FMLY 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Sandwich Generation

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Family Social Sciences
• Course: FMLY 1010
• Professor: Christine A.Schippers

Document Summary

Improvements in relationships may stem from increased sense of control (marital self-efficacy) Skilled diplomacy = approach to solving problems that involves confrontation of the spouse about an issue, followed by a period during which the confronting spouse works to restore harmony: practiced more often by wives than by husbands. Middle-aged couples are less likely to divorce than younger couples. Those middle-aged women who do divorce find it easier to cope with than younger women: more resilient in the face of traumatic events. Di(cid:448)o(cid:396)(cid:272)e (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t affe(cid:272)t (cid:272)hild(cid:396)e(cid:374) as (cid:373)u(cid:272)h (cid:271)(cid:455) the ti(cid:373)e pa(cid:396)e(cid:374)ts a(cid:396)e i(cid:374) (cid:373)iddle-age. Middle adulthood is likely a time when more help is given than received. Role requires giving assistance in both directions in the generational chain. Multigenerational caregivers = middle-aged adults who are caring for both elderly parents and young adult children at the same time, aka sandwich generation (emptying the nest study 467, revolving door 468, care for aging parents 469)