Following the completion of this chapter, students will be able to: - Discuss the nature of the extended-family household.
- Describe the typical relationship between young adults and their middle-aged parents.
- List and describe the six relationship patterns demonstrated by young adults and their parents as explained by Frank, Aery, and Laman (1988).
- Identify and describe typical patterns of interaction between middle-aged children and their elderly parents. Explain patterns of help demonstrated by each.
- Compare and contrast siblings' relationships in middle age and late life.
- Discuss the characteristics of multigenerational late-life families.
- List and describe the multiple roles filled by grandparents and great-grandparents.
- Explain how gender, racial differences, divorce, and remarriage influence grandparent and great-grandparent roles.
- Discuss the trends in grandparents' and great-grandparents' provision of kinship care.
- Describe current trends in refilling the empty-nest and explain the pros and cons to having adult children at home.
- List and describe characteristic residential options used by older adults.
- Define caregiving and explain how care is provided to the majority of adults requiring long-term care.
- Define caregiver burnout and discuss the burden of caring for older family members experienced by adult children.
- Describe intervention strategies that may be useful in stress reduction for caregivers of aging adults.
- Describe the patterns of care provided to old-old adults from an international perspective.
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