Several demographic and social changes are increasing the importance of elder care in families. All of the following are true EXCEPT:
a. For the first time in history, the average married couple has more parents than children.
b. Middle-generation women in the future will spend more years with parents over sixty-five than with children under the age of eighteen.
c. Declining birth rates mean fewer siblings to share the care of elder parents.
d. Husbands and wives almost share equally the care of elder parents.
d
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a. true b. false
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of competing for promotions so they can better balance careers and families. a. men and women b. employees without children and employees with children c. employees, male and female, who are "career primary" and employees who are "career and family" oriented. d. women who are "career primary" and women who are "career and family" oriented.
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A. imitation, game, play. B. preoperational, play, concrete operational. C. sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational. D. imitation, play, game.
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A. men typically use male pronouns to describe possessions such as cars or boats B. women's traditional titles are often more positive than men's C. the English language tends to treat what is masculine as having more value than what is feminine D. men are as likely to take a woman's name after marriage as women are to take a man's name