Socialization is the process of influencing similar attributes of peer group on each other, while selection is the choosing process of friends in that peer group influences are felt more in the elementary and secondary stages of education because of puberty, independence and their experiences in relation. ... It is highly influential for, pre-reading, linguistic skills and high level of commitment for education and training which affects the individual's educational and professional attainments. The results of different research studies have strongly linked higher-achiever to high achieve...

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In order to lower the amount of teen pregnancies sex education needs to be increased and strengthened in our countrys schools. ... According to the Guttmacher Institute's Facts on American Teen's Sexual and Reproductive Health it is stated that 82 percent of teen pregnancies are unplanned, an astonishingly high percentage which accounts for around one fifth of the unplanned pregnancies each year. ... Teenage girls from low-income backgrounds may have little incentive to avoid becoming pregnant due to lack of motivation such as a good education, job, financial independence, and marria...

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It is now a known fact that majority of high school aged boys and girls would have engaged in some sort of sexual activity by the time they graduate high school. "50% of girls and women aged 15 to 19 told the National Center for Health Statistics they had had sex, [ ] 55% of single males ages 15 to 19 have had sex" (Maggie Gallagher). ... Take for instance the school, the coolest or the most "hype" boys and girls any given school are those who openly express their sexuality, for example the cheerleaders who are always clad in very skimpy outfits. ... This has now led to some schools having t...

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As teenagers begin to define themselves into adulthood, they begin to seek more independence from family and less parental supervision (Onyehalu). ... They have hypothesized that a certain genetic disorder (XYY) may be responsible for the reported high rate of criminal offenses committed by afflicted individuals. ... Another area of great interest in trying to understand youth and delinquency has been the cognitive school. ...

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In a research conducted by Yale University at ten Connecticut high schools, researchers found that out of 3,560 students, four percent were addicted to the internet. ... Independence is one thing that teens strive for the most and being on social media sites is one of the most popular ways to feel independent. ...

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