An Increase in Life Expectancy Has Caused One Aspect of Family

question 4

Multiple Choice

An increase in life expectancy has caused one aspect of family life to change. Which of the following best illustrates this change?

• A) Adults are likely to spend more years caring for both younger and older generations in their family.
• B) Adults spend fewer years in occupational roles and therefore have more time to spend with their family.
• C) Parents have more children, and the average family size is larger than ever before in history.
• D) Multi-generation families are much rarer than was true a generation ago.

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