A. take on full-time paid employment
B. take on less taxing and important roles
C. take one new and demanding civic roles
D. take on more active political roles
Sociology Mcqs
The dependency ratio describes…………..?
A. the size of working population supporting the young and the old
B. the number of children dependent upon the adults in a family
C. the amount of care both give and received by older people
D. the number of welfare professionals that support a population
Constructionist studies of old age view it as……………?
A. a medical condition
B. a period of life
C. a state of mind
D. a social category
In biology the senescence is…………..?
A. the process of growth
B. the process of aging
C. infant period
D. None of these
There are many legal limits that are attached to age a few examples are………….?
A. voting age
B. age of consent
C. drinking age
D. All of the above
In less developed countries this percentage is far less It is………….?
A. 10%
B. 7.7%
C. 6.5%
D. None of these
According to Davis (1995) women may seek cosmetic surgery because………….?
A. they have a deep-rooted sense of ineffectiveness and are striving for control
B. they are in pursuit of the perfect body fueled by images of beauty
C. they perceive a part of their body as stigmatizing in relation to a cultural ideal
D. their male partners pressurize them to look like supermodels
The life-course model views aging as…………..?
A. a process that continues from birth to death
B. a process shaped by the forces of capitalism
C. a process of adapting to changing social roles
D. a process shaped by psychological decline