All of the following were social effects of the great depression except:
a. men abandoned their families
c. people s health suffered
b. child labor increased
d. discrimination against african americans increased

All of the following were social effects of the Great Depression except, D.  discrimination against African Americans increased. There is no evidence or stories to support that claim. However, it is well known that men abandoned their families in search of work or because they cannot bear to see the suffering. People's health suffered significantly because they no longer had money or access to food, as well the crops died and any food available was not nutritious or there wasn't enough of it. Finally, child labor increased because they would often do work for next to nothing and even for free in the hope that they could provide for their families. Those hiring them did not have enough money to give to adults, or chose to not hire them because they would require more money.