Sixty-five-year-old Laurie has only one brother and her parents were both only children. Laurie and her brother each have only one child. Laurie has a daughter and her brother has a son. Their family can be described as a family.

beanpole family

Explanation:

Beanpole family generally mean long but thin family . It  simply means there is multiple generations abut all generations have fewer number of child. The reason such families is low birthrate and high life expectancy ratio. Such families is extended vertically but not horizontally .

"choosing is refusing" means individuals face an opportunity cost with each decision they make. economists state that every decision involves trade-offs. opportunity cost is the least desirable alternative given up as a result of a decision.