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With unemployment rates at 25 percent, many families that had been middle-class during the 1920s slipped into poverty, contributing to rising incidence of hunger and malnutrition among children and adolescents. Psychological stress on adults resulted in domestic violence and child abuse.
19 kwi 2018 · The Great Depression, the worst economic downturn in modern history, profoundly affected the daily life of American families in ways large and small.
8 paź 2018 · The effect of parental emotional distress on children's skill development is in line with findings reported in the literature on the Family Stress Model, as the approach originates from...
This article examines the role of the Great Depression in shaping the intergenerational mobility of some of the most upwardly mobile cohorts of the twentieth century. Using newly linked census and vital records from
27 sty 2024 · Some fathers abandoned their families, leaving their wives to care for their children alone. Countless teens and children were left to fend for themselves. Despite the hardships, however, many families stayed together and worked to find ways to survive. Here's what life was really like for them.
1 sty 2024 · We find differences in the effects of the Great Depression on intergenerational mobility across states and communities, potentially driven by differences in federal recovery grants and schooling opportunities.
This essay provides historical perspective on the social, political, and economic circumstances of the Great Depression. It suggests some ways the hard times of the 1930s affected young people and left their mark on them as adults.
