Fsw 466 Exam 2

Front 1

people born in 1910s-1930s were called _____ and went through what?

Back 1

The Greatest Generation, WWI, WWII, depression

Front 2

people born in 1940s-60s were called ____. What was significant?

Back 2

Baby Boomer Generation, they were biggest generation

Front 3

people born in 1970s-1990s are called ______. The enxt generation is supposed to be _____

Back 3

Generation X, generation excess

Front 4

Describe 68, female, and single

Back 4

old maid game, no kids, close to family, lives alone in apartment, cats, old maid, spinster

Front 5

Describe 68, single, male

Back 5

drinks scotch

Front 6

___ + ___ + ____ = more sex for _____

Back 6

baby boomers + birth control + women's movement = more sex for singles

Front 7

one myth that happened through the media was that if not married by age 30, women have a ___% chance of marriage. They siad it was because what?

Back 7

5%, biological clock, more women than men, men marry younger women

Front 8

Another myth was that women who were ____ and ____ would not be able to get married

Back 8

good-looking, with high paying jobs

Front 9

-Dating improved in the ____
-by the ___, men actually did outnumber women

Back 9

-1980s
-1990s

Front 10

what are the 4 categories of single people, and give examples

Back 10

1. voluntary temporary (putting off marriage)....us!
2. voluntary stable (choose for life)....nun, priest
3. Invuluntary temporary (just hasn't happened yet)....still looking
4, invuluntary stable (accepted singleness, not by choice)......

Front 11

3 reasons for invuluntary stable

Back 11

1. birthday
2. buy a house
3. break up

Front 12

There are more single ____ than ____. As high as ___%

Back 12

blacks than whites, 15%

Front 13

who has the highest rate of singlehood?

Back 13

educated females

Front 14

name 4 things that make singlehood more common for females (this is what a single female may look like)

Back 14

1. education
2. IVF available
3. career makes more $ than married female
4. maybe caring for parents

Front 15

What does a single male look like?

Back 15

1. makes less money than married man
2. not working
3. unhapopy childhood

Front 16

why do women choose single motherhood?

Back 16

1. more negative view of men
2. want control: don't want to share

Front 17

___% of birthing age single women (18-44) have a child. ___% of single black women have a child. ____& of single white women have a child

Back 17

25%, 50%, 15%

Front 18

___% of all US births are to single mothers. Why?

Back 18

60, engaged individuals, lesbian couples, more people cohabitating, control

Front 19

Older singles have fewer _____ and less likely to have _____

Back 19

social contacts, confidant

Front 20

6 facts about social contacts for singles

Back 20

1. whites interact more with relatives, friends, neighbors, etc than non-white
2. the higher your education, the higher the social emotional support
3. Good family social ties with siblings, nieces, and nephews
4. older single males are more likely to get help from friends
5. older single females are more likely to get help from Dad
6. Single people are more likely to get hired help

Front 21

Living arrangements for older singles:
1. higher rates of ____ than widowed or divorced (as high as ____)
2. Less likely to have to ____
3. Living alone at an older age isn't necessariliy _____ to some
4. lowest rates of ____

Back 21

1. co-residency, 30%
2. move
3. famililar
4. institutionalized care

Front 22

What are two reasons singles might not be used to living alone?

Back 22

1. took care of family memeber who died
2. had a roommate for a long time

Front 23

6 drawbacks of singlehood

Back 23

1. lower self-acceptance
2. lower environmental mastery (usually pay people to do stuff)
3. lower positive relations with others
4. lower sense of purpose in life
5. lower autonomy (not able to make own decisions....have self doubt)
6. females increased expectation to help the family

Front 24

4 basic drawbacks to being single

Back 24

1. loneliness
2. expense
3. feeling left out in coupled society
4. stigma of being single

Front 25

for older single females, the #1 regret is ____

Back 25

no children

Front 26

65+ single men that dated in past month ____, 65+ single females that dated in past month ____

Back 26

30%, 7%

Front 27

75+ single men that dated in past month ____, 75+ single females that dated in past month ____

Back 27

13%, 2%

Front 28

4 reasons older people date

Back 28

1. looking for long-lasting relationshi
2. intimacy
3. sex
4. hedge loneliness

Front 29

Cohabitating: __% of 60+. ___% women ___% men

Back 29

3%, 1%, 6%

Front 30

Cohabitating ages 40-59 ___%

Back 30

11%

Front 31

cohabitating more likely among 4 categories

Back 31

1. poor
2. young/old age difference
3. divorced and separated
4. residence of sunbelt (hide it from family)

Front 32

-Divorce is more common in _____
-Only ___% get divorced after age 65
-___ more likely to remarry

Back 32

-first few years
-7%
-younger

Front 33

Divorce in same-sex union is difficult because: (2)

Back 33

1. There is no legal document
2. There is often no religious support

Front 34

In the first year of separation, name 6 feelings:

Back 34

1. ambivalence
2. longing
3. anxiety
4. depression
5. personal disorganization
6. relief

Front 35

In the next 2-3 years of separation, 3 things that happen:

Back 35

1. reorganize life
2. new identity
3. new lifestyle

Front 36

2 facts about divorce for women:

Back 36

1. often go from homemaker to paid worker
2. have greatewr psyche distress than males

Front 37

2 facts about divorce for males:

Back 37

1. react later
2. more severe reaction (suicide, accident, psychiatric help)

Front 38

3 things that improve for women after divorce:

Back 38

1. social life
2.

