The stage of family development in which there is a period of family life when the grown children depart from home is known as the:
a. expectant stage.
b. senescence stage.
c. establishment stage.
d. disengagement stage.
D
The disengagement stage of parenthood is the period of family life when the grown children depart from the home.
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