Children of Divorced Parents in Demographic Perspective

Abstract

The rise in the number of children with divorced parents has been associated with many other demographic changes. Among the changes discussed are the increasing proportion of children under 18 who are of school age; who live with a stepparent; who spend some time in a one‐parent family; whose divorced parent has a college education; and who live with an unmarried couple. A projected one‐third of the children 18 years of age in 1990 will have lived with a divorced parent. It is assumed that the rate of divorce will increase more slowly in the next decade than in the last decade.

Father‐custody and child development: A review and analysis of psychological research

“…In many jurisdictions this is still true. While popular interest in father-custody has increased, in only 1 out of 10 divorced families do children live with their father (Glick, 1979). During the past decade social scientists have studied father-custody families and the focus here is on this research.…”

Long-term impact of parental divorce on optimism and trust: Changes in general assumptions or narrow beliefs?

“…1 million children are affected by parental divorce (Glick, 1979), because approximately 60% of all divorces occur within families whose members include at least one child under the age of 18 (Bane, 1979). Close to one third of all children born today are likely to experience the disruption of their parents' marriage through divorce (Glick, 1979).…”

origines sociales et culturelles des troubles psychologiques

“…À preuve les changements démogra-phiques de taille observés pendant cette période. Le nombre de divorces aux Etats-Unis est passé de 1,1 million à 3,3 millions entre 1960 et 1979, et cette statistique exclut les séparations (Glick, 1979). D'autres phéno-mènes caractérisent cette évolution des moeurs, comme l'augmentation des familles monoparentales et des remariages ; la cohabitation en dehors du mariage que ce soit chez les jeunes ou chez les personnes séparées ; l'augmentation de l'âge du premier mariage et du premier enfant ; l'avancement de l'âge des premières relations sexuelles ; l'augmentation des avortements ; le phénomène nouveau des grossesses planifiées sans partenaire permanent.…”