The greatest growth of social policies that benefit older people came in the:
A) 1930s.
B) 1960s.
C) 1980s.
D) 1990s.
Leisure can best be defined as:
A) time spent on vacation.
B) any activity which has no obligations.
C) any free time a person can relax.
D) time spent with family members.
Identify the various types of memory, their function, and their potential for age -related changes.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following societal values has not influenced the development of public policy for aging Americans?
A) Individual welfare is the person's own responsibility.
B) The community should help with individual welfare.
C) Citizens are universally entitled to have their needs met.
D) The government should help only as needed.
The rates of poverty are highest among older people who are:
A) single women.
B) single men.
C) married men.
D) married women.
Grandparents who provide custodial care for their grandchildren:
A) have increased twofold in the last decade.
B) was a more common sight 50 years ago.
C) generally obtain financial help from their adult children.
D) are disproportionately represented by African American women.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits the population on a(n) ________ basis.
A) direct cash substitute
B) indirect cash substitute
C) universal
D) non-contributory
Regarding funding of retirement for most older adults,:
A) home equity is a minor component of assets.
B) private pensions comprise about 20 of income.
C) Social Security provides less than 25 of income.
D) part-time employment provides about 50 of income.
Discuss how older adults can use memory mediators to improve their memory.
What will be an ideal response?
The changing demographic patterns of the United States have also affected the grandparenting role, such that:
A) older adults today have more grandchildren than earlier cohorts.
B) more older persons are experiencing the grandparent role than in the past.
C) there is less contact between grandparents and grandchildren than in the past.
D) grandfathers and grandmothers spend equal time with their grandchildren.
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