Front 39

2 things about men after divorce:

Back 39

1. more likely to be good friends with ex
2. overall well-being is lower

Front 40

who adjusts from divorce better?

Back 40

black

Front 41

Name 3 stages of bereavement and time frame

Back 41

1. numbness (2 days)
2. grief (3 months)
3. loneliness (6 months

Front 42

in stage ___, you pick up a hobby to memorialize

Back 42

2

Front 43

4 common reasons people separate:

Back 43

1. desire independence
2. different interests
3. attitudes about sex
4. affairs

Front 44

gay/lesbian separations become harder because:

Back 44

1. we live in heterosexual society
2. they have such small communities

Front 45

-divorced females retire ___ than married females
-divorced female __ likely to live alone
-divorced women have ___ home ownership rates
-divorced women's top support is from ____

Back 45

-later
-less
-lowest
-kids

Front 46

4 bad things about the loss of a same-sex partner

Back 46

1. less social support
2. no work place allowance
3. family members possibly non-support
4. possibly no religious support

Front 47

___ deal better with widowhood than ___

Back 47

working class, upper class

Front 48

2 sources of income for older women that are in short supply

Back 48

1. marriage
2. employment

Front 49

4 things that make for less income for retired widows:

Back 49

1. less education
2. lower occupation prestige
3. didn't plan for retirement
4. more likely to become caregiver

Front 50

If a widow is first a caregiver:

Back 50

1. less depression
2. easier to adapt
3. easier to deal with loss if older

But:
1. higher levels of strain
2. sleep problems
3. view of life as meaningless
4. harder for older (smaller support network, poorer health)

Front 51

if they move, widows usually move by _____. 3 ways of moving:

Back 51

1st year
1. nursing home
2. live with fam
3. downsize

Front 52

If widows don't move in the first year, they usually stay there ____ years. 2 reasons to stay in house:

Back 52

-15
-financial and health

Front 53

6 things about the contact of widows to siblings:

Back 53

1. greater emotional contact
2. more frequent
3. more supportive
4. help with loneliness
5. all accentuated with childless
6. but they don't really help to "get things done"

Front 54

widowed women (as compared to men) are more likely to have:

Back 54

1. friend, friend become confidant
2. more likely to find a companion
3. tend to get more friends after widowhood

Front 55

widowed men (as compared to women) are more likely:

Back 55

1. to be totally isolated....not many widowers
2. tends to be cyclical.....likely to remarry

Front 56

-anticipatory socialization
-___ are more likely to do this because they are prepared and more likely to live longer

Back 56

-anticipating how you will fit in
-women

Front 57

rates of remarriage have gone down because of (2):

Back 57

1. cohabitation
2. women more dependent

Front 58

-average age for second remarriage for men is ___
-remarriage is more common after ____ than ___ for 2 reasons:

Back 58

-34
-divorce, widowhood
1. age
2. more attached

Front 59

-____% of divorced women remarry
-___% of divorced men remarry

Back 59

-60%
-75%

Front 60

5 reasons remarriage lowers with age:

Back 60

1. fewer men
2. poor health
3. reduced mobility
4. poor finances
5. protect estate

Front 61

3 types of marriage:

Back 61

1. abuse/really bad
2. everyday (more likely to get remarried)
3. head-over-heels

Front 62

of the 3 marriage types, which one is least likely to get remarried:

Back 62

bad marriage because they don't think they'll ever find love again

Front 63

2 reasons women remarry and 1 reason men remarry:

Back 63

1. companionship
2. love

1. to be cared for

Front 64

latent kin matrix

Back 64

continually shifting relations activated or intensified as needed (much like modified extended family)

Front 65

latent kin matrix includes 2 things:

Back 65

1. former in-laws (grandparents)
2. step families

Front 66

name the 6 family solidarity points

Back 66

1. associational (actual activities: type and frequency of getting together)
2. structural (closeness, proximity)
3. functional (helping)
4. affectional (emotional bond)
5. consensual (sharing similar values; easiest one to find conflict with)
6. normative (shared expectations of family life)

Front 67

how many gay females with children? How many gay males with children (in US)?

