...L.C.S.W., & Hall, K., M.S.W. (2012). Safety planning with children and adolescents in domestic violence shelters. Violence and Victims, 27(6), 831-48. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1243100843?accountid=14872 Authors Chanmugam and Hall (2012) took on the responsibility of researching youth of who are lodged in domestic violence shelters and behavior is impacted by it. For example, they have “problems in several domains, including externalizing and internalizing problems, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and lower social competence and academic achievement” (p. 831). Yet, with the youth being housed in domestic violence shelters along side their mother’s, one may think that their behavior would turn from being negative more into a positive outcome which would lead to less social impediments. Besides, this article will impact my research by highlighting how their living conditions in the shelters stimulate the cause-and-effect of psychosis in domestic violence with them being the antagonist. Even though, they are victims of this behavior, the added question remains and that is how does the intervention that is offered transform them? For the simple fact, the resolve of intervention methods should serve as a buffer to aid in the healing process for those who have encountered this type of behavior. Claiborne, L. 2008. Parents of murdered dating violence victim, legislators, and teachers unite to launch 'MADE' - moms and dads for education to stop teen...
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...On the utmost utter of the term teen violence, many people shudder and have different perceptions and views towards the same. The topic has raised controversial issues and addressing it is needed. In fact, the way the media views, interprets, perceives and apply it in the daily living is a subject to a thorough analysis. Sometimes the topic is under discussion with exaggerated biases. Teen violence is the harmful behavior comprising of physical, emotional, social or spiritual violence affecting the young people. Teen violence issues range from domestic violence to abuse in relationship issues, gang violence, cyber bullying, and forced crimes. A teenager is a victim below 18years. Causative factors of teen violence range from psychiatric problems to developmental disorders and other crime related issues. The youths with personality disorders such as decreased self-esteem are at a high state of joining a gang, a place where he will fell more appreciation. The media in their state of reporting these issues shows different expressions and variation of their side of their story. Some put the blame on the parents and the upbringing trends, others on the children exposure to technological advances, others still on the state for their failure to adopt policies to protect the teenagers. Assessment of different technological issues in the media proves that there is frequent reporting of new information that has never been known previously. The information is useful in creating awareness...
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...The author of “Violence in Teen Pregnancy” discusses the rising numbers of teens in America that have faced the most violence throughout a pregnancy than adults. AJ Davis has conducted a study which concerns the number of teens whom have faced or are facing some form of violence of violence during pregnancy to the number of adults facing the same types of violence. It was founded that violence during pregnancy is reported more often by teens than adults. The common form of abuse was reported to be by a non-partner or a female friend. Davis suggested that more teens try to follow the abstinence program, by saving themselves till marriage, to help prevent any type of situations if they were to become pregnant and also speak up to someone they can trust about the situation to seek help. Literature Review The literature review is an in-depth analysis of the data concerning the topic of violence amongst teen pregnancies. The article has been summarized and all information obtained will be well organized throughout the research. This literature review may or may not give new explanations of old information or also combined new and old explanations as well. The review can also be used to verify the research and provide more information based on the research topic. That being said, this literature review is used to introduce information concerning violence that may occur during a teen pregnancy more than during the adults pregnancy. The author of “Violence in Teen Pregnancy”...
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...Kayli Crouch Marsha Decker English 112’ October 11, 2013 Youth Gangs Today in America we hear a lot about gangs. There are gangs everywhere but the ones we hear about the most are the ones associated with the youth. I am going to be evaluating John Gerhardt’s Youth Gangs: An American Epidemic. By reading the article I already agree with what he has to say. It is about learning about gangs and how most of them are affiliated with races. If one wants to know how they operated then we must know that race can determine what each gang is and the beliefs in each gang. Some of what I picked up from reading the article is that they live in the environment of wanting respect and money relying on gangs and illegal activity to get them there. The three points I am going to evaluate will be guns, drugs and violence and how they are related with the youth gangs in the American society today. Gerhardt mentions “In American society, a crime epidemic is being carried by young adolescent teenagers, with the results usually being fatal” (32). I personally agree with these three things that Gerhardt has mentioned and that they can become super life changing, even fatal. How they can damage your life and put you places you do not want to be. How they influence one and how it could be the deciding factor in joining or being a part of a gang. In America a lot of people have guns, whether it be for hunting or just for the protection of their home. In gangs, a lot of the members carry guns just...
