Book Review: “Is Voting for Young People?” (2E) by Martin Wattenberg Watternberg‚ Martin. Is Voting for Young People? With a Postscript on Citizen Engagement‚ 2nd edition. Harlow: Longman‚ 2007. In this concise work of political science‚ Professor Wattenberg of UC Irvine sketches the outline of a potentially serious problem facing modern democracies: the ever-declining political awareness and participation among youth. Wattenberg analyzes election surveys and public opinion polls in order to ascertain
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voice be heard and have my say in government policy and have the ability in having a vote in who will run our country. Throughout the history of the United States people have fought to have the right to vote. By voting one honors the history of this country. One also honors the path this country took to have the right to vote for all peoples not only the select few. This is one of the reasons why I am voting‚ to honor our
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Why do young people participate in behaviours that put them at risk? Young people may participate in risk taking behaviours for a number of reasons. Peer influence is one factor that may encourage young people to put themselves at risk. This is because if an individual witnesses their peers actively engaging with risky behaviour‚ they may identify the behaviour as positive rather than taking into consideration the consequences. It has been found that young people identify alcohol with positive social
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Internet Addiction and Abuse: A new Problem among Young People Internet is a kind of network which a lot of people use it to exchange information‚ particularly young people. As the Internet gains its popularity at an amazing rate‚ it has become the most widely used network‚ and has permeated our modern lives at school‚ home‚ and work‚ in recent years. Using the Internet‚ people can chat with friends‚ shopping online‚ play online games‚ and so on. However‚ the power of Internet is observable‚ it
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disease. Gathered by the survey conducted‚ the public’s perceptions of the health of young people differ between each individual according to their lifestyle‚ education and age‚ and have many similarities and differences in comparison to the 2011 report of young Australians and their health and wellbeing. The idea generated of young people’s health in Australia ‚ collected by statements and opinions of the people surveyed‚ was seen to have improved greatly over the years due to things such as influences
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economic burden of India . It is very dangerous for Indian economy obviously the Youth has many positives like high energy‚ amenable to change‚ capability to take new challenges. If the energy of the Yaouth is channelised in right manner towards lofty goals then the nation can certainly benefit from the process. If any section of the society in any country is most important for change‚ again it is the young people. Patriotism comes naturally to young people‚ but they also respond early to the call
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of our life and very important component in the spheres of the life is leisure. And nowadays majority of young people spend their leisure time playing computer games‚ surfing through the internet. Computer games have become one of the favorite time-spending of young people in all ages‚ and even some adults and the students. With permanent development of computer technology the quality of people using computer either for working purposes or entertainment purposes is increasing speedily. There are
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as the youth. These comprise students‚  employees‚ workers‚ farmers and persons from various professions including the unemployed—educated or otherwise. These young people conÂstitute a large force. They are energetic‚ enthusiastic and full of zeal. Unfortunately a large number of them are without any direction.  It is dangerous to allow them to remain idle‚ as it would increase their frustation.  A large number of them are capable‚ devoted‚ dedicated idealists and are fond of work. Their
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49 - Provide information and advice to young people 1 - Understand the role of practitioners in providing information and advice to ... 1.1 - explain the importance of providing accurate and up to date information and advice to children and young people 0/3 The importance of up to date and accurate information and advice to the young people we care for is crucial‚ more so for the young people we are catering for as their behavioural needs are of a demanding nature and they need clarity
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progression of literacy skills is a vital aspect of development and learning. Without the ability to read‚ write and listen children and young people may not be able to function effectively in school‚ college‚ university or at work or communicate with others about their ideas and participate fully and safely in the community. Literacy enables children and young people to express themselves creatively and productively. The majority of jobs and careers rely on an element of basic literacy (and numeracy)
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