Some social scientists have claimed that divorce harms children for the rest of their li

ves leading them to form. marriages as happy as their parents. But other recent studies say marital【M1】______ breakups have mixed long-term effects, foster growth in some【M2】______ children and the resolve to build happier marriages of their own. In support of the second viewpoint, a recent Pew Research Center study suggests that when divorced parents remarry, the【M3】______ kids own marriages may benefit from the example of a parents second, happier union. Indeed, some 60% of children who grow up in stepfamilies say their marriages are closer than that of their own【M4】______ biological parents, says the Pew survey of 2,691 adults, conduct【M5】______ last October. Also, some 70% of people with step-relatives say they are very satisfied with their family lives, the Pew study shows. The study indicates that the stepkids may be benefiting【M6】______ from a parents positive bond with a stepparent. Still, blood is thicker than water. The 42% of Americans who have at least one step-relative typically feel a strong sense of【M7】______ obligation to their biological parent, child or sibling than their【M8】______ step-relatives, the Pew survey says. Significantly higher percentages of correspondents said they would feel obligated to【M9】______ provide financial help or care with a biological relative who was in【M10】______ trouble, compared with those who would help a step-relative who was in trouble.

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