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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Internet Addiction and Abuse: A new Problem among Young People Internet is a kind of network which a lot of people use it to exchange information‚ particularly young people. As the Internet gains its popularity at an amazing rate‚ it has become the most widely used network‚ and has permeated our modern lives at school‚ home‚ and work‚ in recent years. Using the Internet‚ people can chat with friends‚ shopping online‚ play online games‚ and so on. However‚ the power of Internet is observable‚ it
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Abortion among young women and subsequent life outcomes. Fergusson‚ David M.‚ Joseph M. Boden‚ and L. John Horwood. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 39.1 (March 2007): 6(7). Expanded Academic ASAP. Gale. Los Angeles Harbor College CCL. 5 Nov. 2007 The report “Abortion among young women and subsequent life outcomes” discusses young women and the effects of unplanned pregnancies on future life outcomes. Research shows that women who choose abortion are frequently concerned with education
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Research proposal : Young people’s opinion about having sex before marriage as well as the advantages and disadvantages of this issue is the primary focus of this current research. Nowadays‚ having sex before marriage is becoming too familiar to young people all over the world. However‚ from past to present‚ almost Vietnamese have appreciated women’s virginity. The women need to be a virgin before she gets marriage. If they are not‚ their husbands has no respect for them. Now‚ facing to the
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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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4 Sexting among Young Adults Sexting among teens has been a controversial problem for many years now‚ with advances in technology quickly engulfing our generation. Recently‚ a survey from the University of Rhode Island has concluded how popular sexting is among teens in our generation today. According to Health Land Time Magazine‚ "78% of students in the survey say they ’ve received sexually suggestive messages and 56% say they have received intimate images". As more people realize how
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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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University of South Africa 2013-05-30 Dear Sir/Madam Re: Research proposal: Why do People Volunteer Work. I am currently associated with UNISA where I am an honours student in Psychology. I have special interest in why do people volunteer work due to some volunteer work I am doing with a home called Botshabelo and an organisation called Stop Hunger SA. I have attached a proposal for further research in this field. The reasons for approaching you is because I will need funding
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Title of research project: Smoking can be a contributory factor to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Aims and objectives of the research project: The aim of this research project is to prove the case that cigarette smoking has a detrimental effect on the health of the human body and can be a contributory factor to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Objectives: 1. Outline the compounds that make up cigarettes. 2. Explain how these compounds react in the human body
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Research proposal Executive summary: The research project proposed will consist of an analytical review of fast food with particular reference to India. Some researchers blame the increased consumption of ‘big brand’ fast foods (such as McDonald’s) for expanding waistlines. Nutritional profiling in the initial study showed that the energy provided in a typical fast food meal seemed ‘appropriate’ in terms of a general daily intake but that increased meal sizes‚ poor ordering decisions and choice
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