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After children have grown and moved out of the family home, MOST couples find that:
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After children have grown and moved out of the family home, MOST couples find that:
their relationships improve
Judith helps take care of her grandchildren for her adult child and is also caring for her own aging mother. She is part of the:
sandwich generation
Russell is 50 years old and has recently lost his job of almost 30 years. He is glad, however, that he did not have problems finding a new job. Even so, changes in his employment at this stage in life may lead to all of these consequences EXCEPT:
increasing his generatively
In a nationwide study of 53,851 nurses, ages 20 to 59, researchers have found that _____ is one of the few factors that reduce job satisfaction in every cohort.
required overtime
When generative needs are NOT met, which of the following is a possible negative consequence, as stated in text?
domestic abuse
All of Shawn and Geneva's children have moved out, have started families, and are working on their careers. According to the text, Shawn and Geneva's home is now a(n):
empty nest
In the United States, about _____ of all workers have nonstandard schedules.
one-third
In 2012, _____ percent of the U.S. labor force was female.
47
Common ways to be generative include caregiving, employment, and:
parenthood
In the days of _____, it was thought that everyone would become a parent if they could.
Erik Erikson
Which statement about unemployment is FALSE?
Adults who are unemployed experience less stress than those employed.
Employment changes are affecting adults in all these ways EXCEPT:
decreasing empty nest
Within the workplace, among other places, there are small things that go unnoticed by the majority person that seem hostile to the minority person. These have been referred to as:
micro-aggressions
According to Erik Erikson, an adult's failure to achieve generativity results in:
stagnation and personal impoverishment.
In 2012, _____ percent of families had the mother as the primary wage earner and the father as the primary provider of child care.
8