Emma left home to attend college and lived on her own until she got married. As her own children grew up and left home, Emma's parenting responsibilities declined. She eventually retired and her husband died. This series of phases that Emma has experienced is referred to as the ___

A) family life cycle

B) dual-loss model

C) social clock

D) cultural structure

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Josiah Webster

10 January, 21:23

Emma left home to attend college and lived on her own until she got married. As her own children grew up and left home, Emma's parenting responsibilities declined. She eventually retired and her husband died. This series of phases that Emma has experienced is referred to as the ___

A) family life cycle

B) dual-loss model

C) social clock

D) cultural structure

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Nicholas Bright · Answer 1

A) family life cycle

Explanation:

Family life cycle refers to the different periods a family goes through over time, such as marriage, planning to have children, children's births, death and divorce. Moreover, it also gives priority to financial changes like earnings, expenditures, investments and benefits.