INTRODUCTION Childhood obesity has become a major issue in our society. It does not only influence one’s childhood but it will also make an impact on one’s later adult life. For example‚ how will people perceive an obese person when one is looking for a job? There are many reasons for childhood obesity‚ for example‚ dietary‚ genetics‚ environment‚ illness‚ and psychological factors. It is important to be aware of what kinds of health problems obesity will bring to us. Diseases like diabetes
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Childhood itself is a slightly ambiguous term‚ and is not a fixed definite period of life. The book “AS level sociology” written by Rob webb‚ Hal Westergaard‚ Kieth Trobe and Liz Steel defines childhood as “ a socially defined age status” going on to say that there are major differences in how childhood is defined‚ both historically‚ and culturally‚ similarly‚ Stephen Wagg says of childhood; “childhood is socially constructed. It is in other words‚ what members of particular societies‚ at particular
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY: PARENTS EDUCATION by Spencer Norman Exercise Science‚ Spring 2013‚ Indiana State University March 22‚ 2013 submitted to Ms. Caitlin Stuckey‚ Instructor English 305T – Technical Writing written for parents FOREWORD This paper is written to address the need for parents to understand how much they play a role in their children’s weight. The purpose is to bring to light the epidemic of childhood obesity and how this is only getting
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Efren Iniguez English 101 Professor Dority February 21‚ 2013 Childhood obesity in America is a growing epidemic. Most would claim they know it is a problem in our country‚ yet every year there is an increase in the amount of obese children in the United States. The medical‚ physical‚ and psychological effects associated with obesity are astounding; nevertheless‚ processed‚ high calorie‚ low nutrient food is widely available and consumed on a regular basis by children. Parents‚ childcare
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LDHPrincess Boston 000-05-5939 Ms. Verona Seymour English 120 Final Draft: Formal Documented Argumentative Essay November 23rd 2012 Childhood Obesity: Parents dilemma Cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ musculoskeletal discomforts are some of the many serious health effects that should be the nightmare we all avoid. So why it is that in today’s society we are faced with the alarming fact of half of our population being obese‚ which are the causative agents to these malicious health problems
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Does The Milkshake Taste Funny? George Stein‚ a college student employed for the summer by Eastern Dairy is faced with an ethical dilemma. His co-workers don’t care about proper procedures required in ensuring that the milkshake produced during the shift is hygienic and safe for human consumption. The milkshake that is produced is usually delivered to fast-food restaurants and drive-ins. George had less than a minute to think about his choices and must decide if he is going to remove the filters
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Childhood is disappearing Some sociologists would argue that childhood is disappearing such as Neil Postman‚ whereas other sociologists would argue against this. I will evaluate the arguments for and against. The first argument for this statement is that girls are wearing too much make-up and are reading articles from magazines which are telling them to act and dress as adults do-which means there is a loss of innocence. However an argument against this statement is all children now have
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2009 Adulthood Within this article the subject is adulthood and the transitional phases that we go through from childhood into adulthood. The discussion consists of the differences of times in our history when adulthood was considered a rite of passage for children when they were able to work alongside their elders. Through educational advances the transition from childhood to adulthood was given more time throughout the centuries. In this article‚ it also discusses the social‚ economic‚ educational
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Examine the view that childhood is socially constructed Some sociologists argue that childhood is socially constructed whereas other sociologists argue it is a natural biological stage in life that everyone goes through. Childhood being socially constructed means that it is not natural and has adapted to the surroundings depending on the background they are from. Philippe Aries (1962) argues that childhood has changed since industrialisation‚ certain views that modern society have now‚ they
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discourses of childhood and suggest the ways that they can have an impact on children’s lives. The concept of discourse is the key to understanding a social constructionist approach to childhood. A discourse is an independent set of interrelated ideas held by a particular ideology or worldview. The social constructionist approach tries to describe the different ways in which knowledge of children and childhoods are constructed. Different discourses of childhood have different ideas of childhood which has
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