How Has the Life Course Changed

question 22

Multiple Choice

How has the life course changed?

• A) it is less predictable today, in that most deaths occur in later life
• B) people can now expect to enjoy many years in which parents and adult children jointly survive
• C) women now play a much smaller role in the paid workforce
• D) women's lives have become much less fluid
• E) a gendered public/private sphere distinction, with men's life courses played out in the public sphere and women's in the private sphere

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Definitions:

Sibling Relationships

The dynamic and interactions that exist between brothers and sisters.

Agricultural Societies

Communities whose economy and way of life are based primarily on agriculture and farming activities.

Sociometric Popularity

A measure of how much an individual is liked within a group, often determined through peer evaluations.

Ethnicity

A social division based on shared culture, language, or heritage, often linked to national or geographical identity.