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Joyce Carol Oates' Short Story 'Shopping'

than relating the events of a shopping trip. "Shopping is really the story of a mothers (Mrs. Dietrichs) relationship with her t...

Adult Punishment for Murderous Teens

"hoppers" and "superpredators" (Wagner, 2001). And during one week in California, youth committed heinous crimes including one 15-...

Formulating Policy on Teenage Violence

501K3066), and insists that the answer lies in the communitys response to the problem: "We have to get smart on crime, not tough"...

A Rehabilitation Program Evaluation

would relapse into drug use within the first three months after completion. More than likely, the number would be closer to 8 out ...

Connection Between Social Participation, Concept of Self, and Young People

unprotected sex, drugs, theft, driving too fast, and thrill seeking. According to Lynn Ponton, author of The Romance of Risk: Why ...

Substance Abuse and Teenagers

ones life when one experiences an abundance of hostility from external sources, it is during ones formative teenage years; as such...

Teen Smoking

nicotine in cigarette smoke which causes an increased heart rate and raised blood pressure and peripheral vascular resistance, con...

Film The Breakfast Club and the Interaction Significance of Teen Role Taking

not only understanding themselves but themselves in relation to others and others as individuals. Within social studies it is gene...

Society, Weight, and Popular Culture

and 1990s, "the percentage of Americans suffering from an eating disorder has doubled, according to the U.S. Public Health Service...

Importance of Education and Teen Pregnancy

"is the best possible option for kids" and should be the primary, if not the only, lesson that schools teach (Curran, and Witt, 20...

Michigan's Teen Pregnancy Problems and Solutions

relationship with the mother, immaturity, inability to plan for the future, and impulsiveness in those who do become pregnant in ...

Literature Review and Case Study on Family Therapy

addition to the alcoholism. She is a compulsive shopper and gambler. One of her twin daughters, Sarah, is pregnant and claims that...

Hispanic Teens, Overweight/Obesity

This research paper discusses the content and purpose of three studies that focus on the problem of overweight/obesity among Hispa...

Amanda Todd and the Lessons She Hoped to Convey

After failing to receive any substantial help after posting her plea on Youtube, this teen ultimately turned to suicide. Was that...

Issues in Psychology Education

This research paper pertains to five separate topics, which are: heredity vs. environment, in regards to development; policy for i...

Cyber Bullying, Effects on Teens

This research paper offers additional research findings than its shorter version khcyberbully.doc. Both paper discuss research fin...

Nutrition Analysis of Two Teens

Pre-teens and teenagers need to consume more calories than usual because of their growth spurt. Most of them do but the foods they...

Teen Obesity

This research paper pertains to data on the prevalence of obesity among American adolescents. This information reveals that it is ...

Teens and Addiction to the Internet

these teens the freedom and boosts to self-esteem that may not be afforded them in the real world. In these communities they are a...

Program Proposal for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS in Teens

them with the behaviors necessary for formulating good health decisions. The target audience for the program are African American ...

Overview of the High Rate of Teenage Unemployment

problems.... Because theyre not supporting anyone else, they can afford to wait for the right job " (2001, p.28). This is true. ...

Social Work and Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Development Model

1972). The rest of the stages, and their specific crisis, are as follows: the preschooler stage (years 3-5)-- initiative v. guilt;...

Eriksson's Life Stage Model Application

different is that we always had penmanship classes, all the way through school. Theres so much difference now; schools dont seem ...

Human Development and Growth, Sexual Orientation, and Identity

his head, and at the age of 14 took his own life. Erikson states that during adolescence the child leaves behind one type of ide...

Multicultural Education Issues

to speak more loudly than any words on the subject. "My teaching was silent on issues of race, and it was a silence that must hav...

Prostitution and Teens

This paper consists of ten pages and considers teens who turn to prostitution either as a matter of survival or simply as a way to...

Gangs and Teen Involvement

This paper consists of seven pages and examines social theories within the context of teen gang involvement. Four sources are cit...

The Culture of Poland and America Compared

This research report looks at two cultures and compares and contrasts them. Various issues are included such as children, family a...

Argument That Teenage Marriages Do Last

In five pages this essay argues in favor of teen marriages. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....