MGG2601 Assignment 1
Unique number: 569404
Student number: 55175848
Stacy-Lee Adams
Family life cycle Family life cycle
Family life cycle Family life cycle
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
The family life cycle: ...................................................................................................................... 2
Stage 1: The unattached young adult ............................................................................... 2
Stage 2: The joining of families through marriage .................................................... 3
Stage 3: Families with young children ............................................................................ 3
Stage 4: Families with adolescents.................................................................................... 4
Stage 5: Launching children and moving on ................................................................ 5
Stage 6: Families in later life................................................................................................. 6
Background information of the couple interviewed: ................................................... 6
Current family life cycle stage of the couple: .................................................................... 7
Couple’s family life cycle model in comparison with Carter and McGoldrick’s
................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Couple’s experience of previous life cycle stage: ............................................................ 8
Stressors that have impacted on the couple ..................................................................... 9
Vertical Stressors ....................................................................................................................... 9
Horizontal stressors.................................................................................................................. 9
System level stressors.............................................................................................................. 9
Couples relationship strengths ............................................................................................. 10
Advice given to other couples ................................................................................................ 10
Conclusion and critical review of family life cycle model ....................................... 10
Addendum A: INTERVIEW ...................................................................................................... 11
Adendum B: Sources consulted ............................................................................................ 13
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Unique number: 569404
Student number: 55175848
Stacy-Lee Adams
Family life cycle Family life cycle
Family life cycle Family life cycle
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
The family life cycle: ...................................................................................................................... 2
Stage 1: The unattached young adult ............................................................................... 2
Stage 2: The joining of families through marriage .................................................... 3
Stage 3: Families with young children ............................................................................ 3
Stage 4: Families with adolescents.................................................................................... 4
Stage 5: Launching children and moving on ................................................................ 5
Stage 6: Families in later life................................................................................................. 6
Background information of the couple interviewed: ................................................... 6
Current family life cycle stage of the couple: .................................................................... 7
Couple’s family life cycle model in comparison with Carter and McGoldrick’s
................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Couple’s experience of previous life cycle stage: ............................................................ 8
Stressors that have impacted on the couple ..................................................................... 9
Vertical Stressors ....................................................................................................................... 9
Horizontal stressors.................................................................................................................. 9
System level stressors.............................................................................................................. 9
Couples relationship strengths ............................................................................................. 10
Advice given to other couples ................................................................................................ 10
Conclusion and critical review of family life cycle model ....................................... 10
Addendum A: INTERVIEW ...................................................................................................... 11
Adendum B: Sources consulted ............................................................................................ 13
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