Approximately what percentage of middle-aged adults is caring for children and aging parents at the same time?
A) 8
B) 28
C) 48
D) 78
Question 2The term sandwich generation refers to
A) adolescents who are caught between childhood and adulthood.
B) the Baby Boomers, who used to take homemade sandwiches to work.
C) middle-aged adults who are caring for teenagers and older parents.
D) young adults who are old enough to be self-sufficient but are still living at home.
Question 3The book The 36-Hour Day captures how demanding it is to take care of
A) an autistic child.
B) a physically handicapped child.
C) an older person with a disability.
D) triplets.
Question 4About what percentage of adults who care for aging parents is female?
A) 38
B) 50
C) 64
D) 86
Question 5Contact and closeness between middle-aged adults and their parents tends to
A) decrease from young adulthood through midlife.
B) increase from young adulthood through midlife.
C) remain at a high level from young adulthood through midlife.
D) remain at a low level from young adulthood through midlife.
Question 6The relationship between middle-aged adults and their parents that tends to be the closest is the one between
A) daughters and fathers.
B) daughters and mothers.
C) sons and fathers.
D) sons and mothers.
Question 7In the US, a grandparent raising a grandchild is likely to be
A) male, rather than female.
B) Hispanic, rather than white.
C) well-off, rather than poor.
D) white, rather than African-American.
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