BlackDoctor.org) -- Federal health researchers said this week that a whopping half of African American teenage girls have a sexually transmitted infection. That fact is troubling enough‚ but it’s all the more so when you consider its implications for the Black AIDS epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the study‚ which is the first of its kind‚ on March 11 at its annual STD prevention conference. Researchers culled through 2003-2004 data in an ongoing‚ annual health survey
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Race is something that has impacted everybody since the day they were born even though it is something that people cannot control. Ever since humans created the idea of race‚ people of color have been discriminated against while white people have gotten all of the privileges. Whites have been seen as superior and therefore they deserved more than people of color. Over the years‚ historical events‚ such as slavery‚ and politics have greatly influenced race. Some of these influences can be seen in
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experience change on every stage of their life. The older people become‚ the greater challenges they are going to face. The contemporary youth culture make old people look like they are always sick‚ old-fashioned‚ slow‚ ugly‚ poor‚ isolated etc. This stereotype is very clearly seen in different Mass Medea making people believe what is far from
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and stereotypes affect others’ understandings of ourself? Stereotypes and perspective can affect other’s understanding of ourselves. Whether positively or negatively‚ what group‚ religion‚ or culture we are in can define us. Whether the stereotypes about your group are true or false‚ they still are a part of who you are‚ even though it may be completely inaccurate. In the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ there are two separate social groups‚ the socs’ and the greasers. The stereotypes and their
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HOW DOES SOCIETY AFFECTS THE TEENAGER Unless your teen never leaves the house or watches TV‚ plenty of societal influences can affect her behavior. From the media to peers‚ an array of societal factors can shape the ways in which your teen acts. While society isn’t entirely responsible for your adolescent’s every action‚ the effect of these influences can cause changes in attitudes or alter some values. Media Influences Between TV‚ the movies‚ online videos and all of the other media sources
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toys their children are allowed to play with. Some people believe it can even affect their children’s sexuality if they play with a toy that isn’t for their gender. For example some people believe a young boy playing with Barbie’s can make him gay or feminine. And new “groundbreaking” commercials like the Moschino Barbie commercial with a young boy who is acting stereotypically feminine‚ can reinforce these stereotypes and scare people more. While there is nothing wrong with a boy being “feminine”
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The entertainment industry has had a major effect on the LGBTQ community and on society as a whole. Television has a rather interesting history. It all began when two men had thought of a design for a machine that would transmit images back in 1876‚ after the telephone was invented. Paul Nipkow(1860-1940) had invented the first form
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Barbie The Effect of Barbie’s in Society Research Vivian Ramos Waubonsee Community College Abstract This paper gives a brief overview of the effect of Barbie’s in today’s world. Ranging from a variety of positive and negative views that influence the women’s physical looks today. A plastic toy that has been very popular for the past fifty years has slowly found its deeper meaning. I will first give you a brief overview of how this research is mapped out. Starting with the background information
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Stratton College Communications 201 Ritu Sharma November 20‚ 2014 Abstract In today’s society‚ there are many diseases that affect the development of the human body. One those disorders are Autism. Autism is not nearly as known as the disorder Down ’s syndrome‚ but it is more effective in society. In fact‚ autism is the third most common developmental disability‚ affecting 400‚000 people worldwide (Autism Society of America). As of yet there is no cure for this debilitating disease‚ only a variety
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Alcoholism Alcoholism is an issue that affects a person as well as the society at large. Despite me not being an alcoholic‚ I have had friends and relatives who have had to deal with the issue. Alcoholism is a personal issue; however‚ it also affects the society in many ways. The society is directly and indirectly affected by people who overindulge and constantly abuse alcohol. Furthermore‚ people become alcoholics because of personal as well as societal issues. For example‚ a personal can
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