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Which of the following statements regarding elder abuse is FALSE?

A) Dependency on the part of the older person often leads to elder abuse.
B) Abusers tend to be dependent on the older person for financial support and housing.
C) Elder abuse tends to be concentrated among those over age 75
D) Most victims of elder abuse are white, middle? to lower?middle class Protestant women who suffer from some form of impairment.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Support services help older individuals cope with the problems in their day-to-day care.These services are inexpensive when they are provided through state or federally funded programs,hospitals,or community organizations.

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B) False

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If the present trend continues in Japan,by 2030 people age 65 and over will make up about one third of the total population.

Describe the relationship of wealth,poverty and aging.

We find that older people tend to have more wealth but less income than young people.Among older persons,a wider range of assets and income is seen than in other age categories.

The psychological aspects of menopause are often as important as any physical effects.Social scientist Anne Fausto-Sterling concluded that many women respond negatively to menopause because of negative stereotypes associated with it.These stereotypes make the natural process of aging in women appear abnormal when compared with the aging process of men.

The correct sequence of psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's death and dying stage-based approach is:

Age,gender,and poverty are intertwined.Although middle-aged and older women make up an increasing portion of the work force,they are paid substantially less than men their age,receive raises at a slower pace,and still work largely in gender-segregated jobs.

The __________ on death and dying focuses on the perceived course of dying and the expected time of death.For example,it may be sudden as in the case of a heart attack,or it may be slow as in the case of lung cancer.

__________ perspectives examine the connection between personal satisfaction in a person's later years and a high level of activity.Activity theory states that people tend to shift gears in late middle age and find substitutes for previous statuses,roles,and activities.

Trace the process of aging from infancy and early childhood to adolescence,noting the social consequences of age at each stage.

According to the text's discussion of aging in the future,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The size of the older population in the United States will increase Dramatically in the early decades of the 21ˢᵗ century.By the year 2050, There will be an estimated __________ people age 65 and older,as Compared with 39.6 million in 2009.

When people say "Act your age," they are referring to __________ age- a person's age based on date of birth.

The primary reason for the lower income status of many older African Americans can be traced to all the following factors EXCEPT:

__________ is/are the average number of years that a group of people born in the same year could expect to live.

Explain the process of "Death and Dying."

Discuss how age,gender and poverty are intertwined.

The age at which one-half the people in a population are younger and the other half are older is referred to as the __________ age of that population.

Which of the following is NOT an American trend in aging between 1980 and 2010?