Children are the future as many people say. Children, even as young as the age of three are influenced by the actions of others around them. Perhaps the most influential people in a child’s life are the child’s parents. As a child grows and develops, that influence begins to govern a greater area of the person’s life. When time comes to search for a possible mate, often will a person look to their parents for guidance on the matter?
So then what happens when the parents are divorced?Are the children of divorced parents predisposed to divorce, or do they simply choose their own path of marriage?As
Dr. Jane Rosen-Grandon points out, “Children whose parents are divorced may be predisposed to consider the option of divorce more readily” (Rosen-Grandon, par. 5). The …show more content…
The researchers found that the
“Identical twins, who share the same genes, were more likely to follow the same patterns pof divorce than non-identical twins, who share roughly half their genes” (Muir, par. 3).
As the results are still quite preliminary in the case of genes affecting marital status, this finding leads to believe that genes may affect divorce.
The mental perception of divorce is a key factor when deciding whether or not to get a divorce. The link between the “Childhood living arrangements of children to the characteristics of their marriage identifies a mechanism through which well-being is transmitted across generations” (Teachman, par 3). Children are brought up in the ways of their parents, good or bad. The children have a particular mind-set given to them by their parents, due to the fact that their parents have gone through the process of divorce and therefore the child will have a path to follow. If a “father’s involvement with children stems from the meanings and importance they assign the fathers” (Hensley and Pasley 1), what does it say to a child when his or her father walks out and leaves that child
So then what happens when the parents are divorced?Are the children of divorced parents predisposed to divorce, or do they simply choose their own path of marriage?As
Dr. Jane Rosen-Grandon points out, “Children whose parents are divorced may be predisposed to consider the option of divorce more readily” (Rosen-Grandon, par. 5). The …show more content…
The researchers found that the
“Identical twins, who share the same genes, were more likely to follow the same patterns pof divorce than non-identical twins, who share roughly half their genes” (Muir, par. 3).
As the results are still quite preliminary in the case of genes affecting marital status, this finding leads to believe that genes may affect divorce.
The mental perception of divorce is a key factor when deciding whether or not to get a divorce. The link between the “Childhood living arrangements of children to the characteristics of their marriage identifies a mechanism through which well-being is transmitted across generations” (Teachman, par 3). Children are brought up in the ways of their parents, good or bad. The children have a particular mind-set given to them by their parents, due to the fact that their parents have gone through the process of divorce and therefore the child will have a path to follow. If a “father’s involvement with children stems from the meanings and importance they assign the fathers” (Hensley and Pasley 1), what does it say to a child when his or her father walks out and leaves that child