A nurse is comparing several different families' developmental stages, using Duvall's eight-stage family life cycle. Which person serves as a marker for a family's developmental stage in this theory?
1. The youngest child
2. The mother
3. The oldest child
4. The father
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Rationale 1: The youngest child is not a marker, according to Duvall.
Rationale 2: The mother is not a marker, according to Duvall.
Rationale 3: The oldest child serves as a marker for the family's developmental stage, except in the last two stages, when children are no longer present.
Rationale 4: The father is not a marker, according to Duvall.
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