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A 9 page discussion of the effects of divorce on children. Emphasizes that these impacts are numerous and diverse and include both short and long-term psychological, social, academic, and behavioral problems which vary according to a number of factors specific to the divorce. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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man and woman. One of its most lasting impacts is that on the children of the dissolved marriage. Regardless of the socioeconomic status or cultural background, a child
has the potential to be indelibly affected by the divorce of his or her parents. At the very least most children experience short term developmental disruptions and undergo a
certain degree of emotional distress (Palosaari and Aro, 1994). Children of divorces often exhibit certain psychological, social, academic, and behavioral problems as well (Amato, Loomis and Booth, 1995).
While some of these impacts are short term others are long term and can continue well into adulthood (Amato, Loomis and Booth, 1995).
The degree to which parental divorce impacts the behavior and stability of children is growing on an almost daily basis. In 1920 there were only eight divorces
per one-thousand married females but by 1985 this rate had risen to almost twenty-two per one-thousand (Gillespie, 1997). Divorce has become more and more prominent since the mid-1960s (Zinsmeister,
1997). By 1974 more marriages in the United States ended through divorce than ended through marriage (Stanton, 1997). Approximately sixty percent of current-day divorces involve minor children (Gillespie,
1997). In the United States alone over one million children experience parental divorce each year (Amato, Loomis and Booth, 1995). Unfortunately these rates are sometimes higher for minorities
such as African Americans (Parks, 1995). It is estimated that two thirds of African American children will experience parental divorce (Parks, 1995).
Divorces typically end in children living for some period of time in single parent households (Zinsmeister, 1997). Zinsmeister (1997) reports that the average length of time a
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