HD FS 129 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Apache Hadoop, Noncustodial Parent, Judith Wallerstein

• School: PSU
• Department: Human Development and Family Studies
• Course: HD FS 129
• Professor: Sherry Corneal- Pennsylvania State University

Document Summary

1/2 of all first marriages end in divorce. Started in the 70"s and stayed stable. More education, the longer you wait = less the chance. Factors that contribute to high divorce rates: pugh research. Decline in earning power of men without college degrees. Expectation of personal fulfillment of marriage not met. Children with divorced parents are more likely to experience problems with. The differences in measures of well-being between children of divorce and children from intact families grow larger with the passage of time. Children with divorced parents are more likely to divorce. The majority of studies find that the age of children at the time of divorce is not a significant factor in whether or not the problem develop. Poor adjustment to divorce in adults is associated with: Decline in parental support: fathers don"t see female children as much. How families, under the best circumstances, cope with divorce. Divorce rate would drop (but it has stayed the same)