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grade, "21.3% had been drunk, while 44.0% and 61.6% of 10th- and 12th-graders, respectively, had been drunk at least once in their...
that depression may be a risk factor. Depression causes many different feelings and conditions such as the inability to concentrat...
as well. Nielsen and Perry (2000) state that we "must recognize that we are united in our diversity" (p. 4). This has...
Although it is not uncommon to see gay and lesbian couples at the high school level, there are children who question their sexuali...
Discussion Parents serve, either consciously or unconsciously as role models for their children. Gender roles develop in p...
cause of death for 5-to-14-year-olds" ("Teen suicide"). Such statistics suggest that depression in childhood and adolescence can b...
Hobbes clearly addresses the notion of individualism and Social Contract Theory as they relate to the moral factor behind justice....
to drugs, when placed in water is to swim vigorously and frantically claw at the side of the container in an effort to escape (Rib...
between cases at the time of diagnosis (Newmark and Anhalt, 2007). Type 1 diabetes is typically due to a "lack of insulin producti...
that is, promote and nurture this factor. While this examination will touch on the latter meaning, this emphasis is on the former,...
It has never been out of print since its publication and has been translated into "French, German and Dutch" (Taillon 16). Written...
focuses on psychosocial development, which is reflected in his Eight Stages of Human Development. The stages, in order, are: infan...
researchers maintained that obesity is on the rise in adolescent populations and may be the product of social constructs. There ...
questionable impact over adolescent personality, values and manner. In gathering this information, several methods were utilized ...
This research paper consists of an analysis of Green, et al's 2010 study, "Does heavy adolescent marijuana use lead to criminal in...
of risk and the impact for families. Research suggests that there is a need to consider the approaches for assessing suicide ri...
where the program will be delivered. The distribution will be mainly for the way that information is delivered as well as informat...
ways. At the beginning of the novel, they follow a Cain and Abel dichotomy. Gabe is the good and obedient child, "the son who is q...
nature of both the emotional and the physical changes that are a natural part of adolescence ("Teen," 2003). Annually, close to 5,...
link between the unhealthy, fat-laden meals served by fast food restaurants and the epidemic of obesity in the U.S. However, commo...
properly! Schoolyard bullies have long made lives miserable for their victims who typically endure unrelenting taunting and phys...
above the ideal standards based on the National Center for Health Statistics growth charts (Jerum and Melnyk, 2001). While weight ...
childbearing age and, particularly adolescent girls, should receive special attention in regards to prevention. There are several ...
affects specific individuals, but the future of society as a whole. As HIV infection has affected African American youth in greate...
pricing adolescents out of the alcohol market. As Robert Heilbroner and Lester Thurow state, the theory of supply and deman...
Because antiabortion activists have been so successful in blocking legislative approaches toward governmentally subsidized contrac...
rules - some written, some spoken, others explicitly followed by virtue of inherent knowledge but all universally understood withi...
children who are inactive because of television viewing. This study found that children who were inactive because of television v...
1993, p. 3), Piaget and Vygotsky illustrate how this lopsidedness can create a considerable amount of frustration. Often misconst...
This is because the Church realizes that what individuals believe in regards to religion or morality is frequently contingent on t...