SOCY 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Montreal Gazette, Long-Term Care, Sandwich Generation
29 Jan 2016
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Childlessness - involuntary fertility,families putting off having children to later in life. Carriere and galarneau (2011) delayed retirement in the news: retirement wont come till after 66, canadians tell pollsters montreal gazette. Aging workforce inevitable, need to find creative ways to keep elderly working. Recession, debt load, shrinking pension plans play key role in keeping older people in workforce. Longer work life, but longer length of retirement. Economic needs and changes in partnership/ marital status as key drivers. Positive versus negative aspects > positive = parents report high marital satisfaction, more emotional/financial support - the pooling of resources , decrease in satisfaction of relationship between children and parents. Projected population by age and sex, canada, 2026. Luxtons friends, neighbours, and community: a case study of the role of informal caregiving in social reproduction (2006) the study: 31 participants they relied on 104 people, most didn"t rely on family for help.
