At the beginning of the 80s, general belief was that this term “single parent households” was used by male conservatives to try to show superiority over women, as one of the articles in this essay will show. However, as this trend started to develop more over the years, it became more of a scientific issue and started to become more of a primary issue to educators and researchers around the country. There have been several studies done and over the years, they seem to contradict each other’s studies and their findings, which is why over the last decade or so, it has for the most part been an area of interest that has been swept under the rug in most scientific circles because it is a controversial and often divisive topic that has an impact in every aspect of today’s …show more content…
In addition to this, this essay will explain and go into a full synopsis of what certain types of psychological impact has on a child, specifically, if it is the mother who is not present in the household. This paper will also take a look into what certain areas of a child’s life will be impacted if the father was out of the picture. With all of this being factored, the main goal of this essay is to show that since a majority of households do not have a standard parent presence, one dad, one mom; it’s very crucial that the public understands the possible outcomes that this might have in affect on our children, especially, in a single parent household, since this household is one of the most prominent in the