Several Demographic and Social Changes Are Increasing the Importance of Elder

question 28

Multiple Choice

Several demographic and social changes are increasing the importance of elder care in families.All of the following are true EXCEPT:

• A)For the first time in history,the average married couple has more parents than children.
• B)Middle-generation women in the future will spend more years with parents over sixty-five than with children under the age of eighteen.
• C)Declining birth rates mean fewer siblings to share the care of elder parents.
• D)Husbands and wives almost share equally the care of elder parents.

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