Author Question: A review of previous research on sibling contact reveals a. siblings generally maintain contact ... (Read 48 times)

mp14 · **on:** Aug 23, 2018

A review of previous research on sibling contact reveals

a. siblings generally maintain contact with each other.
b. that contact decreases in old age.
c. the majority of elder siblings view their relationships with their siblings negatively.
d. the loss of a sibling through death is less consequential for an elderly person than had it occurred earlier in life.

Question 2

The authors of your text predict that

a. bonds between siblings will decrease in intensity.
b. the responsibilities family members feel for each other will decrease in the years ahead.
c. the family support system will become smaller.
d. siblings will become peripheral or marginal to the support networks of older people.