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Alcohol and Teens

prevalence of teenage alcohol abuse are major public health problems in the United States. Nobody denies the simple fact that th...

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...

Philadelphia Teenagers and the Threat of Chlamydia

In seven pages Chlamydia is discussed in terms of description and bacterial consequences within the context of Philadelphia teens ...

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...

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 ...

Abortion, Teen Pregnancy, and Risks

influence how soon that same adolescent may have a second baby. Correspondingly, if our adolescent mom continues her education, s...

Social Problems and the Theories of Emile Durkheim

In ten pages the theories of Emile Durkheim inclusive of anomie are applied to such social problems as poverty, homelessness, and ...

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...

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...

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...

Depression in Teens

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

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"...

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, ...

Group Life and Conformity

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

Teen Smoking

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

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...