21.Middle age is a relatively new stage in marriage because:
a.most marriages used to end in divorce.
b.men and women used to hide their ages.
c.husbands used to die before the last child left home.
d.the Census Bureau didn't recognize it until 1980.
22.Most middle-aged women who have not had a career must adjust to the fact that they are:
a.no longer needed by their children.
b.losing interest in sex.
c.incapacitated by chronic ailments.
d.too old to participate in volunteer activities.
23.A person in the middlessence stage is likely to ask all of the following questions
EXCEPT:
a."Who am I?"
b."How many children do I want?"
c."What is life all about?"
d."How do I handle my changing sexuality?"
24.Why is middlessence compared to adolescence?
a.People experience a “second puberty.”
b.Questions arise that are similar to those in adolescence.
c.It is the launching stage of young adulthood.
d.The drama from teen years resurfaces as couples experience the empty nest.
25.When a man enters middlessence, most of his problems revolve around his:
a.relationship with his own parents.
b.feelings of inadequacy as a parent.
c.work world.
d.husband role.
26.When a traditional wife and mother goes through the midlife transition, she is likely to encounter all of the following problems
EXCEPT:
a.feelings of loss and uselessness.
b.marital dissatisfaction.
c.her partial failure as a parent.
d.mental illness.
27.A woman faces the biological boundary of the end of her childbearing years during:
a.later parenthood.
b.middle age.
c.retirement.
d.widowhood.
28.According to Cox and Demmitt, the midlife male is often forced to handle two marriages, which are:
a.work and family.
b.first and second wife.
c.wife and children.
d.wife and mistress.
29.When a man goes through midlife transition, he is likely to experience all of the following problems
EXCEPT:
a.letting go of the dreams of his youth.
b.self-doubt about his sexuality.
c.job competition from younger men.
d.adjusting to leisure time.
30.A man's midlife transition centers on:
a.letting go of the dreams of youth.
b.his responsibilities to his children.
c.husband-wife conflict.
d.his changing health.