Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today? The fact is that family members provide over 80% of the care that elderly people need. In most cases the elderly live in their own homes. A very small percentage of America’s elderly live in

Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today? The fact is that family members provide over 80% of the care that elderly people need. In most cases the elderly live in their own homes. A very small percentage of America’s elderly live in
Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today? The fact is that family members provide over 80% of the care that elderly people need. In most cases the elderly live in their own homes. A very small percentage of America’s elderly live in nursing homes.
Samuel Preston, a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania, studied how the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the average American couple reaches about 40 years of age, their parents are usually still alive. The statistics show the change in lifestyles and responsibilities of aging （老龄化）Americans. The average
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middle-aged couple can look forward to caring for elderly parents sometime after their own children have grown up. Moreover, because people today live longer after an illness than people did years ago, family members must provide long-term care. These facts also mean that after caregivers provide for their elderly parents, who will eventually die, they will be old and may require care too. When they do, their spouses (配偶) will probably take care of them because they have had fewer children than their parents did. Because Americans are living longer than ever, more social workers have begun to study ways of caregiving to improve the care of the elderly. They have found that all caregivers share a common characteristic: They believe that they are the best people for the job. The social workers have also discovered three basic reasons why the caregivers take on the responsibility of caring for an elderly, dependent relative. Many caregivers believe they had an obligation（职责） to help their relatives. Some think that helping others makes them feel more useful. Others hope that by helping someone now, they will deserve care when they become old and dependent. 翻译全文,请不要用翻译工具

Who takes care of the elderly in the United States today? The fact is that family members provide over 80% of the care that elderly people need. In most cases the elderly live in their own homes. A very small percentage of America’s elderly live in
谁照顾老年人在今天的美国?事实上,超过80%的照顾老年人需要提供家庭成员.在大多数情况下,老年人生活在自己的家园.一个非常小的比例,美国的老年人住在养老院.塞缪尔Preston,在宾夕法尼亚大学的社会学家,研究了美国家庭的变化.他报告说,美国的平均数达到40岁的时候,他们的父母都还活着.统计数据显示,在老龄化的生活方式和职责的变化（老龄化）美国人.平均得分评卷人公共英语试卷第5页（共15页）对中年夫妇可以期待照顾年迈的父母一段时间后,自己的孩子已经长大了.此外,因为今天的人们活得更长的病情比几年前的人后,家庭成员必须提供长期护理.这些事实也意味着以后自己年迈的父母提供照顾者,谁将最终死去,他们会老的,可能需要太在意.当他们这样做,他们的配偶（配偶）可能会照顾他们,因为他们有更少的孩子比他们父母做.因为美国人活的更长,更大的社会工作者开始研究护理提高老年人的保健方法.他们发现所有的照顾者有一个共同的特点：他们相信他们是最适合这个工作的人.社会工作者还发现了三个基本的原因,主要承担照顾老人的责任,有关的相对.许多照顾者认为他们有义务帮助他们的亲戚（职责）.一些人认为,帮助别人,使他们觉得更有用.许多人希望通过帮助现在的人,他们会得到应有的照顾时,他们变老和依赖.