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Human Development · Chapter 12
The Sandwich Generation
In middle adulthood (roughly
40–65
), many adults are pressed from both sides at once — caring
upward
for aging parents and
downward
for children still finding their feet. Tap each demand to load the plate and feel the squeeze.
The midlife squeeze
Demand load
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The competing demands
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