Summary Of How Instability Affects Kids

The article “How Instability Affects Kids” talks about aspects of instability in households and the negative effect it has on children's mental and physical health and behavior. This coincides with one of the main themes of the novel, Hillbilly Elegy, being that an abusive, unstable home environment can cause hardships in not only one's childhood but also their adulthood. J.D Vance, the author, describes throughout the story of the several house he lived in, each with the newest boyfriend of his mother, who fell under the cycle of drugs, alcohol and abuse. Vance explains the reasoning behind his mother's unstable lifestyle, stating that, “Whatever might be said about my mom’s parents’ roles in my life, their constant fighting and alcoholism