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Can the 'Epidemic' of Teenage Suicide be Cured?

In five pages this paper examines why suicide among teens has grown to epidemic proportions. Eight sources are cited in the bibli...

Teenage Gambling on College Sports

gambling. Spanier takes the view that part of the problem lies in the way in which gambling is perceived by society: as it is not ...

From Infancy to Age 15 and Human Depth Perception

and augmentation of the visual cortex synaptic density, enables a six-month-old infants visual acuity to attain the equivalent of ...

American Teens

In five pages this paper examines American teens in a consideration of why many desire to leave home. Three sources are cited in ...

Teen Violence and the Media

which was, to varying degrees, dependent upon the actual research (1994). Gender did not seem to be a significant factor. ...

At Risk Teens, Experiential Learning, and Spiritual Development

In sixteen pages this review considers how one woman's work with at risk teens in her community affected her spiritual developme...

Psychological and Physiological Risk Factors of Teen Pregnancy

In six pages this paper discusses teen pregnancies n terms of the impact of psychological and physiological risk factors along wit...

Personality and Aggression

In a paper consisting of twenty one pages personality as a predictor of aggression is examined through reviewing pertinent literat...

Sexuality and Teens

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

Teens, Education, and Sleep

younger siblings. It has to do with their biological clock, the circadian rhythm that dictates to every living organism when sleep...

Approaches to the Reduction of Teen Pregnancies

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

Overview of the Latino Family's Life Cycle

use of "Latino" and "Latina," which are Spanish words, have been viewed as more inclusive and politically correct (Delgado-Romero,...

Advertising Age Article on Minority Teens and Target Marketing

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

Article on Adolescents and Anger Critiqued Critique of “Anger in Adolescents: Sex, Ethnicity, Age Differences, and Psychometric Properties”

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Teens and the Internet

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

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. ...

Teen Smoking

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

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

Teen Aggression Psychological Study Research Proposal

higher than American students. Much has been written about the elevated stress levels that Japanese students experience. They al...

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...

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 ...

Depression in Teens

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