The Life-Events Approach to Understanding Adult Development Has Been Criticized

question 37

Multiple Choice

The life-events approach to understanding adult development has been criticized because it:

• A) placed too much emphasis on change.
• B) placed too much emphasis on the developmental stages adults go through.
• C) did not consider the female experience.
• D) focused on minor and not major life events.

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