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...Have you ever wondered how many teenagers have considered suicide? Today in America teen deaths have been on an incline. More teens have died in today’s society than ever before. But today’s society is the main cause of these deaths. These deaths by teens are caused by what goes on around them in their environment. Teen suicide is one of many dangerous killers known to man today. Kids from the age range of 10-15 have thought of if not attempted to commit suicide. Teen suicide is thought of as a shameful and disgusting gesture, but parents, teachers, aunties, cousins, and grandparents do not take the time out to look deeper to what really causes teens to commit suicide. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) the number of teen suicide has been increasing in the past year because some teens problems are overlooked and they do not know how to cope with what is going on around them. Teens who commit suicide usually suffer from depression, obesity, bullying, and home based issues. Teens today commit suicide in the presence of grave circumstances. If things in our society were more openly addressed such as homosexuality, bullying, personal infatuation, appearance, drugs, and obesity more than likely teens would be comfortable to talk about their problems instead of resulting to suicide due to the internal pain in which they suffer from. "Teen Suicide." Teen Suicide Statistics and Facts. Web. 13 Mar. 2011. <http://www.teensuicidestatistics.com/statistics-facts.html>...
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...“Advice to Youth” In Mark Twain’s essay, “Advice to Youth”, Mark gives advice to the youth of America. His essay targets the teenage audience and gives a view of moral values for the teenage mind. Twain’s essay is in ways a comedy because of the sarcastic tone he uses. He talks about how lying can be bad, and when it can be good. Twain also gives advice on how the youth should avoid violence, showing respect to their superiors, and explains why the youth shouldn’t handle firearms. He even states, “Never handle firearms carelessly. The sorrow and suffering that have been caused through the innocent but heedless handling of firearms by the young,” (Twain 6). Throughout his essay, Twain uses certain words that betray the purpose of his writing....
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...Slavery--Law and legislation Reparations Body language Body language; Gesture; Nonverbal communication Nonverbal communication Bullying Bullying Bullying; Cyberbullying Business ethics Business ethics; Corporations - Corrupt practices Business ethics; Business enterprises, Corrupt practices Capital punishment (Death Penalty) Capital punishment; Death row Capital punishment Cancer Cancer--Prevention SEE ALSO types of cancer, such asBreast--Cancer Neoplasms--Prevention and Control;Cancer Treatment Censorship SEE ALSO Freedom of the Press Censorship; Prohibited books Censorship; USA Patriot Act 2001-US AND Civil liberties; Filtering software;Banned books Child abuse SEE ALSO Domestic violence Abused children; Child abuse Child abuse Child custody/support Custody of children Child custody Children of alcoholics Children of alcoholics; Alcoholics--Family relationships Children of alcoholics Cloning...
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...invention of the first video game, “Tennis for Two” sociologists have been studying how video games effect human interactions over time. One Benedict Carey stated that, “The issue is especially relevant today, because the games are more realistic and bloodier than ever...” What he means by this is that as we progress into the future we learn to advance and better ideas and other items. And with the current market, video games holding the use of violence, drugs, nudity, and action are at a high. So in order to have a higher income companies such as Treyarch, Nintendo, and Sony try to make the best and most realistic type of games that the public wants. In This case being the type that gets the players’ adrenalin pumping, leading to more realistic, and bloodier games. But do these games honestly make the people who play them violent or dangerous people? With this knowledge the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) and the AACAP (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) have both conducted tests to see if video games do cause violence or effect there...
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...School bullying is an epidemic that surrounds elementary, middle and high schools all over America and the world and it should be punished accordingly. Here in the United States it has really taken a toll on our teenagers. Many lives have been lost due to suicide, depression, and low-morale. Bullying can disguise itself as pushing, shoving, name-calling, mean rumors, teasing, and violence. This can be damaging to an individual and cause great harm. Bullying is negative behavior that needs to stop because, as adults we need to intervene and set things right. Bullying, the different kinds, and the rise in cyber bullying are all important because students are abused, threatened and victimized on a daily basis. Bullying is unwanted,...
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...Throughout the decades, notably from the 1970s to the present, America has experienced its changes through the influence of hip-hop culture. Cultural hip-hop talks about real-life experiences of subjects such as gangster mafia violence, drugs, degrading of women, and many other realistic, pessimistic values, whether the artist has experienced those situations or not. Currently, the public has opened their ears to a whole new level by listening to the ludicrous lyrics of some of the mediocre, modern-day hip-hop and rap artists. Due to much of the publicity, some of these artists are put on such a high pedestal that they go to extremes by acting out their music and wind up being horrible role models, ruining the names they made for themselves. On the other hand, some artists in hip-hop culture see a political trend form and decide to incite it with heart-grasping lyrics that pertain to the governmental issues. From the 1970s to current times, there is a pattern emerging that Americans are willing to listen to politically subjected songs that hip-hop artists have written as signs of political trends. America’s changes through hip-hop culture have had some influences on the government and public as a whole through significantly realistic lyrics, violence, and trend-setters. Since 1979, when Sugarhill Gang came out with “Rapper’s Delight”, hip-hop music has been “all the rage” for about three decades (Blanchard 1). Hip-hop came from the different genres of jazz, gospel,...
