Competing representations of Youth homelessness: Media Vs. Advocacy Discourses Introduction Youth homelessness in Canada is a paradoxical reality: although the country has the high GDP‚ the large economy and the high consumption rate in the North America and even the whole world‚ there are still a large number of young people who have to face the lack of basic living conditions‚ such as employment and housing. Today‚ youth homelessness‚ which is recognized as a serious social issue in Canada‚ has
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This is especially true for children. A well-structured and organized youth program will provide benefits and positive experiences for young athletes. While children are having fun participating in sports they are also building character‚ learning to work as a team‚ and playing fairly. Most people think the only benefits of sports are physical. Sports are more than just developing hand-eye coordination and burning calories‚ youth sports provide many developmental benefits‚ physical benefits‚ and psychological
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Tiffany Bathurst ENG1109 Proposal Essay May 7th 2014 Youth Violence Prevention I would like to think we all take a strong stance against the issue of youth violence‚ especially in our own communities. While I’m sure most of us want what is best‚ the question is: “what are we actively doing to prevent violence and promote God’s love‚ peace and hope as well as safety for our own families against this rising occurrence?” There is no doubt‚ just by watching the news on a daily basis that the rise
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Executive Summary Youth suicide is a major issue in Malaysia that requires the use of public relations to reach out to the society and convey the subject and its effects. Through the use of Public relations campaigns‚ it is possible to educate all parties to take action to limit the stigma surrounding suicide and help our youth through support and treatment. Through past cases and campaigns‚ it is possible to identify the key components that would make a suicide prevention campaign more effective
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Chapter I INTRODUCTION I. Background of the Study One of the first micro level studies on the economics of youth smoking appeared in the 1980’s. Their demand equation tested retail prices of cigarettes while controlling for various socioeconomic factors such as age‚ sex‚ race‚ family size‚ income‚ labor force status of mother‚ and for smuggling. Young consumers might be more price responsive than adults because of lower disposable income. The researchers also found that price has more effect
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The causes and consequences of youth unemployment in Australia has been of particular concern within both government and private sectors for many years. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)‚ 10.9% of the total 15-24 age population was unemployed in September‚ 1995. This figure climbed to 15.3% in September‚ 2003. This evidence gives cause to the growing concern surrounding the increase in youth unemployment. For sizeable numbers of youth‚ its not going to get any easier to find
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Assesment 1 - What is youth policy and how does it influence the work of youth workers? By Ciara Davis Youth policy is a vital aspect of Australian society‚ and is constantly being re-written and altered. Policy is defined by the Oxford dictionary as “… A course or principle of action adopted or proposed by an organization or individual”. The term "youth" applies to young people roughly between the ages of 12 and 25 who are beginning‚ amidst‚ or towards the end of adolescence (Children and Young
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Youths today are growing up in an era that that no other generation had experience before. Due to the advanced development in technology and internet‚ youths have greater accessibility and exposure to media contents to the extent that it results in moral decaying. These media contents include traditional media such as newspaper‚ television‚ advertisements‚ movies‚ and music as well as new media such as internet‚ video games‚ CD-ROMS and DVDs. Therefore‚ violence‚ materialism and superficiality arises
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Gangs‚ Turfs‚ Youth & Affiliations When was the last time you were able to turn on the news and not hear about some sort of violent act? Crime and gangs is a growing concern amongst most cities‚ and street gangs are behind a lot of the trouble. Gangs have plagued the streets for centuries and there is no stopping the urge to commit such hideous crimes. Gangs grow from recruiting young kids but what makes a kid decide to join a crime filled lifestyle? Gang violence has been a problem for many years
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The Hallelujah House Outreach Ministry Center is a non-profit ecumenical organization. They are committed to reaching out to anyone crossing racial‚ ethnic‚ denominational and/or social problems. They are also committed to eliminating the barriers that hinder the community around us. This organization holds a civic responsibility to provide resources‚ support programs‚ projects‚ and workshops to assist the people in need. They also help the community by enabling people to transform in many aspects
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