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According to the view proposed by Robert Peck, which of the following periods is most often the critical time for making adjustments that will determine the way people live out the rest of their years?

A) ages 20 to 30
B) ages 30 to 40
C) ages 40 to 50
D) ages 50 to 60

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Question 42

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Generally speaking, today most U.S. parents experience the "empty nest" as:

A) traumatic
B) confusing
C) sad
D) positive

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Question 43

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In the United States today, about what percent of 40-year-olds have been married?

There are gender differences in how friendships are established during middle adulthood, with women being more likely to consider reciprocity as the most important feature of friendships, whereas men are more likely to have friends based on similarity.

When couples divorce, it is usually the husband who first raises the issue of divorce and is the initiator of divorce.

Compared to adults who remain married

Suppose you are conducting a study in which you ask middle-aged men and women why they have stayed married to each other. You would expect that the primary reason that men would give would be _________ and the primary reason women would give would be _____________.

How does research suggest that the trait of emotional stability changes across the lifespan?

According to the text, the loss of one's job in middle adulthood often causes reactions most similar to the adjustment:

According to Erikson, the procreative domain of generativity centers on which of the following?

The period in the family life cycle that occurs after the last child has left home is called:

According to the text, during middle adulthood, men's friendships tend to be based on _____ and women's friendships tend to be based on ______.

According to the text, when adolescents are launched most parents:

Men and women living in the U. S. who are 40 years old today can expect to live, on average, another 40 years or so.

According to the text, during midlife

Now that her father is a widower, Susan finds herself in middle age hosting the holidays at her home for all of her extended family members. According to the text, which of the following is the word used to describe the role has Susan assumed?

In the United States today, about what percent of grandparents are raising their grandchildren?

According to the text, when adolescents are launched, the overall reaction from parents is usually _________, and __________ are generally better at letting go of their children.

Generativity in the productive domain is focused on contributing to society on a larger scale, such as by volunteering in an orphanage or at a free clinic.

Sons are more likely than daughters to provide care for their aging parents.