PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Millennials, Sandwich Generation, Peer Pressure

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3123
• Professor: Kristel Thomassin

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F a m i l y p s y c h : c h a p t e r 7. T u e s d a y , f e b r u a r y 1 4 , 2 0 1 7. T he c ur r e n t mi dl i fe g e n e r a t i on. Those 55-64 outnumber those in 15-24 age group. Born in post-war era when economy was doing well and birth rates went up: median age of canada expected to rise from 39. 9 to 44 years. Those who are entering retirement outnumber those who are entering the workforce (fill in jobs that they occupied, attend to their health needs) Mi dl i fe : a t i me of t r a n si t i on. These years of the family life cycle are transitional.