408 Search Results for Youth Culture and Substance Abuse
Discrimination Against Transgendered People
Gender & Sexuality
In many wester societies and cultures, the gender and sexual spectrums are narrow. One can be male or female, not neither, not both, and not something in between. One can be masculi Continue Reading...
Lesbian Health Care
Lesbian Health Issues in a Heterosexual Society
The additional burdens placed on the lives of minorities as a result of social exclusion can lead to health disparities. Social exclusion theory has been used in previous research Continue Reading...
A while in the past half century the United States has made significant overall progress toward the objective of ensuring equal treatment under the law for all citizens, in the critical area of criminal justice, racial inequality appears to be grow Continue Reading...
In this regard, Koehler and Seger (2005) emphasize that because resources are by definition scarce, peer bullying represents a threat to the entire learning process across the board because teachers and administrators must spend inordinate amounts o Continue Reading...
forgiveness on human health. In its simplest form, the purpose of the study is to evaluate human psychological stress that might constitute a risk factor for heart disease. Further, the study will also evaluate the impact of forgiveness on heart dise Continue Reading...
Sports Participation And
Character Development
sports participation
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
Opening statement
Summary of the literature framing history of the project, using 5 articles related to the problem
Gaps and/or deficiencies in prior rese Continue Reading...
Officers of the USADA attended the athletes' training or visited them at home to conduct drug tests. Officials and Association experts found that many athletes would risk harmful side effects or disqualification just to take these substances. Profes Continue Reading...
Teenage Issues in America
While many parents would like to believe that teenage culture in the United States is just about hanging out with friends, movies and fun, statistics reveal that teenage issues, such as alcohol and drug abuse, violence and Continue Reading...
3. Variables Such as Gender
There are various disparities in the overall demographics of this type of offense. As one report on the demographics of sex offenders in the United States, notes; "… although the vast majority of attention on sex Continue Reading...
Based on the foregoing considerations, it is suggested that the DCMP restructure their existing training programs and administration so that a more unified and centralized plan is in place, as well as providing for better instructor qualifications, Continue Reading...
Running head: EARLY DEVELOPMENT CASE INTERVENTION ANALYSIS Early Development Case Intervention Analysis: Case Study of CarlosCarlos is a 15-year-old Hispanic male. He is intelligent and creative and passionate about art and music. He is a talented pa Continue Reading...
Internet Privacy for High School Students
The unrestrained stream of information is conceived necessary for democracies and market-based economies. The capability of the Internet to make available the vast quantity of information to practically ever Continue Reading...
Health Promotion
The absence of illness does not thoroughly explain "Health", it can as well be described as wellness of the body and mind. More technically, health can be defined from two perspectives -- bodily and psychological health. A state of Continue Reading...
Marijuana From the Psychosocial Perspective
Perceived Risk
We know that the concept of perceived risk is demonstrated most clearly by use trends related to marijuana use by adolescents. Use has fallen and risen over the course of modern history bas Continue Reading...
The global cocaine seizures in 2002 indicate a 10% fall from 1999 -- the latest peak year for cocaine production. Although the bulk of cocaine seizures in 2002 continued to be in the Americas (55%in South America; 32% in North America), the most di Continue Reading...
This means that alcohol is made accessible to underage persons and in this way, they start consuming alcohol at a young age. It is for this reason that the legal drinking age should not be lowered, but actually increased to reduce the chances of it Continue Reading...
Since 1998, medical authorities including the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences have documented marijuana's unique ability to relieve both intractable pain and nausea."
We're in the Money
The prohib Continue Reading...
Four years later, the average federal drug sentence for African-Americans was 49% higher." (Vagins and McCurdy, 2006) Additionally stated by Vagins and McCurdy is: "In 2000 there were more African-American men in prison and jails than there were in Continue Reading...
Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports
To compete and excel is part of human nature. In sporting activities, it has always driven young athletes to perform feats of ever-higher levels of strength, endurance, and speed. Most have achieved glory throug Continue Reading...
Running head: PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN MINORITY COMMUNITY IN U.S PUBLIC SCHOOLS PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN MINORITY COMMUNITY IN U.S PUBLIC SCHOOL 29Parental Involvement in Minority Community in U.S Public SchoolsAbstractThe socio-economic status of mino Continue Reading...
