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Early and Middle Adulthood Answers

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Daniel Levinson found that men and women

A
go through the same stages of adult development.
B
differ in terms of their social roles and identities.
C
deal with the developmental tasks in each stage differently.
D
all of the above
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
early adulthood
B
middle adulthood
C
young-old
D
middle-old
E
late adulthood
F
old-old
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
life structure
B
unintegrated personalities
C
passive-dependent personalities
D
integrated personalities
E
social gerontology
F
armored personalities
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition ages 40-59

A
early adulthood
B
middle adulthood
C
young-old
D
middle-old
E
late adulthood
F
old-old
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Name the three basic eras of adulthood and name the distinct periods that are within each one.

Answer:

The three eras are early adulthood (about 17–45), middle adulthood (about 40–65), and late adulthood (about 65 onward). Early adulthood includes the early adult transition, entering the adult world, the age-thirty transition, settling down, and the midlife transition. Middle adulthood includes entering middle adulthood, the age-fifty transition, and the culmination of middle adulthood. The late adult transition (about 60–65) bridges middle and late adulthood, followed by late adulthood.

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Levinson placed the greatest weight on the five periods of adulthood. What are these five periods?

Answer:

The five periods are the early adult transition (about ages 17–22), entering the adult world (22–28), the age-thirty transition (28–33), settling down (33–40), and the midlife transition (40–45).

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