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    Research Proposal

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    NAME: MAHLAELA D.J. STUDENT NO: 3621-201-6 COURSE CODE: HMPYC 80 - RESEARCH PROPOSAL TO INVESTIGATE THE PRECIPITATING FACTORS FOR USING THE NEW NON-CLASSIFIED DRUG CALLED NYAOPE BY ADOLESCENTS WHO LIVE IN THE WATERBERG DISTRICT OF LIMPOPO (BELA-BELA) INDEX Page 1. Title ---------------------------------------------- 3 2. Introduction ---------------------------------------- 3

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    role can give boost an individual’s self esteem. There are many negatives that can come with being part of a group also. Peer pressure and the feeling of having to conform in ways in which may seem inappropriate‚ could cause members to go along with decisions and behaviour made‚ so that they fit in even though they know the outcomes won’t possibly be the best ones. The pressure to conform in front of other members of a group was apparent in an experiment carried out by Solomon Asch in the 1950s.

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    researchers on this study. It is also a review of the existing literature relevant to the topic of social conformity among adolescents. A. Related Literature (Foreign) Adolescent’s social conformity can be described as the influence exerted by a peer group in encouraging a person to change his or her attitudes‚ values‚ or behaviors to conform to the group. A person affected by conformity may or may not want to belong to these groups. They may also recognize dissociative groups that they do not

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    greater than our respect for objective facts.” This quote is a true reflection of society’s need for conformity‚ explicitly for young adults who suffer the effects of peer pressure. Personally I like to believe I defy this‚ but in actuality everyone in some way seeks to “fit-in‚” making this quote very accurate. Most teens today feel pressure to go along with the quote unquote status quo‚ and most are willing to conform to do it‚ regardless of any detrimental effects. The classic high school setting is

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    genocide. In trying to understand the factors that made these men’s crimes possible the factors that are central to their actions are several: peer pressure and conformity‚ the roles‚ the developing of a rationale for killing‚ and the environment they were in. Without these elements‚ the men of Police Battalion 101would not have become executioners. Peer Pressure‚ Influence from

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    EXAMINING TEEN GIRLS’ FASHION BEHAVIOR IN THE VIRTUAL AND THE REAL WORLD: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science In The School of Human Ecology By Caroline Makena Kobia B.Ed.‚ Moi University‚ Kenya‚ 2000 May 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My greatest debt of gratitude goes to my advisor‚ Dr. Chuanlan Liu‚ whose insightful comments

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    tend to practice drug abuse. Of course it has its causes‚ effects and measures to reduce it. Chiefly‚ drug abuse is caused by peer pressure. If one is among a bad peer group who do drugs‚ he or she is most likely to partake in the act as well. Even if it is only one person among them who does drugs‚ the rest have a high tendency to follow his or her example. As we all know one bad nut spoils the

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    Argumentative Essay

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    possess disadvantages towards teenagers. According to Tucker (n.d.)‚ teenagers view curfew as a penalty that is being set by their parents‚ thus it causes them to feel irritated and unpleasant. They are prone to have such feelings because of the pressures their peers set upon them. Nevertheless‚ curfews do keep teens out of trouble as curfews encompass advantages such as reducing juvenile crimes‚ developing more disciplined teens and diminishing health risks caused by sleep deprivation. First and foremost

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    Factor contribute to this problem According to Flowers‚ there are two major motivations that lead children to run away from home. The first is to avoid an emotional experience that they expect to occur. The second is to escape a painful or difficult experience in their life. (Flowers.R.B‚ 2001). Schaffner indicates that young people choose to run away from dysfunctional homes or homes with physically‚ emotionally and sexually abusive environments‚ such as parental harassment‚ violence‚ parental drugs

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    Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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    i) What causes PID and what happens to the body when someone gets it? Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) occurs when an infection of the cervix‚ or to a lesser extent the vagina progresses into the upper genital tract‚ PRODIGY (2005). Warell (2003) defines an infection as an invasion of the body by harmful organisms (or pathogens) such as bacteria‚ fungi‚ protozoa or viruses. In the case of PID the two most common causes of the initial infection are the bacterium Chlamydia Trachomatis or Neisseria

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