Andrew E. Clark, Sarah Flèche, Richard Layard, Nattavudh Powdthavee, and George Ward
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- May 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780691196336
- eISBN:
- 9780691196954
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691196336.003.0014
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Behavioural Economics
This chapter discusses the effects of family conflict on children. Break-ups and separations on an increased scale is a relatively modern phenomenon—one of the more important changes over the last ...
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This chapter discusses the effects of family conflict on children. Break-ups and separations on an increased scale is a relatively modern phenomenon—one of the more important changes over the last forty years. The chapter considers what such circumstances mean for the children caught in the middle of conflict. The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) provides good evidence, and the broad answer is this: What matters is family conflict, rather than family break-up, and, if the conflict is bad enough, the break-up may help the children. But the conflict is unambiguously bad, especially for the behavior of the children—parents who fight tend to generate children who fight.Less
This chapter discusses the effects of family conflict on children. Break-ups and separations on an increased scale is a relatively modern phenomenon—one of the more important changes over the last forty years. The chapter considers what such circumstances mean for the children caught in the middle of conflict. The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) provides good evidence, and the broad answer is this: What matters is family conflict, rather than family break-up, and, if the conflict is bad enough, the break-up may help the children. But the conflict is unambiguously bad, especially for the behavior of the children—parents who fight tend to generate children who fight.
Neil Ferguson, Gillian Douglas, Nigel Lowe, Mervyn Murch, and Margaret Robinson
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781861344984
- eISBN:
- 9781447302452
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781861344984.003.0003
- Subject:
- Sociology, Marriage and the Family
This chapter asks ‘what importance do grandchildren attach to their relationship with their grandparents and how might these relationships be affected by divorce?’; and ‘is there evidence of ...
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This chapter asks ‘what importance do grandchildren attach to their relationship with their grandparents and how might these relationships be affected by divorce?’; and ‘is there evidence of continuity in the grandparent-grandchild relationship in divorced families as well as evidence of change as the result of family break-up’? It suggests the findings about the effects of parental divorce on the emotional bond between grandchildren and grandparents need to be accepted with some important reservations. It discovers that grandparents who were reluctant to get involved with their grandchildren before the divorce did not become more enthusiastic about grandparenting when the parents separated. It notes that the nature of the grandparent-grandchild relationship before the break-up of the family is, on this evidence, an important predictor of the post-divorce relationship.Less
This chapter asks ‘what importance do grandchildren attach to their relationship with their grandparents and how might these relationships be affected by divorce?’; and ‘is there evidence of continuity in the grandparent-grandchild relationship in divorced families as well as evidence of change as the result of family break-up’? It suggests the findings about the effects of parental divorce on the emotional bond between grandchildren and grandparents need to be accepted with some important reservations. It discovers that grandparents who were reluctant to get involved with their grandchildren before the divorce did not become more enthusiastic about grandparenting when the parents separated. It notes that the nature of the grandparent-grandchild relationship before the break-up of the family is, on this evidence, an important predictor of the post-divorce relationship.
Gabrielle Meagher, Natasha Cortis, and Karen Healy
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9781847423733
- eISBN:
- 9781447303480
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847423733.003.0010
- Subject:
- Sociology, Social Research and Statistics
This chapter considers an under-researched area of considerable significance — how shared residence is managed in households where the biological parents no longer live together. It compares how ...
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This chapter considers an under-researched area of considerable significance — how shared residence is managed in households where the biological parents no longer live together. It compares how shared residence is managed in the UK and France, and concludes that despite attempts, especially in the UK, to create an expectation of shared residence in family break-up situations, there is still a considerable risk of disenfranchising predominantly fathers living apart from their children, and putting in place boundaries that discriminate against this emergent form of family life.Less
This chapter considers an under-researched area of considerable significance — how shared residence is managed in households where the biological parents no longer live together. It compares how shared residence is managed in the UK and France, and concludes that despite attempts, especially in the UK, to create an expectation of shared residence in family break-up situations, there is still a considerable risk of disenfranchising predominantly fathers living apart from their children, and putting in place boundaries that discriminate against this emergent form of family life.
David Brandt
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300108941
- eISBN:
- 9780300127775
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300108941.003.0002
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology
This chapter provides an overview of what is understood about how children become delinquent. It focuses on the risk factors associated with juvenile delinquency. Some of the inherent biological ...
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This chapter provides an overview of what is understood about how children become delinquent. It focuses on the risk factors associated with juvenile delinquency. Some of the inherent biological factors include genetic makeup, neurological makeup, and gender. Environmental factors include parental neglect, broken families, poverty, and exposure to violence.Less
This chapter provides an overview of what is understood about how children become delinquent. It focuses on the risk factors associated with juvenile delinquency. Some of the inherent biological factors include genetic makeup, neurological makeup, and gender. Environmental factors include parental neglect, broken families, poverty, and exposure to violence.
