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Divorce on Children
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Divorce on Children
Divorce is a complicated matter for all parties involved, but it is even harder for children. There are many reasons why married couples choose to get a divorce, with some of these tied to the origins of the marriage. For example, some people get married based on unrealistic expectations of their partners, and when they realize these cannot be achieved, they resort to divorce. The United States has the highest rates of divorce in the world, with more than half of all first marriages end up in divorce. The chances for divorce increase with subsequent marriages. Children suffer the most from divorces as it affects their mental, physical and social wellbeing. The 80% rule of divorce shows some of the devastating impacts that children suffer as a result of their parents go through a divorce.
Some of the adverse effects of divorce on children from the 80% rule include delinquency, low self-esteem, mental health issues, and lower performance in school (Gustavsen et al. 479). All these consequences are the result of poverty, which is directly correlated with divorce. Divorce results in single-parent families and the majority of these single parents will be women. They will be left to bear the brunt of raising their children. Although the courts strive to come up with fair settlement terms in divorces for both parties, statistics show that women head 80 % of single-parent homes. This situation is sometimes the result of a divorce, although other times, children can be born into single-parent families for other reasons. This is the first statistic in the 80% rule that contributes to the adverse outcomes on children after a divorce. When a single parent, especially a woman is left to raise children on their own, they might find it challenging to juggle all the responsibilities such as being primary caregivers for their children and other family members and working to pay the bills. As their mothers are busy with all of the new responsibilities that come with divorce, children will be neglected or get less attention. They might begin to slip into bad habits such as juvenile delinquency and also suffer from mental health issues.
The 80% rule also states that 80% of women will sink below the poverty line after their divorce. Some may recover later while others remain in that situation for long periods. This situation of poverty as a result of divorce results in negative outcomes for children involved. When these divorced women sink into poverty, they will have to make several adjustments to their lives that affect their children. For example, they may lose their homes, their jobs or other sources of income such as business. Children will have to adjust to a lower kind of lifestyle that they were used to before. Another reason why women sink into poverty is when their spouse was the primary breadwinner, and they are left with no steady source of income on their own (Leopold, 773). Children have a hard time understanding the fact that their parents are no longer together, and the fact that they have to live a different lifestyle compounds issues. For example, children may feel ashamed of losing their homes as their friends may ask or even tease them about it. The children suffer from low self-esteem, mental health issues such as depression, as well as lower performance in school as they are too worried about many things.
As a society, we are setting up our children for failure in life. Divorce is devastating on children, most of whom do not understand what is happening. Some parents are too engrossed in animosity towards their partners that they fail to take into account how the divorce affects children. Unfortunately, most divorces are bitter and hostile, and children never recover from it. The above discussed negative outcomes on children related to poverty and divorce last for a lifetime unless parents set aside their differences and prioritize their children’s wellbeing. Some divorced spouses keep children away from their partners out of spite, forgetting that children need both of their parents (Elam et al. 585). As the divorce rates increase over time, so do the number of children suffering through their parents’ selfishness. When couples are in an unhappy marriage or relationship, divorce should be allowed. However, people must think long and hard before getting married and having children. In case a divorce appears to be the only viable solution, the partners should put the welfare of their children first.
In conclusion, divorce is never easy for any of the people involved. Most people get married with the hope that their union will be lifelong, and their children will spend a lifetime in a happy family. However, this usually turns out to not be the case, as more than half of all first marriages in the United States end in divorce. The divorcing partners are adults who get the causes and consequences of their decisions, but the children involved are innocent parties how mainly do not understand what is happening. From the 80% rule, 80% of women end up in poverty, and 80% of parents in single-parent families happen to be women. The negative effects of divorce and poverty on children are similar, so divorce brings an even more challenging situation as it is a double tragedy. These adverse outcomes affect children for a lifetime; therefore parents need to be sensitive to the needs and wellbeing of their children in the event of a divorce.
Works Cited
Elam, Kit K., et al. “Non-residential father–child involvement, interparental conflict and mental health of children following divorce: A person-focused approach.” Journal of youth and adolescence 45.3 (2016): 581-593.
Gustavsen, Geir Wæhler, Rodolfo M. Nayga, and Ximing Wu. “Effects of parental divorce on teenage children’s risk behaviors: incidence and persistence.” Journal of family and economic issues 37.3 (2016): 474-487.
Leopold, Thomas. “Gender differences in the consequences of divorce: A study of multiple outcomes.” Demography 55.3 (2018): 769-797.
