CHAPTER III RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY This chapter presents the method of research‚ the setting of the study‚ the respondents of the study‚ the research instrument‚ the data gathering procedure‚ and the statistical tools or treatment of data. Method of Research The researchers used descriptive method for this study. The descriptive method is used to assess “What is “and it is designed to produce information about prevailing situation ‚ or what is or has been happening or to describe
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Violence and Sex in the Media and It’s Effects Question 1: What does sex in the media really do? Is it just a selling tool or does it affect us in a greater way? Networks are paying more than they used to for the best time slots and the more risky they can make their commercials the better. For example‚ advertisers paid $2.3 million for a single 30-s ad airing during Super Bowl XXXVIII (Sutel‚ 2004). As you can see advertisers truly think that sex is the key‚ TV and film producers believe
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appear time and again. Experimentation Part of being a teenager is experiencing new things‚ taking risks‚ and rebelling against authority. According to Dr. Mitchell S. Rosenthal‚ president of a large drug treatment program called Phoenix House‚ teens are seeking adventure and they often find it by experimenting with drugs. A middle school guidance counselor told Newsweek that when she talks to students about drugs she asks them to go to a certain section of the classroom if they consider themselves
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comfortable in social settings‚ and to feel good about whom they are. Adolescents are no different. They too use drugs to gain these temporary feelings and sensations. “Drug abuse among young people is one of the greatest challenges of our time” (Shedler and Black‚ 1990). The prevalence of drug use among adolescents is a disturbing phenomenon that has been investigated for decades. When adolescents abuse drugs‚ their lives can be adversely affected (Jenkins
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Teen Parenting Programs By Tessa Brich CFS 489 In this paper I will investigate two different teen parenting programs to see what their strengths and weaknesses are. I chose the Parenting‚ Academics‚ Careers‚ Employment or P.A.C.E. program of Clackamas County because of my personal experience. For my second program I chose the Insights Teen parent program because of how long the program has been operating. I hope to compare and contrast these two programs and find out which one works
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Caucasians are at the highest risk for suicide. The biggest cause of suicide is being bullied‚ and the most popular and worse type of bullying is cyber bullying. According to Yalda T Uhls “Cyber bullying is defined as electronically mediated behaviors among peers such as making fun of‚ telling lies‚ spreading rumors‚ threats and sharing private information or pictures without permission to do so”. Stop Bullying.gov states that cyber bullying can happen 24 hours a day‚ 7
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Domestic Violence Project Paula Hollis Kaplan University CM 22 Section 52 Nick Pincumbe October 4‚ 2012 Here in Bay County‚ we have a population of 169‚856 people. Last year‚ 2011‚ there were a total of 1‚074 cases of domestic violence. During my research‚ I have found that we have a Salvation Army office with a “program” for cases of domestic violence. Even though this program is good‚ it is not enough to keep up with the crime in our area. I believe we need to improve
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Domestic Violence Every day someone is being a victim to domestic violence and everyday these crimes are being unreported‚ swept under the rug or some people think that it’s not their business to get involved. Domestic violence is a violent confrontation between a spouse or ex or current lover involving physical harm‚ sexual assault‚ or fear of physical harm. Domestic violence can harm family‚ children and friends and even coworkers because they want to help but feel helpless at times. The factors
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Alcohol The effects of alcohol on the human brain Many teens today face the situation of alcohol and alcohol abuse. Although we cannot make their choices for them‚ we can persuade them into not taking alcohol by knowing the risks first; a lot like warnings on smoke packages. Alcohol can have a big affect on the adolescent mind. The brain of a an average human being keeps developing to the age of adolescence; people believe that the brain stops developing at the age of adolescence‚ but
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YOUNG TEENS AND SEXUALITY: Why many aged 12-15yr olds are having sex Many teenagers have already had sex by the ages of 12‚ 13‚ and 14.According to Ukweli newsletter (March 1999) in Kenya‚ 19% of teens were sexually active by age 12‚ 25% by age13 and 38% by age14 . In a similar report published also in1999 by Dr Clifford Hill claimed that in Britain 17% of 13-15 year olds were sexually active. Looking at the statistics one may notice that there are a high percentage of sexually active young
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