1. it is common for people to face divorce, job layoffs, and debt at which of the following stages of life? a. middle years b. young adulthood c. later middle years d. older years 2. as we proceed on our life course, the events we experience are largerly influenced by a. our social location and time period in which we were born. b. our biological makeup c. the type of groups we associate with when we become adults d. our early childhood socialization.