1) The diverse cultures around the world illustrate that :

A) there is a general need to achieve balance between elders’ contributions to society and costs of supporting them.

B) population aging is occurring at the same rate in developing and developed countries.

C) there is a movement from low fertility urban societies to higher fertility rural societies.

D) families no longer play a major role in supporting their elderly members.

2) Which of the following countries has the highest proportion of older adults? 

A) Sweden

B) Greece

C) Italy

D) Japan

 

3) Characteristics of modernization that contribute to the decline of older adults’ status in traditional societies include: 

A) literacy.

B) health technology.

C) employment status.

D) both A and B.

 

4) The rectangularization of a population structure is due, in part, by: 

A) low birth rate.

B) high birth rate.

C) decreased life expectancy.

D) both A and C.

5) According to modernization theory, which of the following statements is not true? 

A) Cultural values can mitigate the negative effects of modernization.

B) Social changes that accompany modernization cause younger and older generations to become increasingly separated.

C) Urbanization has improved the status of older adults.

D) Both A and B.

6) Countries that do not favor allowing the immigration of young workers support the following solution(s) to labor shortage:

A) persuade part time workers to become full time.

B) encourage women to enter the workforce.

C) raise the birthrate.

D) all of the above.