SOCB49H3 Lecture 10: Family Dissolution
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Last weeks movie: the system, the structural factors are not in place in such a way to protect women. It covered the legal system and the police force, and women themselves. In the lecture: we specified a cycle, three phases. And unfortunately, physical abuse, tends to repeat itself. It takes great courage as well as determination, for someone to get out. Friends, relatives, social services, to help someone to leave, and start a new life. Part of leaving an abusive relationships, leads to a dissolution of a marriage, or a committed common law relationship. What we are going to talk about today is divorce, the trends of divorce in canada, and talk about historical developments of legislation in canada, and effects of divorce. The effects of divorce on adults, as well as the effects on children. What the adults could do, to minimize the negative impact on children.
