Sociology Chapter 12

Front 1

A pathway along an age-differentiatied, socially-created sequence of transitions is referred to as ________.

Back 1

a life course.

Front 2

A ceremony or other event marking the transition to a new stage of a culturally-defined life course is a(n) ________.

Back 2

rite of passage.

Front 3

Which of the following terms refers to people of the same age who are passing through the life course together?

Back 3

Age cohort

Front 4

Dividing the population into five or ten year age cohorts, grouped vertically from zero to 100+ and divided into male and female, produces a chart known as ________.

Back 4

a population pyramid.

Front 5

Which of the following best describes the population pyramid of a less developed nation?

Back 5

A sharp, pointed top and a broad base

Front 6

An ideology that justified prejudice or discrimination based on age is referred to as ________.

Back 6

ageism.

Front 7

The social movement that has emerged to provide alternatives to prolonged institutional treatment of the terminally ill is termed ________.

Back 7

hospice.

Front 8

Women of advanced age are how many times more likely than men to be living in poverty?

Back 8

3 x's

Front 9

The general outlook and mentality of an age cohort is the result of ________.

Back 9

BOTH

generational experiences

physical maturation.

Front 10

Which will increase within the U. S. in the near future?

Back 10

BOTH

The number of children

The number of elderly

Front 11

Which of the following has the highest infant mortality rate?

Back 11

The United States

Front 12

In recent years, which age group had the highest poverty rate?

Back 12

Those under 18

Front 13

Which of the following models of the aged do gerontologists now generally reject?

Back 13

BOTH

Disengagement theory

Activity theory

Front 14

For most of the past few decades, poverty among the elderly has ________.

Back 14

dropped very substantially

Front 15

Since the 1970s, the birthrate in most of the industrialized nations has fallen below replacement.

Back 15

True

Front 16

The famous "Irish Potato Famine" caused hardships that brought the generations together to confront the common enemy of poverty.

Back 16

False

Front 17

Question 17: Doctors' incomes have risen sharply since the advent of "managed care" plans.

Back 17

False

Front 18

Drug costs are rising sharply even though it's clear that research and production costs for the drug producing companies have dropped in recent years.

Back 18

False

Front 19

Today, unlike the past, there is actually little difference in the infant mortality rate for blacks when compared to whites.

Back 19

False

Front 20

Societies sometimes decided to invent new age strata.

Back 20

True