Week 7 Part A & B

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GERN 5000: Gerontology Exam 2

Short Essay Exam, Part A Answer six of the nine questions below. Answer each question as directly and completely as you can. (10 points each)

1. In what ways does social class membership affect life chances and adjustment in later life? List and describe four areas (listed and described in handout) of later life affected by social class membership. Compare and contrast class membership as it relates to the areas cited.

2. Describe at least three major discriminatory practices against a minority group (described text) and state how these practices impact upon older persons of that minority group. Comment on some steps that you believe could be taken to improve the situation.

3. Discuss grandparenting and aging. Describe at least three grandparenting styles identified by Neugarten and Weinstein. What are at least two sources of significance of grandparenting?

4. Discuss education and aging. Include at least two principles of andragogy. Comment on the level of older adult participation in educational programs. What are appropriate settings and content for such programs?

5. Are the aged a “favored constituency”? Present a pro and con position answering the question. What is your position? How does “intergenerational equity” relate to the question?

6. Compare and contrast Medicare and Medicaid. Address different eligibility requirements, funding sources, overseers, and other aspects of the two programs that you view as significant.

7. Compare and contrast Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Address different eligibility requirements, funding sources, overseers, and other aspects of the two programs that you view as significant.

8. List and describe at least three major practical benefits that you have gotten from this class so far. You may focus on changes in attitude, information learned, ideas that might be incorporated into your career, or anything else meaningful to you.

9. List and describe at least four major points from videos viewed in class since the first exam.

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Short Essay Exam, Part B Answer two of the three questions below. Answer each question as directly and completely as you can. (10 points each).

1. Drawing from any information or other learning experience since the first examination, describe and explain in what ways you are now more likely to be more effective in your career in relating to and/or serving the older adult population.

2. In your family relationships and/or other personal relationships involving older persons, in what specific ways can you use what you have learned to reinforce or improve conditions for those older persons?

3. Describe and explain suggestions for improving each of the following: a. Social Security b. Medicare c. Government caregiving policies regarding older persons