Youth in Argentina: a Comparative Analysis of Argentine Youth: an Untapped Potential, Human Societies, How Societies Change, and Course Material
Youth in Argentina: A Comparative Analysis of Argentine Youth: An Untapped Potential, Human Societies, How Societies Change, and Course Material
It was at the age of 8 that I was about to endow on one of my largest journeys in life, moving to another country. At such time I knew neither the implications nor changes that would occur in my life and was discontent to be moving. Nevertheless, it was this passage that fueled my curiosity for discovering why the youth in my country had been consumed in what is considered risky behavior, while in the United States the youth was thriving with success. During my teenage years, after observing the inner dynamics of the youth in the United States, I began to ask myself what the cause of this phenomena could be; how could it stand that my friends in Argentina were out smoking cigarettes, dropping out of school and smoking cannabis while my friends in the United States were living a healthy lifestyle away from risk? Of course, it could be said that I chose friends with different values, but that answer for me would not suffice; I knew there had to exist a further complex aspect to this phenomena. It was finally when I was given a chance to read a government guidance book in my sociology class by the name of Argentine Youth: Untapped Potential that I was enlightened with the answer to my question. During this paper, I will strive to provide a concise answer to my question with the assistance of Argentine Youth: Untapped Potential written by World Bank and course material from Nolan and Lenski, and Chirot. I will likewise attempt to explain the consequences to society of the risky behavior the youth of Argentina embark in, as well as provide an understanding of why a country with such rich amount of natural resources and a dense population may be bound to fail in the industrial world. Before doing so though, it is important that I note Argentina’s basic economic conditions, youth population size, youth political
It was at the age of 8 that I was about to endow on one of my largest journeys in life, moving to another country. At such time I knew neither the implications nor changes that would occur in my life and was discontent to be moving. Nevertheless, it was this passage that fueled my curiosity for discovering why the youth in my country had been consumed in what is considered risky behavior, while in the United States the youth was thriving with success. During my teenage years, after observing the inner dynamics of the youth in the United States, I began to ask myself what the cause of this phenomena could be; how could it stand that my friends in Argentina were out smoking cigarettes, dropping out of school and smoking cannabis while my friends in the United States were living a healthy lifestyle away from risk? Of course, it could be said that I chose friends with different values, but that answer for me would not suffice; I knew there had to exist a further complex aspect to this phenomena. It was finally when I was given a chance to read a government guidance book in my sociology class by the name of Argentine Youth: Untapped Potential that I was enlightened with the answer to my question. During this paper, I will strive to provide a concise answer to my question with the assistance of Argentine Youth: Untapped Potential written by World Bank and course material from Nolan and Lenski, and Chirot. I will likewise attempt to explain the consequences to society of the risky behavior the youth of Argentina embark in, as well as provide an understanding of why a country with such rich amount of natural resources and a dense population may be bound to fail in the industrial world. Before doing so though, it is important that I note Argentina’s basic economic conditions, youth population size, youth political
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