Division of Labour
Division of Labour
Every organisation has its own structure and various job specifications. There are different job positions and responsibilities. Organisations have departments with people who have different skills such as accounting, sales and marketing. With proper coordination and effective management, all these departments and individuals tasked with various tasks work together within a laid down framework for the good of the progress of the company.
Division of labour involves dividing a large amount of work into small manageable work and distributing it to others (Durkheim, E. 2014). Many customers often flock fast food companies during lunch hours. To offset the huge burden of tasks to be accomplished, they divide their work to increase the output and meet the demands of customers. The waitress and waiters available on that day divides the number of tables to serve among themselves. They get the orders and ensure the customers are fully satisfied.
Whenever organisations grow, there is need to have departments to cater for the different functions within the organisation. The division of organisations into departments allow effectiveness and execution of duties (Durkheim, E. 2014). Accounts department is responsible for keeping records on the finances of the organisation. They prepare accounts statements and also make financial decisions. Human resource is also another department that deals with hiring, training and managing the personnel. Production team ensures that the products are of good quality. Sales and marketing department sells the product to the customers while marketing creates awareness of the products.
Do you perceive these groupings to be effective? Yes, the department in an organisation are effective since it increase the output, the production of good and services is increased since all these departments perform different functions and duties but still maintain the same goal. If the work was to be done by one department it would have been too much and production would below. Departments are more efficient and it allows the right person to do the right kind of job intended for them (Durkheim, E. 2014). It also saves on time and it’s less straining. Division of labour therefore increases productivity and companies are able to benefit.
Reference
Durkheim, E. (2014). The division of labor in society. Simon and Schuster.
Experimental Research Last semester I observed a change in my roommate’s sleeping patterns where they developed Excessive Day
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Last semester I observed a change in my roommate’s sleeping patterns where they developed Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS). EDS is an augmented desire to sleep during the day or trouble remaining awake or alert during the daytime, and its most common cause is sleep deprivation (Brown & Makker, 2020). This followed after my roommates developed an increased utilization of social media and the internet. Since I knew sleep deprivation causes EDS, I decided to conduct research to find out whether increased utilization of internet and social media causes sleep deprivation. The hypothesis of the study was as follows:
Hypothesis: Increased utilization of internet and social media causes sleep deprivation.
The dependent variable will be sleep deprivation, while the independent variable will be utilization of social media and internet. To test the hypothesis, I will use an experimental research design and I will recruit college students, specifically my peers, as the research subjects. The independent variable will be expressed as a ratio variable and will be manipulated by assigning subjects into two groups: excessive utilization of social media and the internet and moderate/acceptable utilization of social media and the internet. To assign subjects to groups, a random assignment will be used. Random assignment is the procedure of randomly assigning research participants to experimental and control groups. This approach will be preferred to ensure that the two groups are similar to each other.
I will randomly select ten participants for each of the two conditions. In the excessive use of social media groups, participants will be asked to use social media and the internet up to at least 12 midnight. Since most college students are known to utilize social media and the internet until late hours, for the control condition participants will be allowed to use social media and the internet up to 8 PM latest. Sleep deprivation will be measured using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). The ESS is frequently employed in the field of sleep medicine. The test asks you to score your propensity to doze off in a series of eight situations on a scale from 0 (no likelihood of dozing off) to 3 (high chance of dozing off). Since I will not be conducting a correlational study, I will not measure or control for any variable. Participants will then rate their likeliness to doze off, which will indicate their likelihood of being deprived of sleep.
It is expected that increased social media and internet use will result in sleep deprivation. This is because related studies have shown that increased use of social media and the internet is associated with EDS and insomnia, which are caused by sleep deprivation (Bhat et al., 2018). If results show that increased use of social media and the internet causes sleep deprivation, this means that we will accept the hypothesis of the study and conclude that increased social media and internet use cause sleep deprivation. The findings of the study will add to the scope of literature relating to the effects of increased social media and internet use.
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Bhat, S., Pinto-Zipp, G., Upadhyay, H., & Polos, P. G. (2018). “To sleep, perchance to tweet”: in-bed electronic social media use and its associations with insomnia, daytime sleepiness, mood, and sleep duration in adults. Sleep Health, 4(2), 166-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2017.12.004Brown, J., & Makker, H. K. (2020). An approach to excessive daytime sleepiness in adults. BMJ, 368. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1047