SOC244H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Noncustodial Parent, Externalizing Disorders, Ambert
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Childrens" adjustment to divorce- furstenberg frank f. and andrew j. cherlin. Some children do well after divorce and some children do poorly. The berkeley researchers suggest that conflict between parents is a fundamental factor that harms children"s development and produces behavioural problems. Depends on the child"s age: bad behaviour of children is usually never a reason for a divorce. Depressed anxious parents lack to comfort children and let daily schedules slip, like helen has: crisis period is worse for boys than girls, there are two types of behaviour problems among children. 1) externalizing disorders: directed outwards, aggression, lying, disobedience. 2) internalizing disorders: directed inwards, depression, anxiety, withdrawal. In 2-3 years most parents and children recover from crisis period, parent-child relationships generally improve. Painful memories will not impair children"s functioning as adults. Long term harmful effects only occur to a minority of children. Children"s responses to the breakup of the marriage vary greatly.
