Zachary Priddy
Liberty University
Abstract
Divorce is a serious matter and should be examined as to what effect it is having on adolescents which is untimely affects the future of marriage. With the growing divorce rate in the United States the effects of divorce must be looked. The effects divorce has on adolescents must be looked at to see how it a divorce today will affect attitudes and relationships in future generations. When divorce has unresolved issues it can have a greater lasting effect on adolescents. Divorce acts much like a death of a loved one in the sense of the emotional response to the situation. With the grief process initiated because of a death there is some closure and relief in knowing that it was death that separated the family unit. With divorce the process of grieving can continue for some time depending the circumstances of the divorce and situation with custody. In some instances the grief is never dealt with and is reopened during visitations and then being stripped again from the parent to return to the custody holder.
Effects of Divorce on Adolescence This study of divorce is greatly influenced by the effects that have been seen throughout several families. This study will cover the effects that they have experienced and be compared to what national data is available to reference the comparison that is seen. Family A will be a single income family that is in the process of divorce and family B will be a Family that has a dual income. This study will show comparisons in the initial stages of divorce, the financial impact and causes of divorce, and the lasting effects of the divorce. The comparison of families to national data will allow for a more precise conclusion.
Currently in America the divorce rate reaches nearly 50%. With a rate where nearly one in every two couples divorces the effects that it is having on our children and adolescents. According to Clinton,
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