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Question 1 (1 point)

There are several advantages of having a social support system. It is associated with better physical functioning and:

Question 1 options:

1)	reduction in illness.

2)	better diet.

3)	reduced risk of mortality.

4)	lower level of depression.

Question 2 (1 point)

Most older people do not engage in bloc voting because:

Question 2 options:

1)	they belong to a homogenous group.

2)	old age physically disables them from exercising their voting rights.

3)	they are less likely than younger voters to register and actually vote.

4)	they do not know how their representatives vote on most issues.

Question 3 (1 point)

For Asians, living arrangements are mostly a function of:

Question 3 options:

1)	filial piety.

2)

poverty.

3)	unfair housing practices.

4)	political beliefs.

Question 4 (1 point)

According to the theory of cumulative disadvantage, inequality begins with those who have greater resources and more opportunities to _____ additional resources.

Question 4 options:

1)

occupy

2)

own

3)

acquire

4)

develop

Question 5 (1 point)

The religion that views death as the passing of the soul from one body to another is:

Question 5 options:

1)

Hinduism.

2)

Islam.

3)

Buddhism.

4)

Judaism.

Question 6 (1 point)

Which of the following statements is true about long-term memory?

Question 6 options:

1)	It is a temporary storage site for new information.

2)	It is highly unstable.

3)	It declines rapidly with age.

4)	It involves recalling distant people and events.

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Question 7 (1 point)

Which of the following is not one of the functional categories devised by gerontologists?

Question 7 options:

1)	well elderly

2)	somewhat impaired elderly

3)	employed elderly

4)	frail elderly

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Question 8 (1 point)

Between 2000 and 2010, attitudes toward Social Security have shifted. Which statement best describes this shift?

Question 8 options:

1)	Elderly people now feel that too much is being spent on Social Security.

2)	Young people now feel that too little is being spent on Social Security.

3)	The majority of people now feel that too much is being spent on Social Security.

4)	The majority of people now feel that the government is spending too little or just about the right amount on Social Security.

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Question 9 (1 point)

Research has found lower voter turnout among people with:

Question 9 options:

1)	health disabilities.

2)	little or no employment.

3)	caregiving responsibilities.

4)	limited transportation.

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Question 10 (1 point)

The cohort that reached adulthood in the 1950s had:

Question 10 options:

1)	low birth rates.

2)	high divorce rates.

3)	low fertility rates.

4)	high marriage rates.

Answer 1

Note: This response is in UK English, please paste the response to MS Word and you should be able to spot discrepancies easily.

(Answer)

1. (4) Strong social support has been shown to be an important factor in decreasing functional impairment in patients with depression (Travis LA, Lyness JM, Shields CG, et al. Social support, depression, and functional disability in older adult primary-care patients. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2004;12:265–71. [PubMed])
2. (4) The answer should be 4 or 1 (There is not enough evidence online to support an answer to this question. Nor do I know your textbook/ class work content. But older people do belong to a homogenous group as they would tend to bloc vote for politician offering to help with improving health care and retirement schemes.
3. (1) Asians believe in community living and make living arrangements with due respect to family life.
4. (1)
5. (1)
6. (3)
7. (1) They are the best test subjects to analyse without the effects of diseases or interruption of work schedule.
8. (4) Majority of scholarly works state that the public wants more spending on social security.
9. (1) Lowest voter turnout is for people with cognitive impairments.
10. (4) Since 1970, the marriage rate has declined by almost 60%. The proportion of women married was highest in 1950 at approximately 65%.