Why do young people participate in behaviours that put them at risk? Young people may participate in risk taking behaviours for a number of reasons. Peer influence is one factor that may encourage young people to put themselves at risk. This is because if an individual witnesses their peers actively engaging with risky behaviour‚ they may identify the behaviour as positive rather than taking into consideration the consequences. It has been found that young people identify alcohol with positive social
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policies‚ procedures and practices for safe working with children and young people. The 2nd Joint Chief Inspectors Report defined safeguarding children and young people as the act of taking reasonable measures to ensure that the threats of harm to children & young people’s welfare are diminished by all those who work with children. The document expressed that all agencies involve with the provision of services to children and young people should take appropriate actions to raise and address issues
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voice be heard and have my say in government policy and have the ability in having a vote in who will run our country. Throughout the history of the United States people have fought to have the right to vote. By voting one honors the history of this country. One also honors the path this country took to have the right to vote for all peoples not only the select few. This is one of the reasons why I am voting‚ to honor our
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P2 Outline the arrangements for providing quality care for looked after children and young people This report will introduce the types of care provisions that are available for children and young people. The report will outline what the different types of care provisions include What they do and why they do it. Key information that will be addressed include the following care provisions; ∙ Foster Care ∙ Residential Care ∙ Respite Care ∙ Adoption Within this report you
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disease. Gathered by the survey conducted‚ the public’s perceptions of the health of young people differ between each individual according to their lifestyle‚ education and age‚ and have many similarities and differences in comparison to the 2011 report of young Australians and their health and wellbeing. The idea generated of young people’s health in Australia ‚ collected by statements and opinions of the people surveyed‚ was seen to have improved greatly over the years due to things such as influences
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these theories. They are interested in how people communicate and create meaning and understanding‚ but they are also interested in questions of power and inequality. They use a variety of sources such as historical documents‚ observations‚ survey research to help develop reliable information about how society operates. Define social stratification Social stratification is a system where people are ranked hierarchically which leads to groups of people being classified into layers and strata (class
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Book Review: “Is Voting for Young People?” (2E) by Martin Wattenberg Watternberg‚ Martin. Is Voting for Young People? With a Postscript on Citizen Engagement‚ 2nd edition. Harlow: Longman‚ 2007. In this concise work of political science‚ Professor Wattenberg of UC Irvine sketches the outline of a potentially serious problem facing modern democracies: the ever-declining political awareness and participation among youth. Wattenberg analyzes election surveys and public opinion polls in order to ascertain
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Young people and the Internet Nowadays‚ technology and the Internet have become a really important part of our daily life. We use it everywhere for everything‚ we are surrounded by all kinds of electronic gadgets‚ and it makes our life easier. However‚ a serious problem of this great invention it’s how it can influence on young people. It’s a well-known fact that the Internet has experienced an enormous development during the last years‚ and now it has become a really powerful and necessary
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Political Science 298 Book Review November 6th‚ 2012 Danny Fitzpatrick Is Voting For Young People? The main point according Martin P. Wattenberg in Is Voting For Young People is that young people today do not vote during elections as much compared to other voting groups. Young people today are politically unengaged. “These state patterns of voting participation can be confirmed on the national level by the Census Bureau’s 2010 survey data. Among U
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Every Child Matters Every child matters is a UK government initiative for England and Wales. It was launched in 2003 after the death of Victoria Climbie in 2000 who was tortured and murdered by her guardians. Her death led to major changes in child protection policies in England. During her abuse Victoria was burnt‚tied up‚hit with bike chains‚ hammers and wires. Up to her death‚ the police‚ social services‚ local authorities‚ national health service and the NSPCC all had contact with her and
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