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Jorge Sanchez

Professor Massey

ENC1101

December 2/2017

Final Essay Outline

Everybody has a family, most dont have a full family. By this I mean most children have

just a mom, maybe just a father. The reason for this is called divorce, separation, most families in

this era have gone through divorce for various reasons. This event can have very negative effects

on both adults, the parents, or children. Not all effects are damaging, it depends on the situation.

Regardless of this, the purpose of this topic is to let people know how divorce can really impact

families, what happens after and ways to avoid the bad outcomes. Not all separations have to end

up in bad terms.

I. Due to the absence of father figures in most divorced families, children tend to go

in the dark path through out their life.

A. a popular mythology grew about father-absent families: the sons who

became either effeminate or juvenile delinquents and the daughters who

became promiscuous. (Settle 1)

B. Divorce benefits some individuals, leads others to experience temporary

decrements in well-being, and forces others on a downward trajectory

from which they might never recover fully. (Amato 1)

II. Divorce is one the most stressful events in a childs life. This might trigger

various damaging factors for a bright future.

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A. Divorce is a time of stress, confusion, and sadness for kids of any age.

Their daily lives have changed, and they experience the uncertainty of

what life will be like. (UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKALINCOLN)

B. a well-known research on effects of divorce on children and claimed that

15 years after divorce 80% of divorced mothers and 50% of divorced

fathers felt that divorce was good for them, while only 10% of their

children had positive feelings related to their parental divorce

(Hadikapetanovi 2)

III. The effects of divorce, separation on a family can be brutal for the children if not

handled accordingly. From alcohol problems to worst.

A. Rather than viewing divorce as a discrete event, scholars have

highlighted the importance of conceptualizing divorce as a process

(Moore)

B. , adolescents from divorced families are at higher risk of hazardous

alcohol use. Several pathways can explain these effects in children and

adolescents. One of the possible explanations is lowered parental control

after divorce (zuzana)

To conclude, all the effects given by the cause can very much vary. From

very negative ones to sometimes better life styles. Divorce is a delicate

subject that has to be treated seriously and if children are involved it most

be handled the correct way, otherwise most if not all will be affected

negatively. From destructive behaviors like bad life habits, drug issues,
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studies failure to much more. All effects can even get to the adults, making

them less successful after the event and damaging them in the long run.