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This paper discusses the phenomenon of Youth Hostels, with particular focus on the Youth Hostel Association in England and Wales, also known as YHA. The paper covers the history of the youth hostels movement and the organizational structure and operation of the Youth Hostels Association in England and Wales. It then looks at the objectives, present state, and future plans of the YHA. It asks whether youth hostels are only for the young and how the changing business environment is likely to affect future growth of the YHA.

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"The history of the youth hostel dates back to the early 20th century when Richard Schirrmann, a German elementary school teacher, founded the first youth hostel in 1909. Schirrmann was fond of organizing trips and outdoor excursions for his students in order to enable young people living in industrial cities to enjoy the countryside. As the story goes, during one of these excursions in the countryside, a sudden rainstorm forced him and his students to seek shelter in an empty school. It was then that Schirrmann hit upon the idea of using schools that were empty during holidays as hostels for young people traveling in groups in the countryside. The idea became very popular in Germany within a short time, and by the 1930s there were more than two thousand hostels in the country. The concept soon spread to other parts of Europe and later to the rest of the world following the formation of the International Youth Hostel Federation in 1932. ("History of..." 2004)"

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It is well known that in the past two decades the increase of school violence by youth has been devastating to those in American school systems. Youth who feel that they have been rejected, treated unjustly or outcast from the school environment have repeatedly picked up weapons and set about murdering those that exist around them, while the rest of the social order watches the aftereffects on national television. It is for this reason that understanding youth violence in the schools is a significant concern for many, although no direct action to end youth violence in the schools has occurred. The psychological, sociological and anthropological factors associated with youth violence in the schools, however, demonstrates that there are specific criteria that is connected to youth violence and that these criterion must be focused upon if youth violence in the schools is to be alleviated. The purpose of the paper, therefore, is to explore the psychological, sociological and anthropological reasons connected to youth violence in the schools and create a foundation of knowledge pertaining to these factors and their potential in assisting with resolving the issue.

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The Impact of Youth Violence in the Educational Environment Section I: Introduction and Statement of Purpose It is well known that in the past two decades the increase of school violence by youth has been devastating to those in American school systems. Youth who feel that they have been rejected, treated unjustly or outcast from the school environment have repeatedly picked up weapons and set about murdering those that exist around them, while the rest of the social order watches the aftereffects on national television. It is for this reason that understanding youth violence in the schools is a

Tags:youth, violence, schools

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The paper looks at how it came to be that so many of Germany's best and brightest young people could become swept up in the machinations of a hate-filled and awesomely destructive regime. In particular, the pages look at the Hitler Youth and argue that it was a state-driven organization that grew to gargantuan proportions by the dawn of the War, effectively sucking in an entire generation of German youth. The paper shows how members of the Hitler Youth were frequently very highly committed to the objectives of the Nazi government because of the deliberate integration of the Hitler Youth with the SS, the SA, and the frightfully brutal SS-Totenkopfverbande. The paper discusses how devotion to the cause was invigorated by the unhappiness among many German youth with the shortcomings and weaknesses of post-War Germany, and, many young people in Germany were well-prepared to accept the anti-Semitism inasmuch as German society as a whole was strongly anti-Semitic. Finally, the paper reveals that the Hitler Youth impressively raised the commitment level of its membership through an intensive indoctrination program that was surely among the most sophisticated seen up to that time.

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"The horrors of the Second World War - especially the atrocities committed by the Nazis and their Eastern European (and French) collaborators - will most likely never be forgotten; taken as a collective, they constitute the most gruesome catalogue of crimes in modern human history. With that in mind, the following paper will look at how it came to be that so many of Germany's best and brightest young people could become swept up in the machinations of a hate-filled and awesomely destructive regime. In particular, the ensuing pages will look at the Hitler Youth and argue that it was a state-driven organization - well-integrated with more hardened..."

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The paper asserts that the concept of youth culture as a separate entity within the broader demographic of the US population is tenuous at best because it shifts constantly from one point to another. The paper discuses how at times, various groups co-opt what they perceive to be youth culture for their own unique and idiosyncratic purposes: "Through magazines, music, sit-com style videos, cartoons, and other media, Focus strives to construct an alternative Christian youth culture that mirrors secular culture's style and consumption habits" (Hendershot par.5). The paper also looks at the current trend in Hip-Hop to turn its primary audience, a grand collage of youth from across the various demographics making up the US population, into one conceptual body comprising a unique youth culture all its own (Taylor and Taylor).

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"The concept of youth culture as a separate entity within the broader demographic of the US population is tenuous at best because it shifts constantly from one point to another. At times various groups co-opt what they perceive to be youth culture for their own unique and idiosyncratic purposes: "Through magazines, music, sit-com style videos, cartoons, and other media, Focus strives to construct an alternative Christian youth culture that mirrors secular culture's style and consumption habits" (Hendershot par.5). Just as likely is the current trend in Hip-Hop to turn its primary audience; a grand collage of youth from across the various..."

