Jaime,age 47,left her part-time job in retail,pursued a bachelor's degree in social work,and accepted a job as a child welfare worker.According to Levinson,Jaime is engaged in which of the following developmental tasks?

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The engagement-separateness task involves starting a new career or lifestyle, separating from old roles or relationships, and establishing oneself in a new identity as an adult. Jaime's decision to leave her part-time job, pursue a new career, and establish a new identity as a child welfare worker fits the engagement-separateness task. The other options (young-old, destruction-creation, masculinity-femininity) do not align with Jaime's situation.

Jaime,age 47,left Her Part-Time Job in Retail,pursued a Bachelor's Degree