PSY 3123 Study Guide - Dependency Ratio, Patrilineality

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An aging population: canadians can expect the pop. as a whole to become older. 3 major factors working together will produce this trend: the aging of the baby-boomer generation, the low birth rate, advances in medical technology. What it means to have an aging pop. The dependency ratio is a way of comparing dependents, such as children or retired seniors, to providers who are in the work force. In the 1950s and 1960s, canada had high dependency ratios bc of the large number of children born during the baby boom. There was a sharp decline in the ratio as boomers entered the work force. It is rising again as the boomers retire and should increase in the following years. The different types of family forms has increased since the 60s. This trend is expected to continue: more people live alone now than in the past, unmarried cohabitation has increased, children"s living situations have changed.

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