Literature Review: Correlation between Divorce and Academic Achievement
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LITERATURE REVIEW FOR HEALTH: RELATIONSHIPS, GENDER and SEXUALITY. The correlation between divorce and academic achievement is a growing concern for our generation as divorce is now so widely accepted and prevalent. In this essay I am focusing on whether children from divorced, separated or single parent homes are academically disadvantaged as a result of their parents' circumstances. I predict that from my research I will discover that children of divorced, separated or single parent homes will be less likely to match the academic achievement of their peers from intact homes. Essentially, the main views of the reviewed articles are that children from divorced, separated or single parent families are often disadvantaged academically throughout their schooling due to emotional distresses, lower attendance and lower economic support. These disadvantages influence children continuously throughout their schooling influencing them to have an increased high school drop out rate and decreased presence and acceptance for...

