HUEC 1000 : Introduction To Family Life Span Developemtn
Document Summary
Two or more persons living together and related by blood, marriage, or adoption: aafcs- 1978. Group of two or more persons who share resources, share responsibilities for decisions, share values and goals, and have commitment to one another over time. More like a network sharing, nothing legal about it. Family life cycle: attempts to show change in the family system over time, 1930"s, evelyn duvall"s family life cycle- most common, evelyn duvall"s family cycle provides us the: Long term use of the family life cycle idea. Ends with death of both spouses: duval attempted to provide a link between life cycles stages with the development task concept. Development task of young adults: choosing a vocation, getting an education, serving the country, becoming marriageable, learning to appraise and express love, choosing a marriage partner, getting engaged, being married. Development task in the middle years with aging parents. They just appear: some stages of the individual"s development can be seen.
