The Construct of Middle-Age Emerged When

question 185

Multiple Choice

The construct of middle-age emerged when

• A) a more educated workforce continued working longer.
• B) increased consumerism in the early 20th Century created a desire for greater wealth.
• C) the loss of healthy young men during World Wars I and II created an excess of healthy, marriageable young women.
• D) 20th-century parents began to bear fewer children and live long enough to see their children grow up and leave home.

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