Literature Review Literature Review Literature presented in this review reflects research conducted during the past five years‚ 2007 - 2011‚ and addresses the phenomena of adolescent substance abuse in the African American demographic. Additionally‚ this literature review will address documented causes of adolescent substance abuse as presented by psychologists‚ psychiatrists‚ educators‚ government officials‚ urban-policy researchers‚ addiction counselors and human service professionals. Opposing
Premium Drug addiction Substance abuse Addiction
are reports of abuse in nursing homes every year. There are many types of abuse reported as well. Even though there are many reports there are also many cases that are not reported. Elderly being abused puts them in an even more vulnerable position that what they were in. They now have to fear for their lives from the people who should be taking care of them. With reported cases and non-reported cases the abuser is rarely punished which makes the situation much worse. Elder abuse in nursing homes
Premium Abuse Child abuse Psychological abuse
behaviour‚ such as alcohol fuelled violence. This literature review will explore the academic readings‚ that help assist identity key issues relating to a criminology perspective of alcohol related problems. Ergo‚ based on past research from the academic readings this literature review will explore prevention strategies that help reduce social harm to the individual and the community‚ and also the consequences that alcohol can lead to. Also‚ this literature review‚ has identified gaps within the academic
Premium Child abuse Abuse Domestic violence
Article Review: Elder Abuse in the Latino Community After reading the article‚ Elder Abuse and Neglect in Latino Families‚ I have a much better understanding of what elder abuse really means. When I think about the word abuse‚ the first representation that comes to mind is a violent beating of some sort and not so much mental abuse. This article mainly focuses on the mental abuse that many elderly Latinos go through each day. After reading this article I have a much better understanding of what
Premium United States Abuse Psychological abuse
surgery can be of any age and functional ability. This literature review examines the correlation between the patient’s ability to engage in self-care behaviors and the efficacy of their rehabilitation. Using Orem’s Self-Care Nursing Deficit Theory and Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory peer-reviewed research studies were selected from accredited journals using CINHAL‚ Ovid‚ PubMed and Google Scholar ranging from 1988 to 2009. The literature reviewed indicated that the patients’ perceived ability
Premium Nursing
Literature Review Handout Liberty University Online Writing Center 1| Page Handout Description A review of literature is a critical analysis of a portion of the published body of knowledge available through the use of summary‚ classification‚ and comparison of previous research studies‚ reviews of literature‚ and journal articles (Subject Guides‚ n.d.). This handout discusses the reasons for writing a literature review and presents its various requirements. It examines what a literature
Premium Writing Thesis or dissertation Research
Literature Review on Homeless families with young children Instructor: James Krewman April 15‚ 2008 Overview of homelessness regarding families and children Homelessness isan international social problem but the United States and other developed nations seem to agree on its definitions; researchers have categorized homelessness as either being literal or precarious. The literal definition seem to refer to the most commonly seen forms of homeless. Meaning‚ those who are without a home‚ that
Premium Homelessness Poverty
Title: Literature review Writing a literature review is an essential part of student’s academic career. Literature review writing is not easy as it requires certain skills and knowledge of some concrete piece of literature. For writing a successful literature review it is important to analyse at least one sample of it. The examination of the sample makes literature review creation easier. The sample shows the way your review should be written. That is why we decided to present our literature review
Premium Scientific method Research Academic publishing
Writing a literature review The overall purpose of a literature review is to demonstrate a knowledge of the existing body of research in a particular topic area. In other words‚ it retrospectively undertakes a critical analysis of the pros and cons of existing important studies and research and shows which issues require new or further study – how the body of knowledge could be improved. As such‚ it is a useful way of arguing for new research to be done - for example‚ as part of a proposal for
Premium Research Academic publishing Research and development
this stage individuals are impacted through a number of biological‚ psychological and social factors‚ and face many issues such as living arrangements and elder abuse. Erikson’s psychosocial theory of ego integrity versus despair and the stress as a transaction theory help provide some insight into why the issues of living arrangements and elder abuse occur during this stage. Late adulthood is a period of various biological changes which can impact on an individual’s health and ability to function
Premium Abuse Old age Child abuse