In the article “ Anger in adolescent communities”‚ authors‚ Lisa Pullen‚ Mary Anne Modrcin‚ Sandra L. McGuire‚ Karen Lane‚ Melissa Kearnely‚ and Sonya Engle’s purpose of the study was to examine the level of anger in adolescent communities‚ by measuring how angry are they? The research sample consisted of 139 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 19. The gender consisted of 40.3% (n=56) males and 59.7% (n=83) females‚ one subject failed to identify gender. The sample was divided into early (12-14)
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examine the impact of domestic violence (DV) in the lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ transgender community (LGBT) and demonstrate the plethora of disparities that impact this community in the DV arena. Domestic violence is statistically more prominent in a homosexual relationship than in a heterosexual (cisgender) relationship (White & Goldberg‚ 2006). Domestic violence is associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) (Dunne‚ 2014). The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV‚ n.d) states: Two out
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In the article “The Code of the Street and African-American Adolescent Violence‚” Erik A. Stewart opposes the research that Elijah Anderson has done. Anderson explains high rates of violence among African-American adolescents. Observing life in a Philadelphia African-American neighborhood‚ Anderson saw that economic disadvantage; Stewart begins by using the example of Anderson’s research on urban communities. The discussion on how Elijah Anderson conducted research on the living in poor and violent
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Abstract For decades‚ research has been conducted concerning the aggression in violent video games and its effects on adolescent youth. Video games in general are an interactive form of entertainment that has been known to improve skills in the areas of problem solving‚ focusing‚ and following instructions. For an industry that has grown from good to great considering the advancements in technology for over thirty years‚ people have become concerned as to the effects‚ if any‚ violent video games
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Abuse in the Orthodox Jewish Community One of the biggest issues affecting the Orthodox Jewish Community both today and in the past is domestic violence. The issue of domestic violence in these communities’ effects not only women‚ but the abuse also extends down into children and it is something that impacts their lives both now and in their futures forever. The issue of violence is more severe in these communities because many of the wives and children stay with their abuser or do not inform
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IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENT ON ADOLESCENT AS MAJOR Causes aggression AND VIOLENCE INTRODUCTION According to “wood worth” a prominent psychologist environment cover all the outside factors that have acted on the individual since begin life.” Environment plays influencing role on the growth and development of the individual behavior and other personality characteristic such as anxiety‚ frustration‚ stress‚ aggression and violence etc. these influences can be further divided into three areas
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she will have seen 8‚000 murders and 100‚00 acts of violence on TV and in movies.(probe.org). One in six youths between the ages of 10 and 17 has seen or knows someone who has been shot‚ (Fagan ‚ 2002).The numbers of child abuse victims has increased 40 percent between 1985 and 1991. (probe.org). Children under 18 were 244 percent more likely to be killed by guns in 1993 than they were in 1986. Movies are the greatest source of visual violence for children (Cesaroni‚ 79). So‚ how violent is the
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a brave adolescent. Arrogance‚ Fear‚ regret‚ defiance‚ and rage are explicitly conveyed through the tone/attitude/ and voice in the respective poems. After analyzing these emotions‚ they will furnish a script to a tragic or heroic story. Beginning with the poem “Vital”‚ it can be a description of an adolescent so full of pride and arrogance. The poet Sabbagh starts the poem with a vague inquiry “What does the palm tree say?”‚ the author is asking of the strong or the age of adolescent. As the
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Adolescents are often viewed in a negative light that depicts them as risk-takers‚ irrational decision makers‚ and vulnerable to dangers. The validity of the above statement is proven true by the peer-reviewed journal article entitled Adolescent (In)vulnerability by Marilyn Jacobs Quadrel‚ Baruch Fischhoff‚ and Wendy Davis. The article reveals the results of three groups that were questioned on their perception of how likely they might experience different risks. The subjects included a range of
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The Effects of Teenage Violence on the African American Community Herman McBride Axia College of University of Phoenix With the increasing amount of stress placed on the African American community‚ teenage violence has become an issue that needs to be dealt with immediately. Before anything can be done about it however; one must begin with what causes it. Although we can point the finger to a number of things‚ life at home and school as well as opportunities and economic conditions are considered
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