SOC214H1 Chapter 26: Elizabeth Church - Kinship and Stepfamilies
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Hello church talks about the positive potential of blended families. Blended families are usually described as problematic. The number of stepfamilies have increased in north america. In canada the rates of divorce and marriage are lower compared to the united states. In the 16th and 17th century stepfamilies were the result of the death of a parent. In canada the divorce rates increased because of the divorce act in 1968 that made it easily accessible in all provinces. In stepfamilies a change in residence is a common thing. In a study: college students labeled children from divorce families less stable and secure than children from non-divorced nuclear families. The idea of the (cid:858)(cid:271)roke(cid:374) ho(cid:373)e(cid:859) is still (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) Studies about the harmful effects of divorce on kids is prevalent in the news. Di(cid:448)or(cid:272)e (cid:374)eeds to (cid:271)e re(cid:272)og(cid:374)ized as a (cid:374)or(cid:373)al part of (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) people(cid:859)s li(cid:448)es. Where people marry and divorce a number of times.
