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Ask Yourself

This activity contains 19 questions.

	REVIEW: According to Levinson, how do the life structures of men and women differ? (pp. 464–466)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	APPLY: Using the concept of the social clock, explain Sharese’s conflicted feelings about marrying Ernie after she finished graduate school. (p. 467).   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	CONNECT: Return to page 400 in Chapter 12 and review the contributions of exploration and commitment to a mature identity. Using the two criteria, explain why identity achievement is positively related to attainment of intimacy (fidelity and love), whereas identity moratorium is negative predictive. (p. 464)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REFLECT: Describe your early adulthood dream (see page 465). Then ask a friend or classmate of the other gender to describe his or her dream and compare the two. Are they consistent with Levinson’s findings. (pp. 465–466)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REVIEW: Describe gender differences in traits usually desired in a long-term partner. What findings indicate that both biological and social forces contribute to those differences? (p. 468)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	APPLY: After dating for two years, Mindy and Graham reported greater love and relationship satisfaction than during their first few months of dating. What features of communication probably deepened their bond, and why is it likely to endure? (pp. 468–469)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	APPLY: Claire and Tom, both married to other partners, got to know each other at work and occasionally have lunch together. What is each likely to gain from this other-sex friendship? (p. 472)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REFLECT: Do you have a nonromantic, close other-sex friendship? If so, how has it enhanced your emotional and social development? (p. 472)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REVIEW: What strategies can couples use to ease the transition to parenthood? (pp. 480–481)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	APPLY: After her wedding, Sharese was convinced she had made a mistake. Cite factors that sustained her marriage and led it to become especially happy. (pp. 476–477)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Connect: What aspects of adolescent development make rearing teenagers stressful for parents, leading to a dip in marital and life satisfaction? (See Chapter 11, pages 368–369 and 385–386, and Chapter 12, page 413.)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Reflect: Do you live with your parents or on your own? What factors contributed to your current living arrangements? If you live independently, has your relationship with your parents changed in ways that match the findings of research?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Review: Why is never-married single parenthood especially high among African Americans? What conditions affect parent and child-well-being in these families? (pp. 466-470)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Apply: After dating for a year, Wanda and Scott decided to live together. Their parents worried that cohabitation would reduce Wanda and Scott's chances for a successful marriage. Is this fear justified? Why or why not? (pp. 466-468)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REFLECT: Do your own experiences or those of your friends match research findings on cohabitation, singlehood, never-married parents, or gay and lesbian parents? Select one instance and discuss. (pp. 483–488)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REVIEW: Why do professionally accomplished women, especially those who are members of economically disadvantages minorities, typically display high self-efficacy? (pp. 489–490)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	APPLY: Heather climbed the career ladder of her company quickly, reaching a top-level executive position by her early thirties. In contrast, Sharese and Christy did not attain managerial roles in early adulthood. What factors account for this disparity in career progress? (pp. 489–490, 492)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	CONNECT: Work life and family life are inseparably intertwined. Explain how this is so in early adulthood. (p. 492)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	REFLECT: Contact a major employer in your area and ask what policies it has to assist workers in combining work and family roles. What improvements would you suggest? Why are family-friendly policies “win-win” situations for both workers and employers? (p. 492)   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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