The Role of the Family across the Lifespan

Antonucci, Toni C.; Wong, Kristin M.; Trinh, Sarah L.

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“…The family, due to their socialization and breeding functions is the basic social institution, providing the first learning to its elements (Alarcão, 2000;Knox & Schacht, 2008). Over time, children tend to move from family dependency, to adolescence, and becoming gradually independent as they reach adulthood (Antonucci, Wong, & Trinh, 2012). Although there are important periods of transition in family expectations and dynamics such coming into adulthood (Arnett, 2000), family dynamics change at every point in the life cycle of both the family and its elements (Antonucci et al, 2012).…”

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“…Over time, children tend to move from family dependency, to adolescence, and becoming gradually independent as they reach adulthood (Antonucci, Wong, & Trinh, 2012). Although there are important periods of transition in family expectations and dynamics such coming into adulthood (Arnett, 2000), family dynamics change at every point in the life cycle of both the family and its elements (Antonucci et al, 2012). Family interdependence is increasingly felt not only with the younger generations of a family, but also with the older ones, and families nowadays seem to provide care for adolescents and young adults, but also for elderly parents (Grundy & Henretta, 2006).…”

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“…The nature of social relationships often changes with age, but family relationships constitute central components of successful development and aging across the life span (Antonucci et al, 2012;Kreppner & Lerner, 1989). Family life undergoes critical transitions, for example with partner search and choice, becoming a parent, promoting one's children's development, and thus requires people's active goal engagement.…”

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Control Strivings in the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)

2014

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