Jim Is 42 Years Old and Has Decided to Retire

Multiple Choice

Jim is 42 years old and has decided to retire from teaching high school. Having decided at age 35 to get an advanced degree, he has now completed a doctoral degree and plans to become a teacher education professor. Although it involved much work, he says, "At least I won't be an old teacher, now I'll be a young professor." According to Daniel Levinson, Jim is in which stage of a man's life?

A) midlife transition
B) male menopause
C) culminating life structure for middle adulthood
D) age 50 transition