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DIVORCE AND CHILDREN
DEFINITION: “The break up of a family through divorce can be a wrenching experience for children. Divorce can adversely effect a child’s school work, future employment and their own marriages. Some experts say that the effects on children are greatly exaggerated.” (CQ Researcher June 7, 1991)
NARROW THE TOPIC:
· Does divorce have a long-term effect on children?
· Should marriages be saved for the children?
· What can be done to reduce the effects of divorce on children?
· Should grandparents have visitation rights?
· What can be done about the problem of child support and deadbeat dads?
· Are children of divorce more likely to have failed marriages?
· Would making divorce more difficult have a positive effect on children?
· Is there a correlation between increased juvenile delinquency, drug use, alcoholism, etc. with children of divorce?
· Are children of two-parent families better off than children of divorced parents?
LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Divorced parents; Custody of children; Desertion; Broken homes; Children of divorced parents
SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:
| Boyhood in America: an Encyclopedia | REF HQ 775 .B535 2001 |
| Encyclopedia of Stress "Divorce, Children of" | REF QP 82.2 .S8 E53 2007 |
| Psychology and Mental Health: Magill’s Choice | REF RC 437 .P795 2001 |
| Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior “Broken Homes and Delinquency” | REF HV 6017 .E53 2001 |
AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:
Opposing Viewpoints: Family
CQ Researcher “Children and Divorce” 1/19/01
At Issue: Single Parent Families: (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)
STATISTICS:
American Family: Information Plus (Ref Desk)
Statistical Abstract of the United States (also at Reference Desk)
National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/divorce.htm
ELECTRONIC INDEXES:
| Academic Search Premier | Expanded Academic ASAP | OmniFile Full Text Mega |
| Issues & Controversies |
FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers
SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:
| American Coalition for Fathers and Children | http://www.acfc.org/ |
| Medline Plus | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/divorce.html |
| California Courts Self Help Center | http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/family/famlinks.htm |
| Divorce Source Homepage: | http://www.divorcesource.com/info/children/children.shtml |
CITING YOUR SOURCES:
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