During a seminar with parents of adopted children the nurse explains that families pass through predictive stages. Upon which theory is the nurse basing this explanation?
1. Symbolic interaction.
2. Systems models.
3. Family lifecycle models.
4. Nuclear models.
Answer: 3
Explanation: 3. Family lifecycle models are based on the supposition that human beings and social units, such as families, develop in a logical fashion with predictable stages or milestones during their development. Systems models conceive of families as open systems in which the whole of the system is more than the sum of its component parts or members but also includes the interactions among them. Symbolic interaction theory views the family as a group of interacting individuals whose interactions shape the roles and personalities of its members. Nuclear is a type of family structure.
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