Adolescence

  Substance abuse quickly became a way of life for many young adults. As a result, this inapt behavior still continues today. To first-time college students, acting in a way that parents would disapprove somehow exhibits breaking from the womb. This “Mom can’t control me now” attitude greatly contributes to substance abuse among undergraduates. These…

Age Drinking is a big problem that causes many teen-age deaths in the United States, however, many people still argue that the legal age for drinking should be reduced to eighteen. This issue has been brought up many times, but the law has not been changed since the change to twenty-one in 1980. States have…

I just wanted to boost my performance. These are the words spoken by numerous athletes who have been captured using steroids. The continuous stress and pressure on athletes to perform well has caused some to breakdown and take steroids as an easy way to bulk up. Steroids amongst athletes is not the only problem. Other…

Introduction: In this lecture, we shall look at the most important agents of socialisation from adolescence onward. First, We will look at adult socialisation and Resocialisation. We will also look at some important agents of socialisation such as mass media, school, peer groups, state and more. We have already learnt about primary socialisation. Many social…

The Effect of Heavy Metal Music Musical preferences are as diverse as the people who listen to it. Different types of music have different reputations. Heavy metal music is often labeled as negative. Yet others find it a harmless form of music. The argument presented in this paper will show that heavy metal music poses…

  Three wonderful friends that have had a special effect on me are Robert, Tiffany and Ashley. In the four years that I have known them well, they have been my best friends, and have helped to transform me from a lonely middle school scholar into a happy senior with a decent social life. Popular…

Only because I read the book I can infer what Moody may have had in mind. Otherwise to the average person they would be pretty irrelevant. The focus on the main parents the Hoods and Williams were both shown in two different ways as well. At the key party Elana Hood and Jim Williams had…

In the stage of adolescence sometimes there are things that people do that are less than admirable. In my case I made a mistake that I would later pay the consequences for and learn from my mistake. It was a beautiful sunny day at the very beginning of my summer break after my junior year…

In the United States today, more than forty six million Americans are addicted to cigarettes. More people have died due to cigarette smoking than from narcotic drugs, World Wars I and II, and the Vietnam War combined. The annual death toll for cigarette smoking is more than four-hundred thousand Americans a year, and is the…

One of the greatest known problems currently that are killing people, universally is smoking. In spite of broad knowledge of the health results, smoking is common throughout the world. The vast majority of youngsters start this habit due to stress, personal issues, depression, , boredom, and out of their interest. The present study aimed at…