Eth125 Week 8 Quiz 5
ETH 125
Week 8 Quiz # 5 Chapter: 17
Age and Disability
This is a multiple choice quiz and each item is worth two points for a total possible of 60 points. There is only one correct response for each numbered item, and you should use the Schaefer text as needed to determine the best response. Please write the letter of your answer on the line next to each question or highlight your answer. Review your work prior to submission and make sure you have responded to all questions. Save your work and upload via the Assignments tab by the due date.
__________ | 1. | According to the text, the analogy that best describes United States society today is | | | a. | the salad bowl. | b. | chop suey. | c. | the melting pot. | d. | the kaleidoscope. | |
__________ | 2. | The elderly share the characteristics of minority groups in which of the following ways? | | | a. | voluntary membership | b. | out-group marriages | c. | unequal treatment in employment | d. | weak sense of group solidarity | |
__________ | 3. | One crucial difference between the elderly and other subordinate or minority groups is that | | | a. | the elderly do not experience unequal treatment. | b. | the elderly have a weak sense of group solidarity. | c. | older people are likely to marry people of different ages. | d. | all who live long enough will have the ascribed status of being an older person. | |
__________ | 4. | The dramatic increase in the number of people aged 65 and older is a consequence of which of the following? | | | a. | declining mortality rates | b. | immigrant sponsorship of older relatives | c. | increases in the number of Americans with health insurance | d. | all of these | |
__________ | 5. | Compared with the rest of the population, the elderly are more likely to be | | | a. | White. | b. | male. | c. | living in a home with young children. | d. | all of these | |
__________ | 6. |
Week 8 Quiz # 5 Chapter: 17
Age and Disability
This is a multiple choice quiz and each item is worth two points for a total possible of 60 points. There is only one correct response for each numbered item, and you should use the Schaefer text as needed to determine the best response. Please write the letter of your answer on the line next to each question or highlight your answer. Review your work prior to submission and make sure you have responded to all questions. Save your work and upload via the Assignments tab by the due date.
__________ | 1. | According to the text, the analogy that best describes United States society today is | | | a. | the salad bowl. | b. | chop suey. | c. | the melting pot. | d. | the kaleidoscope. | |
__________ | 2. | The elderly share the characteristics of minority groups in which of the following ways? | | | a. | voluntary membership | b. | out-group marriages | c. | unequal treatment in employment | d. | weak sense of group solidarity | |
__________ | 3. | One crucial difference between the elderly and other subordinate or minority groups is that | | | a. | the elderly do not experience unequal treatment. | b. | the elderly have a weak sense of group solidarity. | c. | older people are likely to marry people of different ages. | d. | all who live long enough will have the ascribed status of being an older person. | |
__________ | 4. | The dramatic increase in the number of people aged 65 and older is a consequence of which of the following? | | | a. | declining mortality rates | b. | immigrant sponsorship of older relatives | c. | increases in the number of Americans with health insurance | d. | all of these | |
__________ | 5. | Compared with the rest of the population, the elderly are more likely to be | | | a. | White. | b. | male. | c. | living in a home with young children. | d. | all of these | |
__________ | 6. |