HSS 326 Lecture 6: HSS Special Populations Notes 2-28
Hannah Cheyney
Human Service Studies
IC Notes
February 28, 2018
1. Most older adults are lonely & isolated from family and friends – FALSE
2. Older adults seek formal assistance 1st before turning to informal supports – FALSE
4. People in 40s, 50s are more lonely - TRUE
5. People in multigenerational value: mostly whites – FALSE
6. Marriage rates among older adults: highest among Asians & pacific islander – TRUE
7. Marital satisfaction: lowest among those in child rearing period esp. in middle age –
TRUE
8. Men: more likely to identify as LGBT – FALSE
9. # grandparentsL high and growing – true
10. natural helpers – concerned ____ - TRUE
11. older adults what storn gosical supports fare better
12. % older adults increased from 6%-29%
13. those suffering the most from loneliness: those in 40s and 50s
14. most likely to live alone: older African American women (over white men, latino or
Chinese women)
15. new trend: increase in % of kids in total pop
16. 25% Asian families live in multigenerational fam/household
17. skipped generation: parent isn’t present
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