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1.a)The uniqueness about the middle/post parental period is even though a child has left

home parents do not stop being parents or become ex-parents.

b)This period for a man is not of a big impactma!orit" of fathers do not report distressor unhappiness hen their children leave home. $or a large portion of omen

experienced no transition s"mboli%e mother independence once children are gone

mother form ne non familial relationships to fill the void. &omen become more active

in civic or religious affairs.

'.(s the husband/ife age the" become more dependent on the children. The level

dependence increases if the parent has a disabilit" . The more reciprocal tass the elder

can performthe loer the stress and burden on the caregiver. The role reversal the

children ere once dependent on the parent and the roles are not reversed. *lder adultscan sociali%e b" going out in the communit" and interacting ith others. +ocial

relationships tae an increase importance as persons move outside occupational spheres

and experience the death of spouses. The husband ill become more depend on other as

he once as dependent on his ife so living ith in or even a private residence ma" be

more ideal for the husband. ,rand parenthood roles has changed over time here the

grand parent has taen on the role of care giver to grand children. The inship status

represents a double bind grandparents are helpful and supportive serve as resources for

noledge of famil" heritage and on the other hand grandparents interfere ith child-

rearing and unanted advice. The number of hours of childcare provided per ee b"the grandmothers as substantial.

9.The advantage and disadvantage of a ido if living a alone experience a edge of

bereavement less liel" to ith a in. The lielihood of living in a private home ith

in or institution especiall" ith older adults because idos are less liel" to have

adequate financial resources since the" do not have the savings pension benefits sills

or or experience. The idoed man are inexperienced and more susceptible to be

dependent on others. ( disadvantage of a ido/idoer living in an institution ould

be once in an institution the level of loneliness has decreased hile on the other hand adisadvantage ould be abuse and neglect in the institutions.

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. "th 1- 0 do not believe in because famil" violence do not onl" affect a small

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segment of the population an"one in contact ith someone experiencing violence ill

feel an affects from that personssituation.

"th - 0 do not agree not ever"one ith a mental illness is violent. *nl" 1 percent of

abusive situations the cause of a mental illness.

"th2- 0 agree violence goes hand in hand ith povert". +ince education levels are

loer in minorit" groups street violence ie theft drugs ill be a survival mechanism.

"th 1- 0 agree alcohol and drugs have been non to be a ma!or factor of violence.

+tudies have found hen drugs and alcohol ere eliminated from a situation violence

had a significant decrease

3. $actors such as povert" and unemplo"ment are stressors that increase abuse of

children. The long term effect appears to be severe and long lasting.

9.&hen 0 as in tenth grade it as a cold *ctober afternoon around lunch time a ver"

close friend of mine got into a ph"sical fight ith this other girl. The fight escalated as

the lunch hour ent on at some point during the al bac to school and the hole

commotion m" friend too her belt off from her pants and had it in her hand sa"ing she

as going to strie the other girl ith it. (t some point another girl came up from behind

grabbed the belt and hit m" friend in her right e"e ith the bucle of the belt. (ll 0

remember as blood ever"here m" friend had to be rushed to the hospital the police

as called and unlucil" for me ever"one got arrested even me ho asn4t ph"sical in

the fight. 0 got arrested expelled from school and ithin a fe month i as in a schoolall alone starting all over ith no friend at a strange school in m" tenth "ear at that. 0

hated it. Toda" thining bac i don4t remember hat the fight as over and h" 0 onl"

remember being arrested and having to start at a ne school.