Today, most experts __________
A) view the mid-adult transition as stagelike, as Levinson’s and Vaillant’s theories indicate
B) reject Levinson’s and Vaillant’s theories and contend that the midlife transition does not exist
C) view adaptation during midlife as the combined result of growing older and social experiences
D) contend that life events, especially during midlife, are more age-graded than they were in the past
Answer: C
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