Child, Youth Issues papers

A look at the impact of child abuse.

An insight into pedophilia and the current treatments available.

A look at the causes and consequences of teen pregnancy.

A look at the use of psychology in aiding female survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

A look at the importance of style to youth cultures.

A look at the influence of television news media on teenagers on issues such as violence and .body image distortion

This essay discusses the dilemma regarding the social and political issue of child abuse in our society.

This essay discusses the article "How Children Understand Sarcasm: The Role of Context and Intonation," by Carol Caelli, Noreen Nakagawa, and Cary Madden.

Looks at the negative opinion of lesbian parenting held by society and how society continues to construct this negative opinon.

Discusses the problems associated with the emotional development of children who live with overprotective parents.

Analysis of the effectiveness of individual and group counseling for children of divorced or separated parents.

Looks at the social services' approach to sexual abuse of children.

This paper examines the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

This paper discusses youth sports from a developmental perspective.

This paper examines the psychological and emotional effects of divorce on children.

This paper focuses on the issue of unemployment among black teenagers.

This paper identifies persistent structural inequalities in Canadian society that affect women.

This paper discusses the spanking of children under the age of ten.

This paper discusses the effect of television violence on children.

This paper discusses parent-child communication especially in low-income areas.

This paper discusses breast implants and teenagers.

This paper discusses the policy of joint custody of children in a divorce.

This paper examines different socialization patterns of children in the United States.

This paper considers Disney's use of fantasy.

Discusses the physical, psychological and social aspects of alcohol and its impact on sexual behavior.

Analyzes the link between television violence and juvenile crime, the reasons behind the development of the V-Chip and why it has not been succesful.

Offers arguments in support of the development of career-counseling programs for pregnant teenagers.

Considers the question of when a community should intervene on behalf of a beaten child from the perspectives of Plato or John Locke.

Uses the three major theories of the Social Facts Paradigm in order to better understand the bahavior of teenagers at raves.

Explores the debate regarding the right of gay couples to adopt children.

Review of two articles on teen pregnancy.

Three part discussion on the likelihood that children who suffered abuse will grow up to be child abusers.

Summarizes three articles dealing with abuse and brainwashing in schools.

Discussion of Canadian Legislation regarding child pornography on the internet, the effectivness of those laws ,and the enforceability of those laws.

Examines the issue of the impact of media on violence in teenagers.

Explores the nature of repressed memory and the ability of therapists to distinguish between true and false childhood memories.

Discussion of the beneficial role children's literature can play in helping children cope with stressful situations.

Study of children and cross-cultural language.

Reviews the problem of over-prescription of Ritalin among school-age children and suggests some possible alternatives to Ritalin.

Report on the direct correlation between increased violent behavior in children and the amount of violent video games viewed.

Discusses Judy Blume's novel which targets difficult issues faced by adolescents.

An overview of the culture of Chinese youth in contemporary China.

Examines the long-term results of divorce on adolescents.

Examines suicide and family dysfunction in "Crimes of the Heart", a play by Beth Henley.

Examines the correlation between domestic violence and child abuse, including theories, symptoms and breaking the cycle.

Shows the negative portrayal of father figures in literature.

Analyzes an article on teenage pregnancy written by L. Dinerman, M. Wilson, A. Duggan and Al Joffe, which compares the effectiveness of different forms of contraception on teenage girls.

Looks at the role gender steoreotyping has played in raising the statistics of domestic violence by women against their partners.

Examines how fathers who play with their children contribute to their off-spring's self-esteem.

Discusses anorexia and bulimia in relation to Minuchin's family system's theory.

Discusses the causes, effects and solutions on the subject of spousal abuse/domestic violence.

Examines the statistics related to single parent families and the effects on the children living in these familial structures.

Examines the role of pastoral conseling on at-risk teens.

Shows how drug abuse by a pregnant mother has long term negative effects on the foetus.

Examines the economic and the strategic significance of advertising to children

Using Pipher's "Reviving Ophelia" as a reference, this paper examines the role that the mass media plays in silencing the voice of the female teenager in American culture.

This paper answers the question: should a mother stop breastfeeding her baby after a year?

Discusses how these two eating disorders affect teenage girls and their families.

Examines the effects of advertising on six-to-twelve-year-old children and how this age group is targeted by retailers.

Provides an analysis on Australian law and how it pertains to parenting through artificial reproduction.

The pros and cons of childcare programs in Maryland.

Examines how families deal with the experience of kidney transplants and the options available to them.

Explores the problem of eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia) in teenage girls.

A look at the effects of domestic violence on a child's psychological development.

The affects that children leaving home to attend college have on the family.

A comparison of African-American, Haitian-American, and Jamaican-American family structures.

A look at the concept of white racism and its effects on the self-esteem of adolescents.

This essay interrogates the unitary family model and, in particular, those state policies and economic forces that maintain this model.

A look at the types of problems stemming from teenage pregnancies.

Discussing the phenomenon of teenage pregnancy.

Discusses the needs of teenage mothers and the programs available.

An overview of drug abuse amongst teenagers.

A look at specific crimes committed by a child in a case study.

A discussion of the importance of playtime for children.

An examination of the social development of children and their interaction with other children.

Examines why alcohol is such a problem in the United States despite its being prohibited to teenagers.

Examines the high rate of depression in African-American adolescents.

An analysis of the Oshkosh Boys & Girls Club.

Discusses the death penalty sentence of minors in America.

This essay examines some of the significant changes to the family structure that have taken place during the last half of the 20th century.

An examination of the considerations which parents need to take into account regarding daycare for the children.

An analysis of the causes and incidence of child abandonment in the U.S. today.

Reviews this 1986 article by Laurence Steinberg and Susan B. Silverberg.

Discusses the negative effects of the mass media on teenage girls.

This paper attempts to understand the reasons why people smoke, despite the obvious negative effects of it.

Examines antisocial behavior and conduct disorder in females.

A sociology paper discussing the diversity of the concept of the "ideal" American family.

A study of the rise of illicit drug use among teenagers.

Examines the dramatic effect that the media has on adolescents.

Promotes the importance of school curriculum that includes physical education.

Examines the causes and effects of juvenile delinquency.

A two-part paper looking at clinical intervention in the case of child abuse, as well as child disorders.

A review of the book "Heroes of their Own Lives: The Politics and History of Family Violence" by Linda Gordon.

An examination of the comprehensive vs. the abstinence approach in sex education.

Examines the effects of pre-marital and marital counseling on marriage longlevity and divorce rates.

This paper considers the impact of movies on the adolescent, while relating this to the potential violent behavior of the adolescent and suggests that there is a link between the two.

Discusses the reversal of the Peter Pan story in today's society, where the lost boys have become the "lost parents".

A discussion of whether birth order alone is a reliable determinant of a person's propensity to become involved in juvenile crime.

A study into the relationship between the legal age of drinking and the number of driving-related accidents.

A comparison of the effect of risk and protective factors on suicide attempts in a group of tri-ethnic adolescents divided according to race, gender and age.