Social Issues Topic: Divorce Divorce is becoming very common in the United States and leads to many problems not only for those getting the divorce‚ but also for the children. Divorce increases a child’s risk for psychological and behavioral problems in the future. Behavioral problems can affect the child immensely and even results in the child having to see a psychiatrist. According to one article‚ children whose parents get divorced are twice as likely to visit a mental health facility (Collins
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a seprated family myself‚ i was interested in how many other children were going thorugh not only similar experinces but different ones‚ some people i found to have truly extrodinary experiences‚ some so different to my own i feel bad for thinknig that. i was interested in finding out what other people went thourgh and how they managed or sturggeled with the event. as i was so young when i experenced my parents separation‚ i was interested to see how others coped‚ i found while undergoing reasearch
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The majority of people today consider divorce just a separation‚ although the true meaning is much deeper then that. The actual dictionary definition of divorce is defined as‚ "the legal termination of marriage (Health of Children)." In today’s society divorce is much more then what "the majority think" and a line of words in a dictionary. Over the past decade divorce is on an all-time high. Over fifty percent of marriages are being terminated‚ and this rate has risen substantially over the past
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Divorce: Effects on Children Divorce has become an unquestionable remedy for the miserably married. Currently‚ the United States has the highest divorce rate in the world. Every year in the US approximately one million children experience divorce which‚ is about one in every three children (Amato 21). The effects of divorce can be tremendously painful for both children and adults. Children of divorce are more likely to suffer from behavioral‚ social‚ academic‚ and psychological problems than children
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Does a divorce have an effect on children? A divorce does affect children because a child is scared they will do something that will upset the other parent‚ sometimes the parents talks bad about one another and it brings the child down. Also‚ they have to go back and forth between houses. According to child psychologist‚ children tend to be at risk of emotional‚ psychological‚ and social problems especially during the first year immediately after the event.” (Keenan) A divorce really does affect
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Effects of Divorce on Children Marriage is a special bond made between two people who‚ basically‚ pledge their lives to each other. When a couple gets married‚ they make a vow to stay together forever‚ or at least until parted by death. The vow of ’Forever ’ is broken in more than half of American marriages. A divorce is the untying of the knot of the promises made to each other in the wedding ceremony. Due to the way that Americans have developed this society‚ divorces are more common today than
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How Divorce Affects Children Divorce not only affects a couple that is seeking a divorce‚ but the children as well. Divorce is hurting American children very badly. Each year over a million children suffer the divorce of their parents and by 1999‚ half of all American children reaching their eighteenth birthday and who were born to married parents will have experienced the divorce of their parents. The devastating effects of divorce on children just might provide leaders with the motivation
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The Effect of Divorce on Children Abstract The present studies will show how the statistics of divorce and children involved in a divorce have dramatically decreased over the past 35 years (US Census Bureau‚ 2004). The emotional stresses of living situations prior to‚ during‚ and after a divorce between parents and their children‚ as well as‚ the behavioral issues that may occasionally be found during these difficult times are important as to determining the developmental crises that may ensue
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Divorce and the Effect on Children Kathryn Hill Period 6 Extra Credit In years past‚ the American Dream for most young girls ’ is to grow up and be married to Prince Charming and to "Live Happily Ever After!" Although this may be expected - it is rarely fulfilled. Marriage is the legal and binding union between a man and woman. Yet when couples marry‚ they vow to stay by their partner ’s side till death do us part. ’ Currently that vow seems to have little or no value in today
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The Effects of Divorce on Children; specifically focusing on age and gender When one is looking at divorce and its affects‚ many different approaches can be taken‚ and many different ideas can be thought of. Within the secondary research‚ focus is kept on the affects of divorce‚ which type is worse‚ methods of coping and a small focus on gender. The primary research focuses mainly on what role gender plays in a child’s adaptation of their parent’s divorce‚ gender of the child‚ gender of most exposure
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