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

"Seventy is the new fifty" is a contemporary mantra.

In June 2014, the federal government launched the _______, comprised of industry leaders from small, medium, and large-sized businesses as well as expert advisors on caregiving.

What is meant by the term "bi-directional flows"?

There are growing numbers of grandparents who share longer life spans with smaller numbers of grandchildren.

How does remarriage affect family members?

There is considerable evidence of "bi-directional flows" between generations in terms of all of the following except ________

There is little evidence to suggest that exposure to the marital disruption of mid-life parents negatively affects the quality of parent-child relationships, children's ability to cope with challenging life events such as moving, or their overall optimism about marriage.

The transition to parenthood has been delayed into the forties for many Canadians.

Discuss the issues surrounding silver or gray divorce.

Why is it taking longer for young adult children to leave the parental home to establish residential independence?

"_______" refers to the assistance provided to an individual who requires help in completing his or her activities of daily living.

It is well recognized that most of the care provided to older people near the end of their lives is provided by nursing staff in hospital wards.

"________" refers to not evolving forward into culturally expected experiences (e.g. marriage and parenthood in the family trajectory).

Family forms with same-sex dyads forming the nucleus of the family unit may be referred to as _______ families.

The responsibilities of care (for aging parents) continue to fall on women in mid- and later-life.

There is more economic insecurity for women than for men following widowhood.

Although the compression of morbidity to the latter years of old age (80+) has resulted in a greater number of disability-free years for older people, older wives and ________ remain the backbone of systems of care within families.

Later-life divorce, also called "silver divorce" or "________", is becoming more common and more acceptable.

While our understandings of widowhood following long-term same-sex unions and marriages are still limited, long-partnered but unmarried opposite sex and same-sex partners often experienced what has been termed "________"

Flows of financial, instrumental, and emotional support to older parents from their working children has become more important than ever, given the little amount received from the government pension plan.