Ch 9 Family Life Cycle

This stage of the family life cycle is when parents may experience empty nest and they have more time to spend together.

• parenting stage

• Middle years stage

• beginning stage

• retirement stage

Put the stages of the family life cycle in the correct order

• Parenting Stage

• Launching Stage

• Middle Years STage

• Retirement Stage

• Beginning Stage

This is the final stage of the family life cycle when you no longer work at your job and have more time at home.

• Beginning Stage

• Launching stage

• retirement stage

• parenting stage

This is the phase when new family members are added to the family unit.

• Parenting stage

• beginning stage

• launching stage

• retirement stage

This is the stage that starts with courtship or dating and may lead to engagement

• Beginning stage

• launching stage

• parenting stage

• retirement stage

In 2022, what was the average age women were getting married?

• 21

• 22

• 28

• 42

​ A ​ ​ (a)   ​ is when each person takes on a role that the other person lacks and ​ (b)   is when the couples share the jobs and complete them together

• Complementary Role
• Role sharing

How old do you have to be to get married in Alabama?

• 14

• 16

• 19

• 18

At what age can you get married in Alabama with your parent's consent?

• 19

• 16

• 15

• 18

Which side of the family typically pays for the wedding venue, food, entertainment and the invitations?

• The bride's side

• the groom's side