By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:
- Describe adolescent residency patterns; know with whom they typically live.
- Summarize the short-term emotional and behavioral effects of divorce on adolescent children.
- Discuss the long-term emotional and behavioral effects of divorce on adolescent children.
- Know the factors that help determine whether adolescents react well to their parents’ divorce or not.
- Evaluate the statement “Joint custody arrangements work better than single custody arrangements”.
- Describe the effects of father absence on adolescents, citing gender differences when appropriate.
- Know the four different types of families that are headed by grandparents and the potential benefits and problems associated with each.
- What is known about the effects of parental death on adolescent adjustment?
- Discuss the development of masculinity/femininity and academic achievement of adolescents in single parent households.
- Compare adolescents raised in blended families with those raised in intact families and those raised by a single parent.
- Contrast the relationships that adolescents have with full siblings, half siblings, and step siblings.
- Describe the adjustment of adopted adolescents. Know how it compares to that of adolescents raised in families with a biological connection.
