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DOCUMENT. RESUME ED 240, 417 CG 017 246 TITLE Broken Faiilies. Hearings before the Subcommittee on 4A, Family and HumancServices, of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United Stated Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session (March 22 and 24, 1983) on Oversight on the Breakdown of the Traditional Family Unit, Focusing on the Effects of Divorce, Separation and Conflict within Marriag0e on Children and on Women and Men. INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., WashingtOn, D.C. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. **PUB DAT Mar. 83 NOTE 310p.; Several pages are marginally legible due to small print. PUB ATrE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Adjustment (to Environment); Child Custody; *Child Welfare; *Divorce; Family Life; Family Problems; Hearings; Human Services; *Marital Instability;- *One Parent Family; Stress Variables IDENTIFIERS Congress 98th ABSTRACT These hearings of the Subcommittee on Family and. Human. Services deal with the effects of divorce and single parenthood on children and adults. Discussion renters on the types of. effects and their variations based on the age of the child; the time of divorce; sex of the child; and degree of communication between the child and both parents following divorce. Testimony is, presented on public attitudes toward the value of family life, recent trends in the incidence of divorce, and legal and psychological aspects.of child custody and child kidnapping by parents. The proceedings also deal with ways of'helping families, including counseling, mediation services; economic support, and parent- education*: The.role of the government and social service agencies in strengthening familiei is discussed.. Proceedings of the second day of hearings focus on the physical, emotional and economic effects of broken.marriages on men and women, including both parents and grandparents. The testimony of nine witnesses is presented as well as 19 prepared statements (from doctors, senators, researchers, social workers, and counselors), -and eight sets of prepared questions and answers. (JAC) 0000000000000000*000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made *. from the original document. 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000ft0000000000000000000 BROKEN FAMILIES HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON -FAMILY,AND HUMAN SERVICES OF THE CODETTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION . ', ON OVERSIGHT ON THE BREAKDOWN OF THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY UNIT, FOCUSING ON THE EFFECTS OF DIVORCE, SEPARATION AND CON- FLICT WITHIN MARRIAGE ON CHILDREN AND ON WOMEN AND MEN MARCH 22 AND 24, 1983. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONALINSTITUTE OF EDUCATION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC/ igN This document has been reproducedas received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. a Points of view or opinions Stated in this dom.. ment do not necessarily represent official NIE position or policy. ..... Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 20-715 0 WASHINGTON ./:;1983 COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah,Chairman ROBERT T. STAFFORD, Vermont EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts DAN QUAYLE, Indiana JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia DON NICKLES, Oklahoma CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island GORDON J. HUMPHREY, New Hampshire THOMAS F:EAGLETON, Missouri JEREMIAH DENTON, Alabama , DONALD W. RIEGLE, JR., Michigan LOWELL P. WEICKER, JR., Connecticut . HOWARD M. METZENBAUM, Ohio CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa 7-SPKRIfik-MATSIINAC-ATItawirli JOHN P. EAST, North Carolina CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut PAULA HAWKINS, Florida - RONALD F. DOCKSAI,Staff Director KATHRYN O'L. HIGGINS,Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON FAMILY AND Hut AN SERVICES JEREMIAH TtNTON, Alabima,Chairman GORDON J. HUMPHREY, New Hampshire CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut DONNICKLES, Oklahoma THOMAS F. EAGLETON, Missouri LOWELL P. WEICKER, JR., Connecticut ;HOWARD M. METZENBAUM, Ohio CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah (Ex Officio) (Ex Officio) N. NABERS CABANISS,Professional StaffMember MARSHA RENWANZ, Minority Professional Staff Member o 111 CONTENTS -:- CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1983 Gallup, George, 'Jr., preSident Ga11.pp Po.l.L_Princeton,N And' AmitaiEt zioni, director, Center for Policy Research, and professor, George Washing- Page ton University, Wasiun' gton, D.0 6 Barnard, Hon. Joe G., Alabama circuit court judge, Birmingham, Ala., and Peter D. Wallace, member, Committee on the Psychological Aspects of Child and Family