71. According to the text, during middle adulthood, men’s friendships tend to be based on _____ and women’s friendships tend to be based on ______. a. work; family b. reciprocity; similarities c. similarities; family d. similarities; reciprocity 72. When a family consists of a father who works and a mother who stays at home to care for children, the word used to describe this situation is: a. nuclear family b. blended family c. “empty†family d. single-caregiver family 73. The divorce rate for second marriages is: a. higher than the divorce rate for first marriages b. about the same as the divorce rate for first marriages c. much lower than the divorce rate for first marriages d. slightly lower than the divorce rate for first marriages 74. A simple consideration of the number of people married and the number divorced in a given year typically leads to the conclusion that about ____ of all marriages end in divorce; however the actual percentage is about ____. a. half; 55% b. half; 40% c. half; 30% d. two-thirds, 50% 75. In the United States today, about what percent of 40-year-olds have been married? a. about 55% b. about 66% c. about 80% d. about 92% 76. In the United States today, about what percent of 40-year-olds have been married and divorced? a. about 10% b. about 20% c. about 33% d. about 50% 77. During which of the following periods in the lifespan do most divorces occur? a. early adulthood b. early middle-adulthood c. later middle-adulthood d. older adulthood 78. If you were to gather evidence on the age at which divorced adults concluded their divorce, you would most likely find that the average age of divorced men was about _____ and the average age of divorced women was _____. a. 32; 30 b. 42; 40 c. 42; 30 c. 32; 25 79. In comparison to women, today U. S. men marry _________ than do U.S. women and they tend to marry women who are _________ than they are. a. earlier; younger b. later; younger c. earlier; older d. later; older 80. In comparison to men, today in the U. S. women age 40-59 are _______ likely to be divorced and are _______ likely to be widowed. a. more; more b. more; less c. less; more d. less; less