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AGNG 200

Moody-Sasser Quiz 1-AGNG 200 UMBC Erickson School of Aging Studies

Online: “Aging People, Policy, and Management” (Watson)

Moody-Sasser Quiz 1 [Basic Concepts I. A Life Course Perspective on Aging]

1) The perspective taken by the textbook that seeks to understand "old age” by understanding the entire course of human life is called the                                                   .

1. 1. 1. Modernization Perspective
      2. Life Course Perspective
      3. The Old Age Perspective
      4. Meaning of Life Perspective

1. 2.                . Which of the following affects an individual's experience in old age?
      1. Social Class
      2. Formal Education
      3. Occupational Experience
      4. All of the Above

1. 3.     . The idea that people in a society share beliefs about the appropriate age for certain life events is called a/an   .
      1. Social Clock
      2. Age Differentiation
      3. Age Grading
      4. Age Stratification

1. 4.                . Which of the following is the proper sequence referring to the distinctions that are made between age groups?
      1. Young-Old> Medium-Old> Super-Old
      2. Old-Old> Very-Old> Oldest-Old
      3. Oldest-Old> Old-Old> Young-Old
      4. Young-Old> Old-Old> Oldest Old

1. 5.                . Special events that mark the transition from one role to another are known as          .
      1. Modernizing Events
      2. Disengagements
      3. Rites of Passage
      4. Continuity of Aging Events

1. 6.                . Which theory states that the status of old people declines as societies become more modern?
      1. The Disengagement Theory
      2. The Modernization Theory
      3. The Meaning of Life Theory
      4. The Continuity Theory of Aging

1. 7.                . The Disengagement Theory of Aging looks at old age as a time when              .
      1. The more active people are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with life.

1. 1. 2. People who grow older are inclined to maintain as much as they can of the same habits.
      3. Both the older person and society engage in mutual separation.
      4. None of the above.

1. 8.                . The most widely pervasive view of adulthood assumes             .
      1. Continuous deterioration and decline
      2. Continuous improvement and pleasure
      3. Life will mostly stay the same as it was in childhood
      4. There is no predictable, foreseeable pattern through the life course

1. 9.                . Which of the following has a strong impact on one's pathway through life?
      1. Early Life Events
      2. Historical Events
      3. Gender-Related Events
      4. Unpredictable Life Events
      5. All of the above

1.10             . Which of the following still define transitions throughout life?

1. Social policies and institutions
2. Advertising and retail stores
3. Mainstream television shows and movies
4. None of the above