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...Portraying adolescents as false tragic heroes has been a theme explored in literature throughout the twentieth century. In John Gardner’s Grendel, the protagonist Grendel, portrayed as a parentless adolescent seeking guidance, finds happiness in violence. Grendel continually commits the ultimate act of evilness, murder on Hrothgar’s mead hall. Gardner creates a character and an environment in, which the reader must feel sorrow for Grendel, in order to have fulfillment by the end of the resolution. However, Gardner uses Grendel and writing in general as tool to communicate his liberal philosophies to a wider audience making it difficult to weep over Grendel’s death. Grendel is not a misguided youth; he is a monster who willingly takes part in his death by indulging himself in violence. In Grendel, the protagonist spends his ephemeral life attacking Hrothgar’s mead hall, and Grendel takes the lives of Hrothgar’s men during the raids. When Grendel encounters the dragon, Grendel turns into a barbaric machine, after his self-realization. After the dragon, Grendel begins his contentious “war” with Hrothgar. The attacks on Hrothgar are essentially a deranged pastime for Grendel. After the attacks, Grendel feels some remorse, although this could merely be a biological reaction to the tyranny. Even if Grendel feels remorse, it is still no excuse to slaughter. If Grendel’s attacks are means of survival, then he must surely realize his death is necessary. Grendel returns to the mead...
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...Even though U.S. government spends over one billion dollars on abstinence programs each year, there are over 800,000 pregnancies and over nine million sexually transmitted infections spread amongst those under the age of 25 (SEICUS). When comparing teen pregnancy rates in countries like France, Germany, and the Netherlands, to the United States, the rate is almost eight times higher. Within the states, Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi have the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections. However, in West Virginia, one of the poorest states alongside the previously mentioned three, has one of the lowest teenage pregnancy rates. The reason? They have no abstinence-only education. Having a lack of a strong sexual education system added with the spread of misinformation has created numerous problems compared to other developed countries. “Rights, respect, responsibility,” is the motto for the Advocates for Youth organization that has been the basis for France, Germany, and Netherlands’ philosophy on sexual health. Creating an open, safe, and informative environment has made it easier for people of all ages to feel comfortable dealing with and discussing their sexuality, as well as having sensible and realistic government policies results in overall better results when comparing teens across the Atlantic Ocean. The older generations have a responsibility to give the tools youths need to prepare them the responsibility that comes with sexuality. The younger generations have...
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...by the police is far less than that of other boys of color – though violence against South Asians is very much an issue –, Asian Americans suffer through the institutionalized, and normalized racism just as black, or latinx do. It is a different kind of discrimination and oppression, but no less harmful. We are not, and have never been, white. The racism Asians experience is subtler, and less likely to be called out on. Asian slurs are common vernacular, while the mocking of our accents make you the highlight of a party....
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...their toll on communities. Recently, just as it did in the past. But today luckily, we have stopped the violence and moved to peaceful protests and marches As Baldwin says in Notes of a Native Son, “It was better not to judge the man who had gone down under an impossible burden. It was better to remember: Thou knowest this man's fall, but thou knowest not his wrassling” (1335). I take this to mean you can't judge people because they crack under a wight, but that you need to understand them and see why they acted the way they did. On August 1, 1943 a World War II veteran , Robert Bandy, was shot in the arm when coming to the aid of a black woman named Margie Polite. The white police officer , James Collins, had gotten called to the incident because Polite had been unruly and loud at a hotel and yelling at staff (“Harlem Riots of 1943”). When Collins tried to arrest Polite, Bandy appeared to defend her. After a brief argument, Bandy struck Collins with his own nightstick and Collins shot Bandy in the shoulder.Rumor spread that Bandy had been killed and the people of Harlem became incensed. By August 2, stores had been looted and property had been destroyed. A total of 16,100 men were deployed to stop the riots, including 6,600 civil police officers, 8,000 states guardsman and some volunteers( “Harlem Riots of 1943”). They were sent out to face the mobs and try to stop the violence. The New York Police Department reported by the end...
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...Gender specific violence impacts women in the United States and around the globe. Gender specific violence is a term used to capture violence that occurs as a result of the traditional role beliefs related to each gender, along with the imbalanced power relationships between the two genders, within the circumstance of a particular society. In America, there are certain crimes that are gender specific. For example, rape is a gender specific crime that is targeted primarily on women. Women are defined based on their relationship to men and their space in male hegemonic structures (Guy-Sheftall). Hegemonic masculinity is the perfectly created male and is class and race bound. Hegemonic masculinity is against femininity. Characteristic of hegemonic masculine...
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