Evelyn Ruth Millis Duvall (1906-1998) was a pioneer in the field of family development. In 1950, Duvall published one of the first books on dating for young adults, Facts of Life and Love for Teenagers. She was executive director of the National Council on Family Relations from 1945 to 1951 and lectured at various national and international universities between 1954 and 1969. In 1986, she was awarded the first endowed chair in Family Development at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Campus.
Buku ini meberi kejelasan tentang tahap-tahap perkembangan keluarga, meskipun hanya gambaran ringkas, tapi sangat menolong untuk memahami keluarga. Sudah ada edisi yang lebih baru, tapi saya tetap suka edisi ini, ringkas, padat, dannnn....cetakannya ramah usia :-) tulisannya gede-gede :-D