Feminization of Poverty
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Divorce in the United States is especially devastating to women and children because it contributes to the feminization of poverty. Divorce is an issue that is currently being addressed by various political leaders who see a high divorce rate as evidence of social decay, and there are efforts under way to make divorce more difficult by returning the emphasis to fault. Marriages are subject to a number of divisive forces, from external pressures such as job loss, illness, infertility, and the need to care for aging parents. Some marriages survive, while others do not. People also have habits and attitudes which may be divisive and which they may not be able to overcome in marriage. Divorce tends to be harder on women than men because men are more likely to have careers and jobs while the women are more likely to be dependent; in addition, women who do or can work but who have children are then faced with the difficulty of working and caring for their children at the same time. Often, child support is not sufficient for this purpose, may not provide for child care, or may be non-existent because of spouses who refuse to pay.The feminization of poverty has been noted by sociologists and has been related to the divorce rate. Researchers note that a complex set of circumstances is involved in the feminization of poverty. Women are increasingly a part of the overall labor force, but much of the work done by women is unpaid. Women also hold a lower position in the labor
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eased as a consequence of divorce.
The effect of divorce on children has been a theme in psychology and sociology for some time. Much information has been gathered to show the nature of the problem and that there are class and racial differences in the way children experience divorce. Data from a supplement to the National Health Interview Survey of 1981 indicate that 73 percent of white children live with both biological parents; this figure is 38 percent for blacks and 67 percent for Hispanics. One third of children of divorced parents never see their father, and over half of them see their absent parent (usually the father) less than once a month. Factors affecting the frequency of contact of a child with an absent parent include the marital status of the custodial parent, the length of time the parents have been separated, the educational level of the householder, whether there is parent figure of the opposite sex present, and whether the children are born outside wedlock. Children living with one parent are generally not as well off financially and are more likely to have repeated a grade in school than children living with both parents (Chisholm 36).
Children are adversely affected by being shunted between two homes
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Approximate Word count = 1975
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page)
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