Daniel Levinson is associated with which concept describing the life pattern of social relations and work life?

• A. Gender adoption
• B. Life structure
• C. Implicit memory
• D. Explicit theory

Answer: (B)

Life structure is the pattern of social roles and relationships that organize a person’s work life and daily routines. Daniel Levinson described an adult’s life as built from these enduring patterns of roles—such as being a worker, partner, parent, and community member—through which time is experienced and transitions are navigated. This structure shapes how people plan, adapt, and respond to changes like career shifts or family milestones. The other options don’t capture this idea: gender adoption refers to gender identity or roles in a different sense, while implicit memory and explicit theory belong to separate areas of psychology and don’t describe the organized pattern of social relations and work life Levinson studied.