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多數(shù)美國老人不愿與子女同住

多數(shù)美國老人不愿與子女同住

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1、智課網(wǎng)托福備考資料多數(shù)美國老人不愿與子女同住本文智課小編為大家搜集了托福閱讀題材:多數(shù)美國老人不愿與子女同住的內(nèi)容,對大家進(jìn)行托福閱讀備考有一定的幫助。<更多托福資訊、托福復(fù)習(xí)資料、課程培訓(xùn)請關(guān)注托福考試頻道·智課小編為大家及時更新!>Inaspiritofgratitudeandgivingbacktotheparentswhoraisedthem,BillandJackieMerz'sdaughtershaveextendedagenerousinvitation."TheybothliveinChicag

2、onow,"saidBillMerz,75,aretiredSacramentoStatepsychologyprofessor."Onewaswillingtoputanextraflooronherhouseandinstallanelevatorforussowecouldlivethere.Theotherwantedtoconvertherbasementforus."Itoldthemwe'dhavesomebodyshootusbeforewedidthat."TheMerzes,wholivei

3、ntheirownhomeatEskatonVillageRoseville,adoretheirextended,close-knitfamily,whichalsoincludestwosonsinCaliforniaand11grandchildren.Buttheideaoflivingwiththekidsintheirolderageleavesthemcold."Myfirstreactionwas,'Idon'twantyoutellingmewhattodo,'"saidJackieMerz,

4、whoisalso75andaretiredteacherandcounselor.Mostolderadultstendtobeabitmoreeuphemisticaboutit:Typically,theysaythattheydon'twanttobeaburdentotheirkids,orthattheydon'twanttoimpose.Butstatisticsshowaplainertruth.Inhugenumbers,seniorsrelishtheirfreedom,andtheywan

5、ttoliveontheirownaslongastheycan.IntheSacramentoregion,UScensusfiguresshowthatalmostthree-fourthsofpeople65andolderliveinsame-generation(asopposedtomultigenerational)households.Nationalfiguresareevenhigher,withnearly80percentofolderadultslivingintheirownhous

6、eholds–morethantriplethenumberfromthe1940s.ArecentsurveyfromtheresearchfirmGallup&Robinsonhighlightsthatsenseofindependence.While53percentofpeoplebelowage65saidtheywouldtakeinanagingparentwhoneededtheirhelp,onlyaquarterofpeopleolderthan65saidtheywouldaccepta

7、ninvitationtolivewiththeirgrownchildren.Thoseattitudesflyinthefaceofastubbornculturalcliché,inwhichthegrandparents,kidsandgrandkidsgrowoldertogetherunderoneroof–aholdoverfromthedayswhentherewasnochoicebutforthegenerationstolivetogether,likeitornot."Ithinkthe

8、stereotypeexistsbecausewecontinuallylookretrospectively,"saidBillMerz."Itbecomesamuseumpiece.LookatTVshowsandmoviesaboutChristmas,thenuclearfamilytheyshow."Ithasn'tbeenthatwaysinceWorldWarII.GIs

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