Using information from the chapter, choose one of the following family issues to discuss in more depth: (1) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) couples, including demographic information and the unique challenges they face; (2) widowhood, grief, and bereavement, including demographic information and the work of Kubler-Ross on the stages of death and dying.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include
1. LGBT: 1.5 million persons who are elderly identify as LGBT.
2. LGBT: Have many of the same issues that other elders face, but some unique issues: more likely to live alone; live in a context shaped by HIV/AIDs; discrimination; poorer mental and physical health.
3. Widowhood: 15 million, and three-quarters are women
4. Women more likely to be widowed for three reasons: (a) women live longer; (b) women are typically 2-3 years younger than their husbands; (c) women are less likely to remarry.
5. Widow effect: The likelihood of death does increase slightly after a spouse dies.
6. Stages of death and dying: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
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