A basic assumption underlying the intergenerational inequity framework is that:
A) older adults are financially better off than other age groups.
B) significant distribution choices must be made about how to pay the costs of an aging society.
C) the younger generation only benefits from Social Security when they live long enough to retire.
D) our society needs to achieve equity or fairness between generations.
B
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a. time series designs b. laboratory experiments c. field experiments d. factorial designs
Minuchin conceptualized a family as a single system that also had multiple subsystems. Some subsystems can be found in almost every family. Which of the following would NOT be considered a subsystem?
A) Couple B) Parents C) Sibling D) Pets
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Common law marriages have a long history in many societies. b. Non-legal unions are a relatively new phenomenon. c. Non-marital heterosexual cohabitation has always existed in about equal numbers across social class lines. d. Cohabitation has been accepted into mainstream American life since the 1920s.
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a. Aid for means-tested public assistance for the elderly b. Established a social insurance system for individuals age 65 and older, regardless of financial need c. Matched funds spent by the states for needy elderly, who could be considered among the “deserving” poor d. All of the above