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1
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Marriage in Late Adulthood

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Satisfaction peaks in late adulthood
-Fewer stressful responsibilities
-Fairness in household tasks
-Joint leisure
-Emotional understanding, regulation
If dissatisfied, harder for women
2
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Long-Term Gay and Lesbian Partnerships

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-Most happy, highly fulfilling
(Healthier, happier than singles)
-Coping with oppression may strengthen skill at coping with physical aging

3
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Divorce

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  • Few divorces in late adulthood, but increasing

- Hard to recover; especially women

4
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Remarriage

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  • Rates low; decline with age
  • Higher for divorced than widowed
  • Late remarriage stable
5
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Cohabitation

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  • Growing trend
  • Financial and family reasons
  • Relationships stable
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Widowhood

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  • Most stressful event of life for many
  • Few remarry; most live alone (Must cope with loneliness)
  • Reorganizing life harder for men (More likely to remarry)
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Possible Sources of Support for the Widowed

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  • Family
  • Friends
  • Senior centers
  • Support groups
  • Religious activities
  • Volunteer activities
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Never-Married, Childless Elders

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  • About five percent in North America
  • Develop alternative meaningful relationships with Youths, Friends, Relatives
  • Men more likely to be lonely
9
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Friendships in Late Adulthood

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  • Friends provide: Intimacy, Companionship, Acceptance, Link to community, Help with loss
  • Feels closest to a few nearby friends
  • Chooses friends similar to self
  • Sex differences continue
10
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Relationships with Adult Children

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Quality of relationship affects elders’ physical, mental health

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Assist Each Other(Relationships with Adult Children)

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  • Direction changes toward children helping as parents age
  • Closeness affects willingness to help
  • Emotional support most often; Parents try to avoid dependency
12
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Sex Differences (Relationships with Adult Children)

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Daughters closer

13
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Relationships with Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren

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Half of grandchildren are adults (Wider network of support)

  • Relationships vary (Involvement during childhood predicts later relationship; Gradually reduced contact for many; Grandparents still express affection)
  • Limited role with great-grandchildren
14
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Successful Aging

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Minimize losses and maximize gains

  • Focus less on outcomes, more on processes and reaching personal goals
  • Some factors controllable, others not
  • Social policies can help