Lecture Notes on Aging and Family Structures

Flashcards covering key concepts related to aging, retirement, family structures, and social trends based on lecture notes.

__ have a younger life expectancy.

Men

__ was enacted to provide retirement for people as they age.

Social Security

Even with Social Security benefits, about __ of the population still lives in poverty.

10%

__% of elder care is provided by the __.

40%, Spouse

Life satisfaction increases in retirement years in __ relationships.

Egalitarian

We hope for __ relationships in the US today.

Consummate

Second marriages are ____ likely to end in divorce.

Less

Decline in marriage rates is related to __.

Cohabitation

____ have the longest life expectancy (race/gender)

Hispanic women

Stepfamilies are formed by __.

Loss

Divorce rate is __ by __%.

Declining, 40%

People aged ___ are considered young old.

65-70

On average, ___% of a persons retirement is social security.

40%

On average, ___% of marriages end in divorce.

50%

Step moms typically _____ want to be included in activities and ___ want to be a replacement mom.

do, don’t

On average, the rates of second marriages are ____.

Increasing

Most stepfamilies are ____.

Happy