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Adolescence Research Projects, 2002.
This paper reviews three research projects on high school students reported in ?Adolescence? magazine.
2,005 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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The first study discussed in this paper compares the validity of self-report surveys between parental interviews and school and police records and reviews the type of questions that best elicit responses that reflect the more accurate police and school data. The second study concludes that school counselors are able to identify adolescents at moderate risk for dropping out. The third study demonstrates that teenagers use hotlines to receive assistance in resolving issues of importance to them as they often feel there is no one else they can talk to about their problems.
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"Earlier research showed that adolescents in Toledo, Ohio made use of a peer hotline to discuss the concerns they had regarding their relationships with peers and family, sexuality issues, and "just to talk." Calls to the hotline over a period of twelve months were shown to be generally representative of the concerns of adolescents living in the area, and these results were in agreement with those of several other studies of the concerns of teens. Risky behaviors were not highly ranked in any of these studies. While these teens were not overly concerned about such high-risk behaviors as sexual activity and substance abuse, they also reported their belief that other teens were highly concerned about such issues."
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The Adolescent Diversion Project, 2005.
A research proposal to determine the effectiveness of the Adolescent Diversion Project.
1,481 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper examines how, in view of the the lack of funding for new facilities and the high rate of recidivism, new programs have been initiated nationwide to help juvenile delinquency. This paper focuses on the Adolescent Diversion Project. It looks at the effectiveness of this nationwide program by addressing whether the Adolescent Diversion Project effectively accomplishes its intended goals with its clients as well as assessing how successful the Adolescent Diversion Project is at demonstrating that community-based services are an effective alternative to secure custody. It is of the opinion of the researcher that unless the program is effective in meeting its goals, it is creating a further demand on an already overburdened juvenile justice system.
Outline
Introduction
Literature Review
Subjects for Study
Ethical Considerations
Measurement
Analysis
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"Proponents of diversion cite studies such as one done in Colorado that involved comparisons between an experimental group of diverted youth and a control group who received regular handling by the Juvenile Justice System. The diversion program significantly reduced recidivism rates when compared with the control group(10). However, opponents of diversionary programs cite studies that show diversion studies are unsuccessful. An analysis of a police diversion program found that diversion appeared to aggravate rather than deter diversion. It was also found that intervention whether received in a traditional juvenile justice setting or in an alternative program, resulted in an increase in levels of perceived labeling and self-reported delinquency among youth (11)."
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Adolescence, 2005.
This paper is a discussion of how adolescence is a period of greatly accelerated growth.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper defines adolescence. The author points out that growth during adolescence is divided into three stages---early, middle and late adolescence---each with their own developmental tasks. The paper relates that the most important task of adolescence is the acquisition of an identity, which is why the peer group is so essential.
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"Adolescence is the point of development when the person makes the transition from childhood to adulthood. Adolescence consists of the years from 13 to 20. According to Erikson's theory, adolescence is the time for "acquiring a sense of identity while overcoming role confusion" (Ross-Kerr & Wood, 2001, p. 162). Adolescents need greater independence but also some limits set on their behavior. As part of the transition from childhood, the adolescent needs privacy for thinking and for talking with peers."
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Sexuality and Adolescence, 2002.
A paper on the changes faced by young adults as they mature physically and emotionally.
2,220 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper discusses self-concept and identity in adolescence, examining the roles of sexuality and relationships in developing an awareness of self and positive self-image. Adolescents experience many changes during this period of life, which is a period of transition between childhood and adulthood. During adolescence, individuals develop new ways of thinking and their bodies change. In addition, they begin to establish psychological independence from their families and seek more interaction with friends. As a result, they develop a sense of behavioral maturity and learn to control impulsiveness. This paper discusses the changes of adolescence and how they form an individual?s concept of self and identity.
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Abstract
About Adolescence
Introduction to Identity and Self-Concept
Changes Caused by Adolescence
The Role of Self-Concept and Self-Esteem in Adolescence
Changes in Relationships During Adolescence
Conclusion
Works Cited
Appendix
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"Before puberty, sex is not a particular topic of interest for most children. However, during adolescence, sexuality becomes a concern and the ways in which adolescents respond to physical and emotional changes contribute to their identity, as well as their self-image.
Sexuality plays a significant role in developing identity. ?In keeping pace with their body changes and following normal hormonal urges, the pubescent adolescent, often despite strong social pressures, increasingly turns attention to romance and sexual desire (Howley, 2003)?. Adolescents integrate their sexuality into their identity; a process that is viewed as an important developmental task of adolescence."
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"Adolescence", 2007.
An analysis of the use of language in Rita Dove's "Adolescence" to portray the teenage years.
1,024 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 36.95
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This paper reviews Rita Dove's "Adolescence", which is a collection of three poems presenting the subject's teenage years as a birth of dark truths and of a frightening, sexual awakening. The paper examines the way in which Dove arranges the poems and the language that she uses in "Adolescence" to present these aspects of the teenage years.
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"Adolescence is a pivotal time in every person's life. It, whether one is conscious of it or not, largely shapes our views and actions following those quick years. In Rita Dove's, "Adolescence" she uses three sole pieces with their own defined arrangements and language thus presenting the subject's teenage years as just that: a birth of dark truths, of a frightening, sexual awakening."
