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SANDWICH GENERATION [1 record]

Record 1 2024-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

Adults who are part of the sandwich generation—that is, those who have a living parent age 65 or older and are either raising a child under age 18 or supporting a grown child—are pulled in many directions. ... Not only do many provide care and financial support to their parents and their children, but nearly four-in-ten (38%) say both their grown children and their parents rely on them for emotional support.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
CONT

Un [...] sondage laisse entendre que plus de la moitié des Canadiens âgés de 45 à 64 ans appartiennent à une «génération sandwich» qui se sent coincée entre les exigences des soins à prodiguer à leurs parents vieillissants et à leurs propres enfants.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
CONT

[Los] miembros de la llamada "generación sándwich" [son] esas personas que, por su edad, ya cuentan con padres que son adultos mayores y, al mismo tiempo, tienen hijos que son pequeños.

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