Chapter 8- later adulthood

Question 1

What’s the life expectancy for men and women?

Answer 1

women: 83.6 years
men: 79.3 years

Question 2

What are the dimensions of age?

Answer 2

• chronological age
• physical age
• psychological age
• social age

Question 3

Explain independance versus dependance

Answer 3

The ability to remain independant is related to both the financial status and the physical and mental condition of the older individual. Men are helped by their wives and women from their daughters.

Question 4

Explain connectedness versus separteness

Answer 4

The struggle for independance reflects tension between the desire for connectedness and separetness, older people value their relationships with their family but they also wish to maintain their own unique lifestyle

Question 5

explain openness versus privateness

Answer 5

privacy may become precious for retirement, widowhood, sickness etc
living in a nursing home makes that impossible

Question 6

What are living arrangements for seniors?

Answer 6

92% in private household
56% as part of a couple
7-8% live in institutions

Question 7

What are health care problems concerning seniors?

Answer 7

Those over 75 are more likely to have a chronic health problem or disability. most common are vision, mobility and memory problems

Question 8

Whats the pourcentage of grandparents in canada?

Answer 8

77% aged 65 and older are grandparents

Question 9

The grandparent/grandchil relationship is influenced by:

Answer 9

• Geographic proximity
• Frequency of contact
• Relationship between the grandparent and their own child

Question 10

What are 3 styles of grandparenting?

Answer 10

Remote, Companionate, Involved

Question 11

Grandparents face several challenges when they take over childcare:

Answer 11

• they may lack the energy
• grandchildren may have suffered from family breakup and have emotional issues
• They are not recognized as the legal guardian

Question 12

Canadian retirement income system made up of 3 pillars:

Answer 12

Government public pension for those aged 57
-guarenteed income supplement if individual has little or no other retirement income(canada pension plan)
Payments based on how much an individual contributed over their lifetime of working
-private pensions and savings
Company pensions and RRSP’s

Question 13

Women are more disadvantaged due to:

Answer 13

• Women are more likely to work partime
• Usually do not work as many years as men and take time off for children
• more women than men work in service occupations where there are no pensions
• women earn less

Question 14

Median retirement age has changed:

Answer 14

1970-1980:65
2011:62
retirement satisfaction depends on choice to retire, health status and financial status

Question 15

Having a partner is associated with many benefits for older canadians:

Answer 15

• sharing retirement activities
• greater economic resouce
• companionship and support

Question 16

What are the affects economically of being widowed?

Answer 16

• drop in income
• costs surrounding death
• women have fewer financial resources

Question 17

Explain aboriginal people in middle years.

Answer 17

traditionally, the grandparent generation was responsible for socializing the children, in recent years there has been a renewal of interest in traditonal aboriginal ways

Question 18

Explain intergrity vs despair

Answer 18

Reflecting on one’s life and finding a sense of meaning and purpose vs. feeling that life has no purpose and sinking into despair

Question 19

What’s the developmental task of old age?

Answer 19

to accept the shift of roles and allow the next generation to take over leadership in private and public life
without a sense that life has has meaning and purpose the individual falls into despair

Question 20

What are some future concerns?

Answer 20

• The oldest members of the baby boom are retiring, since the birth rate is down, there a fewer younger canadians to offset the increase in seniors
• Number of canadians who need care will increase