two ways in which the ageing population affects family life

Question 1

ageing population affects family life point 1

Answer 1

An ageing population can place extra economic, emotional and practical burdens on adults of working age who may need to care for elderly parents as well as raising children. This burden tends to fall particularly heavily on women who usually end up as the main careers.

Question 2

ageing population affects family life example 1

Answer 2

Grundy and Henrietta found evidence that middle aged women are becoming part of a ‘sandwich generation’ where they are sandwiched between caring for their own dependent children as well as their (or their partners’) elderly parents. Grundy and Henrietta note that the society expects women to take the lead in caring for older family members and this work is often unrecognized or ‘invisible’.

Question 3

ageing population affects family life point 2

Answer 3

An ageing population will lead to the opportunity of Grandparents being able to sometimes provide very valuable support for their grown-up children by helping to care for grandchildren while the parents go out to work. This in turn can help to strengthen extended kinship networks.

Question 4

ageing population affects family life explain 2

Answer 4

Jerome (1993) points out, some grandparents are quite young and even older grandparents are more likely to be fit and active and able to play a full part in the life of the extended family.

Question 5

ageing population affects family life intro

Answer 5

In recent years the population is ageing more, The notion of ageing itself is a socially constructed concept that varies from culture to culture and depends on the historical period under investigation. this is part of changes in age structure, The age structure refers to the proportion of people in different age groups in a particular population.