CDFS 314 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Juvenile Delinquency, Stepfamily, Balen
15 Nov 2016
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Divorce facts and persuasion paper: introduce the adolescent problem or issue. The effects of divorce on school-aged children. Year 2015: 24,444,000 children in the united states live in single parent. Children of divorced parents are roughly two times more likely to drop out homes. In california 2,950,000 children of high school than students who have both parents in their household. Provide background about the problem: summary, statistics, important terms associated with the issue (if applicable) School-aged children may sometimes imagine that the divorces is his or her fault. May try to get their parents back together. Children of divorced parents exhibit lower test scores and educational attainment. The number of children affected by divorce has increased dramatically since the 1950s. Studies have linked juvenile delinquency, deviancy, and antisocial behavior to children. Parental divorce and juvenile delinquency are connected. Might become distant and anxious in the classroom. Might refuse to comply with their teacher"s requests, do their homework or cooperate.
