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The effects of divorce on children can be diverse and include various factors that affect the outcome. Family is deemed to be an important variable in positively impacting a child's development (Farrell, Mays, Henry, Schoeny, 2011). However, not all families are the same: some have two parents, some have none, some are of upper income socio-economic status, others are of lower income status; some have religious/deep cultural backgrounds, others do not. Divorce is but one variable in how a child can be impacted; nonetheless, it is an important one (Amato, Bruce, 1991; Sandstorm, Huerta, 2013). This paper will discuss the effects of divorce on children by showing how various studies have indicated correlation between divorce and stress on children and what short-term and long-term effects are likely to occur in children of various backgrounds as a result of divorce. It will assess whether divorce is more impactful on children in various races, ethnicities, on gender, and on the age of the child affected by it.
The purpose of the paper will be to identify how children are affected by divorce differently, depending on the various factors in their lives. It will show whether stress is one of the most important indicators of whether a child will be negatively affected by divorce. It will also include some discussion of the range of effects that children can suffer...
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