Explain the correlation between the increase in life expectancy and the later family life stages
What will be an ideal response?
The increase in life expectancy has an effect on the fertility rate, the increase of multi-generational families, marriages that last longer, an increase in the period of widowhood, the number of elderly who depend on their children, and the need for more methods of care available.
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