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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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Early Sexual Experience Among Adolescents, 2003.
A research paper that examines social support, school performance, and involvement in academic activities as moderators.
2,375 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 29 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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This paper presents a study in which students from a middle and high school completed a battery of assessments to determine the moderating effects of perceived social support, academic achievement, and academic involvement on the relationship between Supportive Educational Services (SES) and early sexual experiences. The paper shows that significant effects were found for perceived social support and academic achievement, but not for academic involvement. These findings underscore the necessity of parents to be involved in their children?s lives and work to keep them interested in their schoolwork. The paper also includes tables.
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"One variable expected to have an effect on the timing of sexual intercourse is academic performance. Past studies have shown that school performance and educational aspirations are strong predictors of both sexual activity and teen pregnancy (Hogan & Kitagawa, 1985; Moore, Peterson, & Furstenberg, 1986). Adolescents who score higher on tests, receive better grades in school, and report higher educational aspirations are less likely than their peers to engage in early sexual activity. Because grades are correlated with the socioeconomic position of the student?s family (see Chapell & Overton, 2002; Dumais, 2002; Sutton & Soderstrom, 1999), studying adolescents from low SES families who perform well in school may help to determine if academic performance moderates the relationship between low socioeconomic status and timing of sexual intercourse."
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Adolescent Sexuality, 2002.
An examination of the use of school-based health centers to bring about awareness of issues concerning adolescent sexuality.
4,492 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 50 sources, MLA, $ 117.95
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This paper discusses how school-based health centers (SBHC) provide an optimal opportunity to address the psychological and other issues facing adolescents. It shows how issues adolescent sexuality, STDs, pregnancies and high risk behavior can be challenged with a combination of healthcare and education. It addresses the relationship between access to healthcare at SBHCs and adolescent sexuality, pregnancy, educational aspirations and condom usage.
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Introduction
Problem
Literature Review
Psychosocial Development
Birth Control
Prevalence of and Problems Associated With Unprotected Sexual Activity by Teenagers
Attitudes of Teenagers Toward Condom Use
Nursing Initiatives
School Based Health Centers Evaluation
Solution
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"The delivery of birth control information to teenagers and making contraceptive devices or preparations accessible to teenagers are two related and equally controversial issues in the United States in the 1990s. The increasing prevalence of both teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among teenagers, however, exerts an impact on the practice of nursing regardless of how controversial the issues may be. This research reviews the problems associated with unprotected sexual activity among teenagers as well as the attitudes of teenagers toward the use of condoms, as a means of illustrating the impact of these phenomena on the practice of nursing."
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Adolescent Sexuality, 2005.
A critique of an 2002 research study on adolescent sexuality.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper presents a journal article critique of a 2002 research study that examines same-sex peer relations and romantic relationships during early adolescence, and their impact on emotional, behavioral, and academic adjustment.
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"Brendgen et al offers a report of a quantitative study on early adolescents in order to determine the impact of same-sex peer relations and romantic relationships during early adolescence on emotional behavioral and academic adjustment. Using Sullivan's theory of social development the authors attempt to corroborate Sullivan's claim that..."
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Adolescent Sexual Identity, 1996.
Causes & effects of stress associated with formation of sexual self-image & relationships, focusing on gay teenagers.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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"Research into the stress experienced by children and adolescents emphasizes the significance of sexual identity as an especially important component in the maturation process. Intervention into the adolescent's problems of identity development will most often implicate development of sexual identity, or orientation, as a significant factor relating to developmental stress. The turmoil of late childhood and adolescence will be discussed, as well as the particular problems faced by young people coming to terms with their sexual identities. As one might anticipate, the problems of adolescence relating to sexual identity are significantly greater for gay and lesbian youth.
The stress inherent in coming of age has begun at an earlier age than in previous centuries. Due to better nutrition..."
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Sexual Education, 2004.
An analysis of the necessity of comprehensive sexual education for adolescents.
1,790 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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This paper contends that current educational trends are lacking a comprehensive pedagogy for the complete sexual education of adolescents and some of the most important topics are overlooked completely. The paper states that in the development of a program to supplement or replace current sexual education providers in the community, many factors have to taken into consideration. These factors include what information is being provided by the other sources, the accuracy of the available information, what information is most important to the target age groups and what will best foster communication between teachers and students.