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Adolescence in 19th Century Japan, 2007.
An insight into adolescence in 19th century Japan, based on the novel, "Growing Up" by Higuchi Ichiyo.
1,382 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper provides insight into adolescence in the Meiji period of Japanese history. It uses a primary source - the novel, "Growing Up" by Higuchi Ichiyo to show how fiction of that period can give us better insight into the lives of adolescent Japanese children in Meiji Japan in the 19th century. The paper discusses the historical value of this writing.
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"Higuchi Ichiyo's Growing Up is a portrait of youth during the Meiji period. It is a fictional account of a group of children's coming of age in the town of Yoshiwara. Yoshiwara is a lower to middle quarter with a wide breadth of characters. The characters that Ichiyo presents provide an interesting window into the life of young people in late 19th century Japan. The three characters who allow the most insight are Nobu, Midori, and Shota. Nobu is the son of a priest, Midori is the sister of a prostitute, and Shota lives with his grandmother who runs a pawn shop. Over the course of this piece of writing, the reader follows each of these youths as they struggle with the hardships of growing up and finding themselves. The historical value of this writing is that it allows one to study the maturity of children at this time and their role in society as based on class. It also shows the realities that children had to face at a young age and how much family determined ones occupation at the time. More importantly it shows the suddenness with which these life changes struck adolescents, such as the sudden movement from playing in the streets, to tending to businesses. It would be hard to imagine today, that kids between twelve and fifteen would be taking on the responsibility of priesthood, or the running of a business. It would be even harder to imagine a twelve year old girl becoming a prostitute, but this is exactly the reality that these children face. Growing Up highlights the sudden transition into adulthood that Japanese children had to make during the Meiji period."
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American Adolescence, 2004.
A comparison of Thomas Hine's "The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager" and Patricia Hersch's "A Tribe Apart: A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence".
1,358 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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Thomas Hine and Patricia Hersch present us with two views of the contemporary American teenager, one based in an historical analysis of the creation of the teenager, and the other based in an ethnographic account of contemporary teenage life. The perspective that results from these two views is a more complex one that the usual, uncomplimentary stereotype of the adolescent as moody, disrespectful, and oversexed. This paper examines the ways in which both of these authors present views of American adolescence.
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"Hine?s view of modern teenager is grounded in an historical analysis, arguing in The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager that while the life of teenagers a hundred years ago was certainly quite different from the life led by adolescents today, there are important similarities. The generation of teenagers today uses the years between childhood and adulthood as a time in which to gain the skills needed to become a fully functional adult ? a status that tends to come later now than it did several generations ago. But while teenagers can in some ways be seen as adults in training, they should also ? Hine argues ? be taken seriously as cultural, economic and political agents."
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Adolescence, 2002.
Psychological study of human development and adolescence.
2,175 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper examines the psychological development of adolescence children into adults. The paper considers Piaget?s theory of cognitive development and discusses Kohlberg?s theory of moral development. It explores adolescent social development through considering the development of self-image and self-esteem. The paper finally describes the development of sexual identity.
Table of Contents:
Piaget?s Theory of Human Development
Kohlberg?s Theory of Moral Reasoning
Self-identity and Self-esteem
Sexual Identity
Conclusion
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"Adolescence is a major time in development, with the period of adolescence representing the transition from childhood to adulthood. By the end of adolescence the individual has become an adult. The importance of this process is described by Petersen who states that the teenage years set the patterns that will persist until the end of the person?s life (Petersen 1988, 584). To consider adolescent development further it is necessary to look at several aspects that make up the process. Firstly, it is important to define the two types of development, cognitive development and social development. Cognition is defined as ?mental operations involved in the acquisition and use of knowledge. These mental operations include perception, memory, language and thought? (Seamon & Kenrick 1994, 662). This cognitive development also extends to moral development, where moral development is based on how people think and make decisions, incorporating making moral judgments."
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Adolescence: A Time of Development, 2008.
This paper explores the various transitions during adolescence.
1,712 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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The paper discusses the biological and environmental transitions that can have a negative or positive effect on an adolescent. The paper considers the issues of an adolescent's physical appearance not being in accordance with his intellectual and behavioural adaptations, the self-consciousness of body image and the cognitive development in perception, attention and memory that can lead to a quest for identity development.
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"Adolescence, marked by the onset of pubertal maturation and represented by a period during lifespan where a child becomes an adult, is characterised by many transitions which can either be biologically based (the body) or environmentally based (people, relationships, general society, etc.). Biological transitions include physical and mental transitions whereas environmental transitions consist of social transitions. These transitions enable a child to encounter new experiences and to adjust their thinking to them which allows the child to then become an adult. Therefore, both biological and environmental transitions have an effect on each other and can either have a negative or a positive effect on the adolescent."
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Adolescence, 2007.
An examination of the theories of the developmental stages of adolescence.
