Exam 7: Families in Middle and Later Life: Patterns and Dynamics of Living Longer, Aging Together

A focus on families in mid-life often leads people to think of adults in their forties or fifties, with their own children about to be, or already, ________ from home (i.e. living independently from the parents in a separate household).

What does a "new nuclear" or "new blended" family refer to?

Adult children frequently become engaged in assisting parents, especially where one is widowed, or divorced, or experiencing ongoing health challenges due to dementia or stroke.

The study of "________" by sociologists has focused on the ongoing negotiation of contradictions in family relationships and their connections to how social life is organized and structured.

Discuss Kobayashi's work on Japanese-Canadian parent-child relationships.

When challenges force a change in patterns of exchange within the family, family members tend to become "________" to one another.

In 2011, about one-third of Canadians aged 55 to 59 were divorced or separated.

"Aging in place" refers to ________

Typical life course transitions involve home-leaving, sharing an apartment with friends, dating, living common-law, having children and becoming parents and eventually becoming grandparents, and then death.

A complex stepfamily refers to ________

Explain why the age range of 45-64, previously used to define middle age, is no longer seen as valid.

The biggest reason for the increase in late-life divorce is the changing status of women, who initiate about ________ of divorces after the age of 40.

Men are more likely to remarry than women.

There is an increased likelihood that adult children will live at home if parents are divorced or if a parent is widowed.

Research on the quality of intergenerational relationships in mid-life families has identified tension between co-resident parents and adult children.

Discuss the four significant implications of generational co-longevity.

Being able to live safely and independently in one's own home or community for as long as one wishes, with necessary levels of health and social supports and services, is referred to as ________

In 2016 the mean age of first birth for women in Canada was ________

Mid-life parents find it difficult (and many are unable) to provide financial and instrumental support to their co-resident children.

How do boomerang children affect parents?