Social change and changing families：练习题

• a.Beanpole family
• b.Pivot generation
• c.Sandwich generation
• d.Boomerang family

• a.Decreasing birth rates and increasing life expectancy
• b.Rapid urbanisation and higher marriage rates
• c.High infant mortality rates and internal migration
• d.Increasing birth rates and decreasing life expectancy

• a.

  It confirms that the nuclear family is the only structure capable of surviving international migration.

• b.

  It demonstrates how globalisation and digital technology allow for 'family life at a distance' through emotional support and remittances.

• c.

  It shows that migration inevitably leads to the total breakdown of kinship ties and traditional values.

• d.

  It illustrates that state-sponsored foster care has replaced the role of biological kin in migrant communities.

• a.

  'Childless' couples are defined only as those who are currently cohabiting but unmarried.

• b.

  'Child-free' refers to a voluntary choice not to have children, whereas 'childless' often implies an involuntary state.

• c.

  There is no sociological distinction; the terms are used interchangeably to describe all couples without children.

• d.

  'Child-free' couples are those whose children have already left home and are now independent.

• a.

  It involves a committed couple who maintain separate households while remaining in a long-term relationship.

• b.

  It refers to a family where one parent works abroad and sends remittances to the household.

• c.

  It describes adult children who have moved back into the parental home due to financial constraints.

• d.

  It is a temporary arrangement while a couple waits for a legal divorce to be finalised.

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