Family therapy and sex rôle development throughout the life‐cycle: a useful concept

Sex rôle development proceeds throughout the family life‐cycle. Significant transition points in the life‐cycle may be times in which families get stuck because such development has been hampered in a variety of ways. A life‐cycle view of sex rôle development in families has useful, practical implications for family therapists. A five‐point model for such development is presented and its use in dealing with family‐or‐origin, hierarchical/structural and belief system issues in treatment is discussed.