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Duvall Developmental Theory. The family life cycle stages perspective is probably the most famous part of family development theory rodgers white 1993. A family will move from one stage to the next after all members successfully master the tasks within a stage. A more conscious formulation known as family development theory began after world war ii with work on family stress by reuben hill 1949 and a later textbook by evelyn duvall 1957. Duvall s theory is based on the traditional nuclear intact family.
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Duvall s family development and life cycle theory states that families follow a predictive and individual process of development that is dependent on the family s circumstances and interactions. A more conscious formulation known as family development theory began after world war ii with work on family stress by reuben hill 1949 and a later textbook by evelyn duvall 1957. The role of the parents is continuous but it may also shift in content from birth childhood adolescence adulthood and through aging zastrow kirst ashman 2010. Whereas duvall s theory assumes a traditional nuclear family alternative stage theories describe greater variations in types of family structures e g childless couples single parent families. Development theory looks at how couples and family members deal with various roles and developmental tasks within the marriage and the family as they move through each stage of the life cycle. 9 classification table lists eight stages of the family life cycle.
Families will move through each stage in order across time.
Development theory looks at how couples and family members deal with various roles and developmental tasks within the marriage and the family as they move through each stage of the life cycle. Evelyn duvall s 1962 p. Duvall s family development and life cycle theory states that families follow a predictive and individual process of development that is dependent on the family s circumstances and interactions. Duvall outlined eight major stages and eight family development tasks as shown in table i. 9 classification table lists eight stages of the family life cycle. The role of the parents is continuous but it may also shift in content from birth childhood adolescence adulthood and through aging zastrow kirst ashman 2010.