Exam 16: Aging and Multigenerational Families

In general, the text observes, grandparents are most actively involved with

The __________ model of elder abuse and neglect views elder abuse as a form of unlawful family violence and focuses on negative personal characteristics of abusers and on a possible criminal justice response.

An important feature of the latent kin matrix is that, although they may remain dormant for long periods, family relations with adult siblings and extended kin emerge as a resource when

The text concludes that overall, adult children's relations with their parents, while not necessarily tight-knit, continue to be

Widowerhood is significantly more common than widowhood.

The text points out that older women are __________ likely to live alone than older men.

The text estimates that about 40 percent of the income of people age 65 and older is from

Native American elders may serve as cultural conservator grandparents -actively seeking contact and temporary co-residence with their grandchildren in order to ___________.

According to the text, caregiving parent-child relations might best be characterized by ________.

The age category called the "old-old" refers to people who are 85 and over.

A table in your text lists several options of community services for eldercare. Which of the following is NOT on the list?

__________ is the process whereby immigrant groups adopt the beliefs, values, and norms of their new culture and lose their traditional values and practices.

About __________ of older adults are living in poverty.

Sandra is a late-middle-aged mother of four, with her last daughter still living at home and going to school. Sandra is also providing care to her ailing father, who also lives in her home. Sandra is a member of what the text refers to as the

Sociologists and policy analysts Francesca Cancian and Stacey Oliker have proposed three strategies for moving our society toward better eldercare, coupled with greater gender equity in providing eldercare. Which of the following is NOT one of these strategies?

As they grow older, women are adversely affected by __________; that is, men aren't considered old or sexually ineligible as soon as women are.

Women's Social Security benefits average about __________ percent of men's.

Care for an aging parent is provided most often by __________.

The text points out that caregiver stress and depression among Americans results partly from the fact that ours is a(n)__________ culture.

__________ involves overt acts of aggression against an aging person.