Back 67

-1 to 5 mill
-1 to 3 mill

Front 68

___% of all children extimated to have gay parents

Back 68

3

Front 69

3 ways gays can have children:

Back 69

1. adoption
2. invetro/artifical insemination
3. step children

Front 70

6 factors associated with close children:

Back 70

1. family size (bigger, more likely someone live close)
2. health of parent (lower health, more likely to live close)
3. parents age (older parents, closer kids)
4. age of child or children
5. finances (lower finances, more likely to live close)
6. marital status

Front 71

from most likely to least, list the marital status as related to living close:

Back 71

1. widowed
2. married
3. divorced
4. remarried

Front 72

-__% of all mothers age 80 have at least one son still living
-___% of all mothers age 90+ have at least one daughter
-___% of aging population have child within one mile
-____% of aging population have at least one child in 35 min drive
-___% hjave 2 children within 35 miles

Back 72

-90
-90
-25
-75
-50

Front 73

3 ways of weekly contact

Back 73

1. telephone
2. dinners and overnight
3. email

Front 74

-___% of aging have weekly contact with children
-who initiates contact?

Back 74

-80
-parents

Front 75

name 7 dreams parents have for children (21-44):

Back 75

1. happy
2. educational success
3. career
4. happy family
5. personal fulfillment
6. be good
7. be healthy

Front 76

2 biggest things parents want to take care of:

Back 76

1. will
2. resolving conflict

Front 77

5 sources of conflict between parents and children:

Back 77

1. communication and interaction (children)
2. habits and lifestyle choices (parents)
3. child rearing (children)
4. work oriented (parents)
5. politics (children)

Front 78

early conflics _____

Back 78

sustain into later life

Front 79

parents in 80s value most:

Back 79

independence for them and children

Front 80

who does face-to-face contact more often?

Back 80

later parents

Front 81

most common source of conflict for later life parent-child?

Back 81

habits and lifestyle choices

Front 82

-or a daughter, marriage ____ her relationship with parents, and children ___ her relationship with father
-for a son, ____ improves relationship with parents

Back 82

-improves, decrease
-children

Front 83

2 types of support for later life:

Back 83

1. formal (nursing home, home care, meals on wheels, etc)
2. informal (fictive kin, neighbors)

Front 84

4 models of social support for aging families:

Back 84

1. hierarchical-compensatory model (spouse usually at the top, then children)
2. task-specific model (based on what has to be done and who's good at doing it)
3. functional-specificity of relationship model (driven by relationship)
4. convoy model (constantly shifting of who takes the lead)

Front 85

filial responsibility

Back 85

son or daughter feels responsible because they are the son/daughter

Front 86

-__% of aging think children give them enough help
-___% of children think they give parents enough help

Back 86

-95
-92

Front 87

__ and ___ feel filial responsbility more

Back 87

sons, minorities

Front 88

3 problems with caregiving research:

Back 88

1. cross-sectional
2. primary caregiver only
3. gender bias

Front 89

profiles of who does caregiving (6)

Back 89

1. unamrried daughter, then daughter
2. sons if only child (or if sister lives far away)
3. working class son
4. black children )white children put in nursing home)
5. white spouse
6. black/chite children help with finances, hispanic less likely

Front 90

How the child is chosen for caregiving:

Back 90

1. de facto
2. family meeting
3. parent chooses
4. just evolves
5. child volunteers

Front 91

Who are caregivers?

Back 91

1. daughers (29%)
2. wives (23%)
3. other females (20%)
4. husbands (13%)
5. sons (8%)
6. other males (7%)

Front 92

Why are females more likely to be caregivers?

Back 92

1. more likely not to work outside house
2. life expectancy
3. age difference

Front 93

ages of caregivers

Back 93

1. 14-44 (22%)
2. 45-64 (42%)
3. 65-84 (26%)
4. 85+ (10%)

Front 94

___% of caregivers are in sandwich generation

Back 94

7

Front 95

what kind of care do caregivers give?

Back 95

1. cooking, caring for environment
2. finances
3. visiting/activities/memories/songs
4. affection

Front 96

things parents do for their adult children:

Back 96

1. childcare
2. financially
3. meals
4. laundry
5. transportation
6. cleaning,house and yardwork

Front 97

-or a daughter, marriage ____ her relationship with parents, and children ___ her relationship with father
-for a son, ____ improves relationship with parents

Back 97

-improves, decrease
-children

Front 98

2 types of support for later life:

Back 98

1. formal (nursing home, home care, meals on wheels, etc)
2. informal (fictive kin, neighbors)

Front 99

4 models of social support for aging families:

Back 99

1. hierarchical-compensatory model (spouse usually at the top, then children)
2. task-specific model (based on what has to be done and who's good at doing it)
3. functional-specificity of relationship model (driven by relationship)
4. convoy model (constantly shifting of who takes the lead)

Front 100

filial responsibility

Back 100

son or daughter feels responsible because they are the son/daughter

Front 101

-__% of aging think children give them enough help
-___% of children think they give parents enough help

Back 101

-95
-92

Front 102

3 ways of weekly contact

Back 102

1. telephone
2. dinners and overnight
3. email

Front 103

-___% of aging have weekly contact with children
-who initiates contact?

Back 103

-80
-parents

Front 104

name 7 dreams parents have for children (21-44):

Back 104

1. happy
2. educational success
3. career
4. happy family
5. personal fulfillment
6. be good
7. be healthy

Front 105

2 biggest things parents want to take care of:

Back 105

1. will
2. resolving conflict