Brittany Steve(Edison): Divorce in the American’s Society

Each year, over 1 million American children suffer the divorce of their parents; moreover, half of the children born this year to parents who are married will see their parents divorce before they turn 18. Mounting evidence in social science journals demonstrates that the devastating physical, emotional, and financial effects that divorce is having on these children will last well into adulthood and affect future generations. Among these broad and damaging effects are the following. Research shows that Children whose parents have divorced are increasingly the victims of abuse. They exhibit more health, behavioral, and emotional problems, are involved more frequently in crime and drug abuse, and have higher rates of suicide. However i do believe if theres abuse going on in the marriage especially if you have childern, then thats when you should break away from your spouse, because you dont want your childern growing up in a abusive family, alot of kids who have been in an abusive family end up turning abusive, or begin to have behavior problems. The Federal government should establish a goal to reduce the divorce rate among parents with children by one-third over the next decade and establish pro-marriage education and mentoring programs to teach couples how to develop skills to handle conflict and enhance the marital relationship.

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