FNF 100- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 14 pages long!)

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Family Studies
• Course: FNF 100
• Professor: Dan Mahoney

Document Summary

Fnf100 - population aging, older families and the challenges ahead. Canadian families are aging: canadian population much older than turn of the century, with increased life expectancy, the proportion of population over 65 projected to increase 25% by the. The 2011 census revealed 15 percent of population people were over the age of 65 year 2031. 1921-2041, increase in 75-84 and 85+ and slight decrease of 65-74 in 2041. Future of long-term marriage : expectation is that a smaller proportion of older adults will be in long-term marriages, mostly due to later ages at marriage and higher divorce rates. Those that stay in long-term marriage are more likely to stay together out of choice: resulting in higher levels of satisfaction with marriages than older couples today. Larger proportion of older adults in the future are expected to be single or formerly married than today: dramatic increase in the number of never and unmarried men and women.