identified (LGBTQ) runaway and homeless youth are of the most vulnerable groups in this country. Homelessness‚ particularly among lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and transgender‚ queer youth is an enduring example of a social problem in our society. In the state of California‚ it is estimated that roughly 15 to 25 % of the homeless youth identify as being a member of the LGBTQ population (Milburn‚ 2006) Communities are not aware of the real issues that these youth face‚ their day to day struggles. Homelessness
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Youth offenders should never be tried as an adult. Youth offenders know little about living life and yet some people believe that giving life in prison to a teenager is humane. Alternatives exist and should be implemented prior to making a decision that practically ends a life before it even blossoms. The documentary on “When Kids Get Life” demonstrates some sociological theories that can be tied to the story about an individual named Jacob Ind. Under the circumstances Jacob Ind did not deserve
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ISSUES FACED BY YOUTH IN PAKISTAN Youth‚ in this era of modern technology‚ is facing problem all over the world. But especially in developing countries of the world like Pakistan our youth is helpless and are growing up without clear goals and ideals. Of the 15 largest countries in the world in terms of population size‚ Pakistan has the largest population of the youngest people. In one’s mind this question may arise whether such a large population be regarded as a burden or an asset for country
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CURRENT SMOKING AMONG TEENAGERS Daniel Homn‚ Ph.D. THE SURVEY on which I am reporting was done for the Public Health Service from late December 1967 through early February 1968 by the Chilton Research Services of Philadelphia. The figures are based on telephone interviews conducted as a representative sample of the 85 percent of the U.S. households which have telephone service. These figures are being augmented by personal interviews in households without telephones. Households without telephones
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Indigenous Youth & Criminal Law Institutions Introduction Indigenous Australian youth experience high levels of disadvantage and injustice in today’s society in a variety of areas. One area of significant disadvantage involves their contact with criminal law institutions. Indigenous youth come into contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) at a consistently higher rate than that of non-Indigenous youth and are significantly over-presented in court cases and community detention (Allard et al
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Students and Seroquel In a piece titled "Declining Student Resilience: A Serious Problem for Colleges"‚ Peter Gray (Ph.D.) examines the growing trend of mental instability among university students. Collegiate faculty‚ and‚ in particular‚ college counselors‚ have reported higher rates of psychiatric disorders in campus resident’s year after year. Though Gray concedes that this problem is multifaceted‚ he places the majority of blame two parties: academia and parenting‚ proposing that their tendency
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objectives of Value Education Dr A R Seetharam Principal‚ B Ed Section Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education‚ Mysore The Present Context The subject value education has come to acquire increasing prominence in educational discussions at all levels during recent times in our country. The issue has been projected as one of national priority in the National Educational Policy (NPE)‚ 1986. The Policy declares: "the growing concern over the erosion of essential values and an increasing
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PROBLEMS OF MODERN YOUTH It has been rightly said that we spend the first half of our lives trying to understand the older generation‚ and the second half trying understand the younger generation. This is nothing peculiar to the modern age. It has always been so. Every age has its own problem Youth has always felt somewhat exasperated with age‚ and age In always been suspicious of youth. With their natural ebullience a impatience‚ a majority of young people is keen to act and learn on the own rather
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Malaysia’s go in order to achieve excellence and the integrity among Malaysians. Thus‚ each of us‚ despite our differences has to unite together to show our Malaysian identity. There are several suggestions on how we are going to promote unity and tolerance among Malaysians. One of the ways on how to promote unity and tolerance among Malaysians is by holding cultural events; occasions which are related to the cultures of the society. Lantern festival‚ for instance is one of the examples of
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committee is to be viewed as part of the formation of a "three-legged stool‚" consisting of the audit committee‚ management and the independent auditors‚ with the audit committee to be deemed the most important leg of the stool (Hecht‚ 2002). Recently‚ especially in light of the Enron scandal‚ the SEC ’s Chief Accountant has furnished guidance on what he considers helpful to the proper and effective functioning of an audit committee. An audit committee must have three important qualities (Hecht‚ 2002):
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