Reformulation of the Family Life-Cycle Concept: Implications for Residential Mobility

Clare M Stapleton
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Clare M Stapleton: Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA

Environment and Planning A, 1980, vol. 12, issue 10, 1103-1118

Abstract: The conventional concept of linear progression through a traditional life cycle underlies much of social science theory. The utility of retaining the traditional life-cycle framework has declined rapidly as patterns of family and nonfamily structure and behavior have become more diversified. A more comprehensive framework which encompasses these new household types is suggested. The utility of this expanded life-cycle model is explored, with particular reference to single-headed family households and primary households.

Date: 1980
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DOI: 10.1068/a121103

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