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The authors conclude that the anger-in scale of the STAXI may be less reliable for younger groups but that it is still valuable fo...

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

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

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

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

of target marketing. Companies want to go with what is popular and not what just might become popular. Minority teens are now a kn...

In five pages this paper discusses teen pregnancies and how to reduce them with topics including advertising, classes in parenting...

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

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

depression from time to time (Types and Causes of Depression). Another type of depression is bipolar disorder, which is also refe...

teens living in non-institutionalized group situations at the time of the 1990 census (US Census Bureau). Figures from the 2000 C...

In six pages the positive and negative aspects of conformity and its role in group life are examined within the context of society...

(1995) respects the opposing view, saying that no one should ever be forced into viewing pornography if he or she chooses not to, ...

The theory is "rooted in an agentic perspective," meaning that humans are the agents of change in their lives (Pajares, 2004). Peo...

carry out specific behaviors influences the behaviors in which they engage, their persistence in the face of obstacles, and the ef...

hypothesized that "Shawns off-task behavior served a dual function," that involved both positive and negative reinforcement mechan...

Journal, 2001). This phenomena is of serious concern in that it is not only life threatening but is increasing on a world wide ba...

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

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...

the social skills that one to one contact would offer them. As such, then, these teens are not able to effectively reach out emoti...

obesity, research includes differences in reports between teens and their parents (Goodman, Hinden and Khandelwal, 2000); and stud...

boys would prove to have greater difficulties than the girls in the study. Another hypothesis was that "the effect of unwan...

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...

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

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

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

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

website, they have a "TEENS" section with sections labeled "Dirt," "Hookup," "Inside Story," "Lowdown," "This is Serious" and "YAA...

is "largely agricultural and the political life is local" (Deflem, 2001). The Gesellschaft, on the other hand, is "organized at th...

he was only looking for a pencil and piece of paper so that he could leave a note for his friend, the parents child but yet, "On t...