Exam 16: Family Life and Aging

Which of the following best explains "the sandwich generation"?

Instead of experiencing euphoria and relaxation, some retirees experience a period of disappointment and uncertainty. This happens during the reorientation phase of retirement.

How does gender factor into the parent-child relationship in late adulthood?

Clearly, older Americans are sexually active.

Who are fictive kin?

In this style of grandparenting, grandparents have a relationship with their grandchildren that is characterized by an informal, spontaneous playfulness.

Describe "progressive changes" of aging.

The stereotypical attitudes people hold about the aging and the elderly is sometimes referred to as _____.

What are "nonnormative" influences?

100 years ago the average life expectancy was _____.

This term refers to your environmental, experiential, societal, and cultural experiences across your lifespan.

For every one person who resides in a healthcare facility, there are at least two who live out their remaining years with the help of family caregivers.

On average, marital satisfaction and stability decrease as children enter into their adolescent years.

Your inborn, hereditary characteristics such as genetic influences, physiological makeup, etc.

What is the difference between bereavement and grief?

A home with no children is often referred to as a/an _____.

Some biological changes in aging are inevitable. Give examples.

One study surveyed a representative sample of grandparents and found that over ________ of their research participants had a companionate relationship with their grandchildren.

Today, there are about 39.5 million older adults (those aged 65 and older) in America.

What is the Hayflick limit?