Middle Adulthood Is Referred to as the Sandwich Generation Because

question 57

Multiple Choice

Middle adulthood is referred to as the sandwich generation because:

• A) life is so hectic,families rarely have a full meal together.
• B) people expect middle-aged adults to be both wise and mature as well as young and energetic.
• C) middle-aged adults may have to care for their own adolescent children as well as their elderly parents.
• D) middle-aged adults are caught in conflict between caring more for the wife's parents or the husband's.

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