

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Gerontologists define a Cohort as:

Question 3 options:

	A) A study of family processes
	B) Life trajectories experienced by a group of people
	C) Average number of years lived by a group of people
	D) All of the individuals who experience the same historical/cultural/sociological events within the same time interval

Question 4 (1 point)

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One of the following statements is true and the other is false:   

A. Fewer than 5% of people 65 and older live in a nursing home.

B. Eighty percent of older people 65 and older live with a disability.

Question 4 options:

	A) A & B are true
	B) A is true, B is false
	C) B is true, A is false
	D) A & B are false

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When a large birth cohort, like the Baby Boomers, enters a new life stage, members of the cohort:

Question 5 options:

	Compete with each other for opportunities like jobs
	Create opportunities for learning about that life stage
	Require society to allocate resources in new directions
	None of the above

Question 6 (1 point)

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Successful aging is characterized by:

Question 6 options:

	A) Good health, with little or no disability
	B) Social involvement with friends and loved ones
	C) A meaningful and respected place in society
	D) . A, B, & C

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During the 2008-2010 Great Recession, many people have financial losses to the value of their homes, 25% of their retirement investment accounts, were laid off, or had their incomes reduced. Sociologists call this:

Question 7 options:

	A) An Aging Effect
	B) A Transition Effect
	C) A Period Effect
	D) A Cohort Effect

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Under the Exchange Theory of people helping each other, an Immediate Exchange might be:

Question 8 options:

	A) Offering to run an errand for someone who lent you a book
	B) Offering to run an errand for someone who lent you class notes last year
	C) Offering to run an errand for a nice older person
	D) Offering to pick up a pizza for you and your roommates

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What theory holds that normal aging involves a natural and inevitable mutual withdrawal of older adults from involvement with others and social situations?

Question 9 options:

	A) Cohort Theory
	B) Activity Theory
	C) Disengagement Theory
	D) Continuity Theory

Question 10 (1 point)

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Married couples are much more likely to be financially secure in old age, than single older persons, particularly older single women.

Question 10 options:

	True
	False

Answer 1

Ans.6:-D.all options are correct.

Successful aging is multidimensional the avoidance of disease and disability, the maintenance of high physical and cognitive function, and sustained engagement in social and productive acitivities