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Publication Date: October 1998
Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy
Author(s): Chandler Arnold; Hilda Rodriguez
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Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Takes a demographic look at children and divorce. Includes a comparison between children whose parents have divorced and those whose parents have remained together. Also considered are the immediate, intermediate, and long-term effects of divorce on children’s health, academic achievement, and behavioral problems. Finally, this piece covers gender differences in the effects of marital disruption.