Family life cycle theory began in 1930s and was first put forward by Hill and Hansen. It was put forward on the basis of synthesizing many disciplines. It was formally applied to family work in 1950s and flourished in 1970s.
Representative figures are Hill and Duval. Any family has a life cycle, including physiological needs, cultural norms and people's wishes and values. The task of family development is to meet people's growing needs, otherwise the family will be unhappy.
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In 1990s, generation-oriented family therapists Betty Carter and Monica integrated the family life cycle theory into new elements. They believe that the concept of family life cycle theory provides a useful framework for people.
It is used to predict the development stage that the family must go through, and provide the vision of the family's past "problems", trying to deal with the current tasks and the future direction.
This is a more positive angle to pay attention to the family's ability, thinking that the family can maintain stability and continuity while improving and changing its structure.
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