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List the five macro-level factors that influence the divorce rate, according to the text.
 
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A number of factors have contributed to the recent rise in the average retirement age. Identify at least three.
 
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Answer to Question 1

(1) level of socioeconomic development; (2) religion; (3) divorce laws;
(4) women's status and employment; (5) attitudes toward divorce

Answer to Question 2

(1) Changes to Social Security have provided incentives to delay retirement; (2) Improved health and longevity among seniors; (3) New pension types have removed incentives to retire early; (4) The increase of information-based careers has created jobs than place less strain on aging bodies. (5) Rising health care costs and the decline of employer-provided retiree insurance force many to delay retirement until they qualify for Medicare; (6) With both men and women working, husbands and wives have to wait to coordinate their retirement; (7) Economic losses as a result of the recession of the 2000s forced many older Americans to delay retirement.





 

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