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"A primary goal of any sexual education program is to debunk potentially harmful myths about sexuality. Rape myths are among the most damaging to an adolescent's ability to develop a healthy relationship with another person and with his or her own sexuality. According to John D. Foubert, in his article "Effects of a sexual assault peer education program on men's belief in rape myths" published in Sex Roles: A Journal of Research (1997), a rape myth is a "prejudicial, stereotyped, or false beliefs about rape, rape victims, and rapists," and the "endorsement of rape myths (e.g., women falsely report rape to call attention to themselves) is related to men's reported intent to rape and is higher among men who admit to rape." (Foubert 1997) Foubert's research shows that intervention lowers men's acceptance of rape myths, but within two months they return to previous acceptance levels. "This rebound effect was suggested to be due to the failure of the program to convince men of the personal relevance necessary for lasting attitude change." (Foubert 1997) Research has additionally suggested that the most effective structure for an education program dealing with rape myths is a coeducational/peer education setting."
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Teenage Sexuality: Inner City and Amish Farm, 2005.
Examines adolescent sexuality among inner-city youth and in Amish communities.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 35.95
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With all of the problems found in the adolescent sexuality of the inner city African American community, problems are just as common in more rural, more seemingly innocent, cultures such as that of the Amish. The paper shows that the simpler throwback Amish culture is one whose sexuality can be just as male-centric and just as harmful to its adolescents as that found in the big bustling looming city. This paper discusses the varied sexualities thrust upon youth in both the African American urban culture and the United States' small but noteworthy Amish culture, comparing and contrasting the two societies' beliefs.
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"It's a concern for many, for researchers, city leaders, conservative and liberal politicians, community members, and distanced bigots: the rise in sexual promiscuity in the African American community. What is sometimes almost jokingly referred to within the black community as "babies having babies" is not a comical matter when the multitudes of unwanted or uncared-for children are counted, when the list of sexually transmitted diseases and complications is read, when the adverse and overarching effects of lost innocence and premature sexuality are admitted. Yet, with all of the problems found in the adolescent sexuality of the inner city African American community, problems are just as common in more rural, more seemingly "innocent" cultures, such as that of the Amish."
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Adolescents with Disabilities, 2007.
This paper reviews a December 2006 article from the journal "Clinical Rehabilitation" by D.J. Wiegerink et.al. titled 'Social and Sexual Relationships of Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: A Review'.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper explains that the objective of Wiegerink's article was to investigate possible barriers that exist in creating successful sexual and social relationships in adolescents and young adults of normal intelligence with cerebral palsy by analyzing fourteen papers, published from 1991 to 2002. The author points out that, although Wiegerink concludes that the development of sexual and social relationships in young adults and adolescents with cerebral palsy can be influenced by many factors, only four key factors---self-efficacy, sexual self-esteem, interrelationships with the parents' and successful experiences in social situations---were supported by evidence in the reviewed studies. The paper relates that one of the greatest flaws with Wiegerink's paper comes from the diversity of the initial papers it analyzes.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Key Concepts
Critical Analysis
Relevance to Course Material
Conclusion
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"Wiegerink et al.'s analysis revealed that the social relationships of adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy tended to be less active. Dating was also delayed. Sexuality was often described as important, but difficulties in developing sexual relationships were described. Factors associated with social and sexual relationships included low sexual self esteem, low self-efficacy, and psychological maladjustment. Wiegerink et al. describe self-efficacy as "the belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to manage prospective situations.""
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Social Workers and the Social Construction of Sexuality, 2007.
A look at the attitude of social workers in the UK towards sexuality.
3,025 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 88.95
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This paper explores the attitude in the UK today, of social workers towards sexuality, noting that they are hesitant about even broaching the subject. The author discovers that, both in the United Kingdom and the United States, most of the attention for this subject has been directed at sexual abuse cases of children and vulnerable adolescents.
Outline:
Introduction
Sexuality as social construction
Marginalization
Same-sex couples and child adoption
Sexuality and the aged
Conclusions
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"Within the areas of social work sexuality needs to be debated more openly. But it needs to be done so based on a more sophisticated understanding of sexuality's meaning and power. Before the arrival of Michel Foucault, who as a French philosopher revolutionised our understanding of sexuality, the implications of maintaining attitudes as cited above - both open and hidden - had been scarcely realized. Most of the time people took it on trust, from both popular writers and medical experts, who convincingly based their explanations on a supposedly rigorous scientific footing, that sexuality was in the main a biological construct, with clear demarcations as to what constituted man and woman as well as the purpose of both in the evolutionary scheme of things. (Wilton, 2000, p.163) But more recently, people have come to appreciate how untenable and arbitrary this division could be. This misconception has been expressed by Ann Oakley particularly well."
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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, 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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"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: 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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