I think the studies on nontraditional families is the most interesting and important. This is because it is such a modern topic and controversy regarding child development. The most controversial issue is children with parents of the same sex. There are often people against same sex couples raising children. Now research shows that children rose by same sex couples are the same as those raised by opposite sex couples in regards to social adjustment, academic performance, and sexual orientation. However, I think this is a topic even with evidence some people because of their views will experience confirmation bias. A question I have is if the studies were longitudinal designed?
I think the effects of divorce on children are also interesting. I always thought that divorce had a negative effect on children. I never saw first hand a divorce that had significant effects on someone but I probably believed that from media, tv, movies, etc. I was surprised that studies showed that the majority of cases there is no long-term damage. Something that is not talked about in the book but I thought about after reading, is that divorce could potentially be better on the children if the parents are in a very dysfunctional and controversial relationship.
