Men Who Are Widowed Are More Likely Than Women to Form

Men who are widowed are more likely than women to form new relationships with people of the other gender because ______.

A) women, more so than men, make use of the web of kinship relations
B) men usually tend to outlive women
C) men may be more adept than women at various aspects of self-care
D) women tend to become less social than men as they age