Health, American Academy of Pediatrics 36 Nicholi. Armand M.,, Jr., M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Judith S. Wallerstein, executive director, Center for the Family in Transition, Corte Madera, Calif., and Nicholls Zill, president, Child Trends,' Inc 57 Rich, Dorothy, president, Home and School Institute; and George A. Rekers, professor acid former department head, Department of Family and Child Development., Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kans 110 THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1983 Biaggi, Hon. Mario, a C.S. Representative in Congress from the State of New York, accompanied by Carol M. Statuto 188 Chapman, Bruce, Director, U.S. Census Bureau, accompanied by James Weed, Chief, Marriage and family Statistics Branch,. U.S. Census Bureau; and Gordon Green, Assistant Clue& Population Division 191 Duncan, Greg J., associate research scientist, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan; and Harried McAdoo, School of Social Work, Howard University 233 Hall, George W., Jr., counseling center, Truro Episcopal Church, Fairfax, Va; Connie Mallett, president, Parents Without Partners, Inc.; and Harold M Voth, chief of staff, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Topeka, Kans 247 Wilmarth, Richard R., president-elect, American Mental Health Counselors Association and director, Counseling and Human Services Consultants, Ope- lika, Ala.; and Arthur Korahaber, Foundatim for Grandparenting, Mount Kisko, N.Y 274 STATEMENTS American Academy of Pediatrics,. prepared statement 46 Barnard, Hon. Joe G., Alabama ;circuit court judge, Birmingham, Ala., and Peter D. Wallace, member, Committee on the Psychological Aspects of Child and Family Health, American Adademy of Pediatrics 36 Prepared statement 40 Biaggi, Hon. Mario, a U.S. Repspsentatile in Congress from the State of New York, accompanied by Carol M. Statuto 188 Chapman, Bruce, Director, U.S. Census Bureau, accompanied hi James Weed, Chief, Marriage and Family Statistics Branch, U.S. Census Bureau; and QN, Gor3ori Green, Assistant Chief, Population Division 191 Prepared statement 199 Dodd, Hon. Christopher J. a U.S. 'Senator from the State of Connecticut, prepared statement 6 Duncan, Greg 'J., associate research scientist, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan; and Harried McAdoo, school of social work, Howard University Ikr Etzioni, Amitai, director, Center for Policy Research, and professor, George Washington University, prepared statement Gallup, George, Jr., president, Gallup Poll, Princeton, N.J., and Amitai Et- zioni, director, Center for Policy Research, and professor, George Washing- ton University, Washington, D.C. 6 Grass ley, Hon. Charles E., a U.S. Senator from the State of Iowa, .prepared statement 187 Hall, George W., Jr., counseling center, Truro Episcopal Church, Fairfax, Va , Connie Mallett, president, Parents Without Partners, Inc.; and Harold M Voth, chief of staff, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Topeka, Kans 247 Herron, Dr. Orley R., president, National College of Education, prepared statement 178 Mothers Without Custody, Sheila Brayman, president, prepared statement . 301 Nicholi, Armand M., Jr.,- M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Judith S. Wallerstein, executive director, Center for the Family in __Transition, _CorteMadera,_Calif.;_aniNicholig_Zill, president, Child Trends, Inc 57 Prepared statement 63 Rekers, George A., Ph.., professor and formerdepartment head, Depart- ment of Family and Child, Development, Kansas State University, prepared statement 131 Rich, Dorothy, president, Home and School Institute; and George A. Rekers, professor and former department Department of Family and Child Developinent, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kans 110 Prepared statement 119 Voth, Harold M., chief of staff, Veterans Administration Medical Center, prepared statement 260 Wallerstein, Judith S., Ph. D., executive director, Center for the Family in Transition, prepared statement Wilmarth, Richard R., president-elect, American Mental Health Counselors Association and director, Counseling and Human Services Consultants, Ope- lika, Ala.; and Arthur Kornhaber, Foundation for Grandparenting, Mount Kisko, N.Y 279 Prepared statement 279 Zill, Nicholas, Ph. D., president, Child Trends, Inc., prepared statement 90 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Articles, publication's, etc.: Attitudes of the U.S. Public Toward Marriage and the Family, by George Gallup 12 Questions and answers: Etzioni, Dr. Amitai, director, Center for Policy Research to questions 29 asked by Senator Denton s, Responses ofDr. Peter Wallace, member, American A'caderny of Pediat- rics to questions asked by Senators Denton and Dodd 56 Responses of Judith S. Wallerstein, Ph. D., executive director, Center for the Family in Transition