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Peer reviewedGlick, Paul C. – Gerontologist, 1979
The "old-old" (80+), needing the most health and domiciliary care, will increase twice as fast by the year 2000 as the "young-old" (65-79). Half of the elderly women in 2000 may be maintaining a home apart from relatives. Few elderly persons now live with unrelated adults of the opposite sex. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Family Life, Futures (of Society), Life Style
Peer reviewedNorton, Arthur J.; Glick, Paul C. – Children Today, 1976
This article attempts to provide a factual, historical perspective on the current family situation of American children. Demographic statistics from recent decades are given which show trends toward small family size, nuclear families, one-parent families, and a higher level of education among parents. (MS)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Child Rearing, Demography, Family Structure
