The process in which a society moves from a situation of high fertility rates and low life expectancy to one of low fertility rates and high life expectancy is called __________.
a. reduced fertility
b. demographic changes
c. reduced chance
d. demographic transition
Which statement is TRUE regarding aging in LDCs?
a. The number of elderly in LDCs is showing large declines.
b. The number of elderly in LDCs is showing large increases.
c. The number of elderly in LDCs is showing small declines.
d. The number of elderly in LDCs is showing small increases.
Some critics of technology conclude that technology has become a complex, powerful force in society; democratic political institutions and powerless citizens find it difficult to control. This idea is summarized by the phrase __________.
a. technological revolution
b. autonomous technology
c. anti-democratic technology
d. independent technology
Why is the world's population aging so quickly?
a. People are living longer, and fewer babies are being born.
b. People are living longer.
c. Death rates are declining.
d. Death rates are increasing.
Poor families, those with less education, and older people are more likely to be among those Americans who do not have access to the Internet. This gap is referred to as __________.
a. the computer gap
b. the digital divide
c. technical dualism
d. the technological divide
Compare the size of the elderly population in developed countries and less developed countries (LDCs).
a. Developed countries have greater numbers of elderly people, but LDCs have a greater proportion of elderly in their population.
b. Developed countries and LDCs have near equal proportions of elderly people in their populations, but the proportion in LDCs is growing more rapidly.
c. Developed countries have a greater proportion of elderly people, and they are growing more rapidly.
d. Developed countries have higher proportions of those who are elderly, but LDCs have a greater number of elderly people.
Chemotherapy for cancer patients is a therapy that has saved or prolonged many lives, yet it also makes patients feel very sick. This situation is referred to as _______.
a. technical dualism
b. technological divide
c. digital divide
d. technology
Lucas sees the aged as being labeled by the stigmatizing term elderly, devalued because they do not fit into a youth-oriented culture, and as victims of ageism. What perspective does he likely hold?
a. interactionist
b. functional
c. conflict
d. social disorganization
Advances in technology can have both positive and negative impacts. The text refers to this as __________.
a. bipolar technology
b. bipartisan impacts of technology
c. technological consequentials
d. technological dualism
What perspective is most likely to consider elderly people as victims of ageism?
a. functionalist
b. conflict perspective
c. macro-level
d. interactionist
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