2,604 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 78.95
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This paper discusses the development that is seen in the adolescent years (ages 12-18). It describes physical, cognitive, emotional, psychosocial and psychosexual development. It then discusses factors that are important for healthy development, such as nutrition. The paper then concludes by describing various theories of the developmental stages during the adolescent years and focuses on Freud, Erickson, Piaget and Kohlberg's theories.
Table of Contents:
Physical Development
Cognitive Development
Emotional Development
Psychosocial Development
Psychosexual Development
Nutrition
Health Promotion
Developmental Stages/Theories
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"Kohlberg's Theory is organized into three general levels of moral development. The Pre-conventional level is when children accept the rules of authority figures and judge actions by their consequences. Behaviors that result in punishment are viewed as bad, and those that lead to rewards are seen as good. At the Conventional level, individuals continue to regard conformity to social rules as important, but not for reasons of self-interest. They believe that actively maintaining the current social system ensures positive relationships and societal order. The Post-conventional or Principled level moves beyond unquestioning support for the laws and rules of their own society. They define morality in terms of abstract principles and values that apply to all situations and societies (Berk, L.E., 2004)."
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Alcohol Use in Adolescence, 2005.
A discussion of the developmental perspective on alcohol use during adolescence.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper takes a closer look at a recent academic article that suggests that there are a complex array of factors that dictate one's predilection to alcohol during the eventful causeway between youth and adulthood. Although unnecessarily technical at times, the article reviewed does argue effectively for individualized interventions to assist those suffering from alcoholic over-indulgence.
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"J.E. Schulenberg's and J.L. Maggs' article is an informative and comprehensive look at the pernicious effects of alcohol abuse upon the lives of young adolescents entering the college milieu for the first time. This paper will summarize the article; explore how this article expands our base of knowledge about the subject; and - not least of al - lead us towards some important conclusions vis-a-vis drug abuse and the young men and women who populate our college campuses."
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Concepts Of Adolescence, 1995.
Evaluates the characteristics, issues and developmental contribution of adolescence.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, $ 79.95
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"Concepts of Adolescence
Introduction
One of the things that was most interesting to me to read was that adolescence has not always existed as a separate category. During most of human history, children have undergone rites of passage or initiation that made them full-fledged adults in their society, rather than part-children, part-adults, like contemporary adolescents, or teen-agers have become.
In the last two centuries, however, adolescence has become a separate category and psychologists and sociologists have attempted to understand the characteristics and developmental contribution of that age. Adolescence is generally considered to start with puberty, about age 12 or 13 and may extend into ..."
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Development of Adolescence versus Late Adulthood, 2007.
Compares the social and physical development of adolescents to senior adults.
2,190 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 68.95
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This paper compares and contrasts adolescents and senior adults in terms of social and physical development. The paper describes, in detail, each stage of development and characterizes each by traits and characteristics that are specific to them. The paper concludes that these two stages possesses more similarities than differences.
Table of Contents:
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A Developmental Comparison between Adolescents and Senior Adults
Adolescence
Senior Adults (Late Adulthood)
Conclusion
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"Late adulthood bears a transition that follows a somewhat reverse order from that of adolescents. While adolescence begins with physical changes, the ushering in of late adulthood begins with a social change, that of retirement. It signifies the end of one's productive role in society while adolescents are just beginning to establish theirs. Retirement also means severing one's ties with colleagues and work associates or friends, a type of isolation that can be difficult to face. Adolescents face nearly the opposite challenge of initiating and forging social ties within school and community, and changing the relationship between members of family. The social skills they learn within this stage carries on into young and middle adulthood. As one ages, physical aging starts to manifest itself in subtle ways, becoming more obvious with time. It is this impending sense of mortality that preoccupies elderly persons as they get older - spouses, relatives and friends die. While death is a normal part of life, the final milestone - a sense of accomplishment and pride in one's well-lived life - would be achieved."
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Adolescence, 2002.
A dicsussion of the hardships faced by adolescents.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 21 sources, $ 89.95
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This ten-page paper looks at life stage, or rather the adolescence part of growing up, looking at several key areas that an adolescent may discover and be challenged by and also what he or she may face with psychological and biological barriers along the way.
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Nutrition, Health and Adolescence, 2007.
This paper discusses nutrition and health concerns for adolescents and develops a proposal to improve nutritional health in this age group.
1,993 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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The paper addresses specific areas of concern that relate to the adolescent age group with regard to nutrition and health. This includes micro-nutrient deficiencies, malnutrition and stunting, obesity and other nutrition-related chronic diseases and adolescents' eating patterns and lifestyles. The paper maintains that the solution to the problems of poor nutrition is an awareness of the problems. The paper contends that a multi-faceted and integrated program of nutrition awareness needs to be fostered in society.
Outline:
Introduction
Review of Nutritional and Health Concerns
Solutions
Conclusion
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"The nutritional requirements for adolescents and the concern that this has created in society, has prompted numerous studies and research articles on the topic. One of the many reason for the focus on nutrition and the adolescent is the increasing danger of obesity in contemporary society. America has reached what some critics claim to be a critical stage with obesity and obesity related health issues - especially with regards to the youth. Another reason for the focus on nutritional requirements is that it is this age group that is most affected by the quality of modern foodstuffs and mass produced products in society."
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