What theory states that modern societies operate more smoothly by transferring responsibilities from the elderly to younger people?
a. geriatric theory
b. disengagement theory
c. activity theory
d. age stratification theory
Almost all the growth in the world's population by 2050 will take place in the __________.
A) poorest nations
B) wealthiest nations
C) United States
D) European Union
The United States, with about 4.5 percent of the world's population, consumes __________ of the world's energy.
A) one-third
B) one-fourth
C) one-half
D) three-fourths
As of early 2012, which states have enacted laws allowing physicians to assist in the deaths of terminally ill people?
a. California, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
b. Oregon, Washington, and Vermont
c. Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi
d. Michigan and Minnesota
The majority of caregiving to elderly people in the U.S. is provided by
a. senior daycare facilities.
b. nursing homes.
c. women.
d. other elderly people.
Emergency food requests and people seeking emergency shelter are __________.
A) increasing
B) decreasing
C) staying the same
D) not currently studied
Suppose that a physician administered a lethal injection to a dying person to bring a painless end to life. This would be called
a. active euthanasia
b. complex euthanasia
c. passive euthanasia
d. physician-assisted suicide
Intersection theory helps us to see that
a. some categories of elders confront greater disadvantages than others.
b. disengagement is functional for society as a whole.
c. physicians must play a part in a negotiated death.
d. the poverty rate for seniors is declining over time.
On average, U.S. men and women over the age of sixty five spend what percentage of their household budget on health care?
a. 1 percent
b. 5 percent
c. 15 percent
d. 35 percent
What is the term for doctors stopping the treatment of a terminally ill person by turning off respirators or other life-support machines?
a. active euthanasia
b. positive euthanasia
c. passive euthanasia
d. negative life support
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