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A 3 page research paper that summarizes and analyzes 3 studies dealing with divorce. Divorce has become commonplace in Western societies. The rationale behind divorce is that it is better for all parties involved, parents and children rather than having parents continue a dysfunctional relationship. This literature review briefly looks at three studies that examined the long-term effects of divorce. The results of these studies call into question the rationale that everyone involved benefits from divorce, focusing specifically on the effects of divorce and separation on mothers and their children. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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dysfunctional relationship. The following literature review briefly looks at three studies that examined the long-term effects of divorce. The results of these studies call into question the rationale that everyone
involved benefits from divorce, focusing specifically on the effects of divorce and separation on mothers and their children. Using as their sample a sub-group of separated black and white
mothers from the National Survey of Families and Households, McKenry and McKelvey (2003) followed this group of women over a period of five years. The results of this study found
a statistically relevant correlation between income and remarriage status (r=.33, p<.0001), as well as for perceived economic well-being (r=.26, p<.0001) but only for the white mothers (McKenry and McKelvey, 2003).
The findings suggest that black mothers displayed increased economic independence, and that they were also less dependent, both "emotionally and economically," on marriage when compared to their white counterparts (McKenry
and McKelvey, 2003). Over the study period, findings showed that white women received greater informal social support. This led the research team to speculate that white women may experience divorce
in more traumatic terms than black women, who may view separation and single parenthood as more normative (McKenry and McKelvey, 2003). The researchers indicate that at the one year mark,
black mothers evidenced several advantages in regards to coping as compared to white mothers; however five years later, the white mothers showed more advantage in terms of "personal mastery, informal
support and overall happiness" (McKenry and McKelvey, 2003, p. 35). The researchers, in regards to policy, recommend more vocational counseling and job training for black women, with greater access to
quality childcare and community networking (McKenry and McKelvey, 2003). Also, they recommend that counselors should focus on building the strengths of black mothers earlier in the divorce process and over
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