Psychology
Analysis of the crime scene
After Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced, he was taken to the Correctional Institution of Columbia, located in Portage; a town in Wisconsin. During his first incarceration year, Dahmer was confined separately in ord Continue Reading...
8. Staffing
The sports center at the newly opened high school has to employ at least the following:
Two coaches, preferably one male and one female, each to manage the same gender teams. This measure is to be implemented in order to reduce the ch Continue Reading...
Accordingly, "the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that raising the drink age to 21 has reduced traffic fatalities involving 18- to 20-year-old drivers by 13% and has saved an estimated 19,121 lives since 1975." (T, 1)
Concl Continue Reading...
Juvenile Delinquency and Fraud in Australia1: The Media's Portrayal of Young People and Juvenile CrimeIntroduction and FocusThe media plays a pivotal role in shaping societal perceptions of crime, including those involving juveniles. The portrayal of Continue Reading...
DC PSD Analysis
The author of this report will be focusing on the strategic plan for a given organization. The organization in question here is the Washington DC Public School District and the strategy summary in question is the 2017 Strategic Plan Continue Reading...
Steroids -- an Introduction to Purpose, Uses and Abuses
TYPES OF STEROIDS
HOW STEROIDS WORK
USERS OF STEROIDS
MEDICAL USE OF STEROIDS
HOW ARE STEROIDS ABUSED
EFFECTS OF STEROIDS ON HEALTH
EFFECTS OF STEROIDS ON BEHAVIOR
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Racism in America: Where do we stand?
From the time of the New World's discovery in the year 1492, racism has remained at the forefront of U.S. history. Even in the present day, it is reported that in America, one Black man dies from police confront Continue Reading...
.. it's healthy, it's somebody's way of life, it's somebody's livelihood, it's somebody's business.(ibid)
This is a strongly worded statement and indictment of an uncaring humanity. However, bearing in mind the daily evidence of cruelty to animals o Continue Reading...
Mass Incarceration in Arizona: Trends and History
Mass incarceration is an example of one of the more profound injustices of our time. Arizona is one of the states in America that currently struggles with mass incarceration, as its penal system has Continue Reading...
Every team has a full-time strength and conditioning coach. There are weight rooms, training assistants, blenders, packs of powder drinks for players. Teams thought that if they have to spend, they needed to do the best to get the most out of their Continue Reading...
Physician-Assisted Suicide
Should it be permissible for one to take his life?
Previously and now in many cultures, suicide has been considered as a best option in some certain situations of life. For example, in flashback we see Cato the Younger to Continue Reading...
Nature of the ProblemPurpose of the ProjectBackground and Significance of the Problem
Brain Development
Specific Activities to engage students
Data-Driven Instruction
Community Component of Education
Research QuestionsDefinition of TermsMethodol Continue Reading...
Creech, S., Hadley, W., & Borsari, B. (2014, December). The Impact of Military Deployment and Reintegration on Children and Parenting: A Systematic Review. Retrieved from NCBI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4383395/
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GENOGRAM Genogram Family History AssignmentA genogram is a useful chart for depicting family relations and their intricacies with symbols and notations. It provides a clear picture to the professionals for determining issues and the prospect of genet Continue Reading...
A Look at Teen Pregnancy
Introduction
Teen pregnancy is a global issue that affects girls (ages 13-19) in every culture and nation around the world. 33% of American teenage girls will become pregnant before they reach their 20s, which equates to ap Continue Reading...
The authors do not state that public perceptions of severity should be discounted, but merely that these should not be over-emphasized, as was the case in previous literature.
Another existing mode of measuring crime severity is that of economic mo Continue Reading...
School Health Education
HEALTH THROUGH EDUCATION
Comprehensive School Health Education
Kolbe's Expectations
Dr. Lloyd Kolbe lines up the expectations of a school health education. These are: increased understanding about the science of individual Continue Reading...
Lesson Plan for Professional Development
Teaching Plan/Objective: Service Learning Plan for Elder Services (Professional Development Module)
Elders as Resources programs address a number of the social, psychological and cognitive needs of students Continue Reading...
ASEAN
The study will be delving into: What ASEAN constitutes and what remains beyond its scope? The aim of this study will be handing out a wide-ranging presentation of the present stance of ASEAN and its accomplishments till date, along with its c Continue Reading...