Tags:locating, youth, culture

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Youth crime - or the spectre of youth crime - concerns all of us. Suffice it to say, how this issue is addressed by the court system is a hot topic of discussion that invariably gets around to the central matter of whether or not the system is too lenient when it comes to young offenders. The following paper will argue that the conditions placed upon young offenders who are released from custody are frequently overused or misapplied and that they cause more harm than good. Of course, there are proponents of the current system who argue the exact opposite: the wide-spread imposition of conditions upon release cuts down on youth delinquency and allows the system to more carefully monitor at-risk young people. Nonetheless, the following paper will look at section 515 and its provisions, highlight just how over-used these provisions are, determine the role of the courts and the role of the police in creating this unhappy situation, and will finish up by looking at how the conditions which are applied often seemingly have no relationship to the actual nature of the crime. In the end, Canada is unjustly criminalizing its youth.

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Youth Justice: Why (and How) the Conditions of Release for Young People Are Over-Used Youth crime - or the spectre of youth crime - concerns all of us. Suffice it to say, how this issue is addressed by the court system is a hot topic of discussion that invariably gets around to the central matter of whether or not the system is too lenient when it comes to young offenders. The following paper will argue that the conditions placed upon young offenders who are released from custody are frequently overused or misapplied and that they cause more harm than good. Of course, there are proponents of the current system who argue the exact opposite: the wide-spread

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This paper analyzes the global youth economy by examining the situation of American youth in the United States economy, their employment rates, the underlying trends, and the role that race and geography play in youth employment. It also applies the lessons that the United States youth economy has to offer to the developing world.

Tags:youth, economy, america, development, employment

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This paper discusses the recent rise in youth violence across the U.S., while supplying data and statistics relevant to this particular topic. This paper analyzes the cause and effect of youth related violence, from a psychological, social and anthropological standpoint. The writer contends and proves that certain social situations within the school system contribute to juvenile delinquency. This paper examines the views and opinions of researchers who believe the cause of youth violence to be internal and that problems arise from the psychological aspect of the individual. This paper also delves into the media's impact on juvenile related crimes. This paper discusses the lack of proper supervision on today's youth, which results in their gaining access to a wide range of unsuitable material, including television, movies and video games that depict high levels of violence.

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"Coinciding with this need to manipulate situations, researchers also point to the possible reason for youth violence of retaliation. The APA states that, in some cases, violence is used again those who have harmed the individual, or the family, friends, or business of the individual. In an effort to "even" the playing field, youths may use handguns or other weapons to retaliate against wrongs done against them, in an effort to maintain their pride and dignity. Other researchers note that violence is a learned psychological behavior. In over 60 percent of juveniles arrested for violent behavior, the youths noted violent episodes in childhood, including having a parent arrested for violent crime, sexual abuse, verbal abuse, incidents of physical abuse, or violence against friends or family."

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In this article, the writer discusses that the article "Alt.Everything: The Youth Market and the Marketing of Cool" by Naomi Klein is primarily a lament about the commodification of youth culture. The writer discusses that the author argues that this is a phenomenon that has arisen since the early 1990s, and that now threatens to colonize all possible free space. The writer notes that the author analyzes and laments this phenomenon, arguing that the current generation of youth has had their space colonized by the branding of culture and of city spaces.

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"Briefing Note: "Alt.Everything: The Youth Market and the Marketing of Cool" by Naomi Klein * Article is entitled "Alt.Everything: The Youth Market and the Marketing of Cool" by Naomi Klein. * Klein is criticizing the commodification of youth culture. * Klein argues this a phenomenon that started in early 1990s, and now threatens to colonize all free space. * Klein argues that the current generation of youth has had their space ..."

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The paper discusses issues involved in youth marketing including the commercialization of youth; children's understanding of marketing and advertising; the use of celebrity endorsements; youth marketing strategies. It concludes that children and teens have become an increased target for business marketing.

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This paper describes peer-to-peer youth program, which is designed to provide disadvantaged youth with opportunities to acquire basic educational and life skills that will promote success at a difficult stage of life. The author points out that the program will pair a high school senior with an adolescent aged 13-16 for a 90-minute period every other week. The paper relates that the education component offers students basic study skills, test-taking strategies and tutoring if the peer leader is knowledgeable in the subject matter.

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"Today's youth face many difficult challenges as they attempt to seek support for their problems. Peer-to-peer counseling has been known to provide an effective means by which young people may express any personal or academic concerns that they might have. The proposed program will provide peer-to-peer interaction for disadvantaged individuals aged 13-16 who are in need of additional support at a particularly vulnerable stage of life. High school seniors will serve as peer leaders, and they will also provide their younger counterparts with basic skills and training, divided into two primary components: Education and Life Skills. The education component offers students basic study skills, test-taking strategies, and tutoring if the peer leader is knowledgeable in the subject matter. "

Tags:youth, program, peers