Divorce and Children

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Divorce and Children

Introduction

According to psychologists, Divorce is a stressful situation, threatening the mental equilibrium of one or both partners, and especially children. The situation of divorce in the family causes significant harm to the mental health of both partners and their children, for which there cannot be divorced from either the father or mother. It is dissolution of marriage, in which the consent of both the partners generally exists. Marriage is not only be terminated by the decision of the spouses, but it is also terminated by law. In particular, if one spouse has died or declared dead by a court, then the marriage is terminated (Amato, 2009). Depending on the society, ease of divorce varies. Marriage is much easier to dissolve in societies where marriage is more of an individual affair. In other societies, where marriage represents a political and social union between families and communities, divorce is more difficult. Considerable bride wealth and replacement marriages work to preserve group alliances and thus decrease divorce rates. However, United States is among those countries that have the highest rate of divorce. It is true that children suffer the most by the separation of their parents and the court decides the legal custody of a child. In this paper I will consider the psychological impact of divorce on children.

Divorce and Society

Just like marriage, divorce also causes its impact on society. The greatest impact that the act of divorce causes is on the children of the married couple. The emotional effects of dissolving the marriage can be significant for the marriage partner's children or other dependents and extended family members and friends. Moreover, the emotional effects can be great for family members. Feelings of hurt, loss, and anger often occur which affect the self-esteem and self-confidence of an individual that affects their social participation also it becomes a hurdle in the personality development of such individuals. Rates of divorce were increasing and stabilizing at historically high levels during the past 30 years. The divorce trends over the past 30 years, when examined from an ecological/exchange perspective, suggest that the degree to which men and women are dependent on their marriages has changed and that these changes are the results of broader cultural and societal transformations. For instance, nowadays women have become more independent, and they rarely rely on men financially. This gives an edge to women and strengthens their position when they want to end up a relationship. This is one of the reasons of increased rate of divorce in the society which results in an increased number of single mothers and fathers. This aspect of single parents affects the upbringing of the children.

Each child assumes that his mother and father just always stay together. Young children find it so obvious that they have no time to doubt that this always remains so. When this situation suddenly seems to change through a divorce is the confidence of the child put to the test. Everything familiar has suddenly ...