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Duvall, E. M. (1977). Marriage and family development. New York, Lippincott, U.S.A., in Sánchez Aragón, Rozzana and
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Evelyn Duvall (1977) organizes family evolution and provides a guide to examine and analyze
the changes and basic tasks common to its evolution during its life cycle, although each family
it has unique characteristics and normative patterns of sequential evolution.
Duvall proposed eight stages and established certain development tasks for each of them:
Couple formation Until the moment of the first child
2. Early upbringing of children Until the 30 months of the first child
3. Families with preschool children Until the age of 6 of the first child
4. Family with school children Until the first child's 13 years old
5. Family with teenage children Up to 20 years for the first child
6. Family launch platform Until the last child leaves the house
7. Middle-aged family Until the end of the employment period of one or both members of the couple.
8. Elderly family Until the death of one or both members of the couple
Family life cycle
Fundamental task by stage according to Duvall
Stages Fundamental task
Formation of the couple Physical maintenance
2. Early upbringing of children Resource allocation
3. Families with preschool children Division of labor
4. Family with school-aged children Socialization of the members
5. Family with teenage children Reproduction, recruitment, and shedding
of the members
6. Family launch platform Maintenance of order
7. Middle-aged family Maximum integration of the members to the
society
8. Elderly family Maintenance of motivation and morale
The author indicates that the stages of family evolution are marked by the child's age.
Although there are some overlapping stages when there are several children in the family.
Each stage of the family life cycle (FLC) is associated with a series of basic development tasks.
Familiar (activities and tasks that all members must carry out based on the
stage or stages of the CV in which they are located and the role they play in the family unit
in order to fulfill the functions that are socially assigned to it, such as the
psychobiological, sociocultural, educational, and economic.
Basic tasks:
Couple formation
Formation of an intimate relationship.
Establishing a mutually satisfying life.
Establishing harmonious relationships with family and new friends.
Preparation for the possibility of becoming parents and in the face of pregnancy.
2. Initial upbringing of children
Satisfaction of the needs and demands of the infant.
Maintenance of home stability and development.
Responsibility of taking on the roles of father and mother.
Establishment of a satisfying home.
3. Families with preschool children
Adaptation to the needs and interests of children.
Need for more space at home.
Stimulate and promote the development of children.
Manage vigorously and efficiently the decrease and eventual lack of intimacy between the
couple.
Maintain intimacy and communication with your partner.
4. Family with school children
Maintenance and satisfaction of material relationships.
Encourage children's academic achievements. Balance time and energy to meet the
work demands, children's activities, and adult social interest.
Communication and harmony requirements in relationships with in-laws.
5. Family with teenage children
Achieve a balance between the freedom and responsibility of family members.
Maintaining open communication between parents and teenagers.
Establishment of external interests as the adolescent separates from home.
6. Family launch platform
Free young adults from parental dependence with adequate means.
Home maintenance as a support base.
Accept leaving home.
After the last child has gone, parents must reorganize and restore the unit.
familiar.
The couple must adapt to the role of grandparents.
7. Middle-aged family
(Empty nest syndrome, retirement or pension)
Reaffirmation of the couple's relationship.
Maintenance of both old and recent family ties and the children.
Take care of physical and mental health.
8. Elderly family
Energy and motivation maintenance for engaging in pleasant activities with a
possible financial and health limitations.
Accept changes in lifestyle.
Coping with loss (of a partner or friends) and the fact of living alone.
Accept the closure of the family home (moving to a retirement community or stay in)
for elderly people.
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UNAM.