These independent living situations increase desires to experiment and be involved in risky situations since they are no longer being suppressed by a strict living environment. ... This aspect can be paralleled Levenger's studies of how individuals are more likely to participate in risky activities/behaviors (such as binge drinking) when involved in group activities. This makes the dangerous activity seems less risky to an adolescent due to the fact so many of his/her friends are involved. This also makes risk more valued. ... After studying correlations it shows that students who felt...

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Sometimes if the parents are not involved in the child's life they usually replace family with friends, and try to get help and opinions on different situations from them instead of a parent or authority figure. ... When teens make choices involving risk, they do not evaluate long-term consequences or risks involved in that particular situation. ... Even small amounts of negative peer pressure during these years when the brain is still developing can lead at-risk teenagers to delinquent behaviors.... Some kids come from homes where the parents are negligent or not involved with them. ...

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Due to some negative influence and an impaired value system, some teenagers get involved in delinquent behavior. Alcohol and Drugs First, and most common risk factor of adolescent development, is alcohol and drug abuse. ... Under certain circumstances, youngsters get involved in robberies and other offenses to civilians. ... Other Pertinent Issues of Adolescence On top of the already mentioned risk factors, there are still many more offenses adolescents may get involved in. ... There are many risk factors awaiting adolescents on their way to adulthood. ...

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Second, eighteen -year-old drivers are involved less in horseplay and drag racing. ... This official data shows that at younger age there are more chances of getting involved in fatal and nonfatal crashes than at older age. ... Tom Condon, in The Hartford Courant, confirms, "Among young drivers, risk is highest among sixteen and seventeen yea olds" (B1). These data clearly shows that teen from age sixteen to seventeen are more likely to get involved in fatal crash than any other age group. ... Raising the age will stop one out of three teens from getting involved in crash or losing their lives...

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Four of the most harmful possibilities that exist are, the link between marijuana and crime, the health risks involved, the family problems that arise, and the fact that marijuana has been known to lead to other drugs. ... The use of marijuana has many health risks. One of these major risks is the effects that this drug has on the brain. ... (Godfrey 37) The probable risk of lung cancer is also increased. ... They will also usually be involved in constant conflict with others in the family and will frequently argue. ...

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While levels of alcohol use among adolescents remain high, the perceived risk associated with such use appears to be declining. From 1992 to 2002, the percentage of 12th graders perceiving "great risk of harm" associated with drinking four or five drinks per day, nearly everyday, dropped from 71% to 59% (Johnston et al, 2003). ... Linda Spear (2000a,b) suggests that the following changes are all typical of adolescence and should, along with other factors, be considered in any attempt to define its range: 1) Increase in time spent with peers, decrease in time spent with family 2) In...

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If some of the teenager's friends are involved with drugs, then the teen is more likely to get involved with them because of the peer pressure resulting from them. ... Robert Merton holds another explanation of why teens get involved in drugs. ... This serves to explain why some teens get involved. ... They also incur greater health risks. ... Illegal drugs are associated with premature sexual activity with risks of unwanted pregnancy and exposure to sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS, delinquency, and involvement in the Criminal Justice system. ...

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The study also examines what are the different risk factors and what determine adolescents to engage in sexual intercourse that leads to pregnancy. ... Studies have shown that wards of child protective services are more vulnerable to the hazards of teenage pregnancy and parenthood than girls not involved with child protective services (Connolly et al.,2012, p.615). According to research done by the Canadians found that teens within the foster care involvement are four times more likely than other teens who are not involved in the foster care to become pregnant (Connolly et al.,2012, p.615). .....

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Teens are put at a greater risk of having accidents because under-developed motor skills cause them to react more slowly than people a few years older. ... Due to this, the driving age should be raised to eighteen to eliminate the dangerous risks coming with a license. ... Young drivers are in a developmental transition seeking to establish independence and self-reliance, so they have a propensity to take risks while driving, frequently manifested by speeding and drunk driving. ... Therefore, driving a car is a task that should only be taken on by teens over the age of eighteen year olds bec...

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Diffusion of responsibility means a reduction of a sense of urgency to help someone involved in an emergency or dangerous situation under the assumption that others who are also observing the situation will help (Gilovich, Keltner, Chen, & Nisbett 538). The way that this can be related to sexting is that teenagers get themselves involved in some dangerous situations if they are not careful. ... I have known a few people that have sexted before, and it really isnt worth the risk that it poses, as, they can get in a lot of trouble with what they send even through texting. ... You would not want ...

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Although the onset of pregnancy may occur in any teenager, some teens are at higher risk for unplanned pregnancy than others. ... Teenagers who come from poor neighborhoods and attend segregated schools are at a high risk for pregnancy. ... Many of these health risks are due to inadequate prenatal care and support, rather than physical immaturity. ... Poor eating habits, smoking, alcohol and drugs increase the risk of having a baby with health problems (Johnson, 1995). ... Because of these extremely serious problems, many governments as well as local organizations are fighting to stop the ...

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Therefore, parents are already involved in providing emotional and psychological support and assisting her in the decision making process. ... There is obviously not a good relationship between the teenager and her parents because if there was the parents would talk to her about the risks of having sex and what can happen if she does have unprotected sex. ... She was risking the lives on many innocent people for a reason that could have been prevented. ... Many teenagers have immoral sexual relationships which put their lives in danger because of STDs and the risk of becoming pregnant a...

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They might put off finishing high school, putting them at greater risk of being put into low paying jobs or of facing prolonged unemployment, poverty, and welfare. For many teens, those risks are already high, and childbirth only mixes them further into a future full of struggle. ... The center makes it easier for the fathers to get involved. ...

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It is important to understand that except for the technology involved many of the pros and cons about abortion are not new. ... In the United States there is a constant awareness which is at times very keen and at other time rather obscured about the belief that the mental and physical health of the mother and child are at particular risk when the mother is an adolescent. But even though individuals recognize this risk, there is still a strong element of conscience which suggests that abortion is fundamentally wrong and that even in extreme instances, an abortion has to be seen for what thos...

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From what has been observed, it is more than likely that parents are unable to talk to their teens about high risk behavior just as teens are uncomfortable in asking their parents. ... It's not comfortable for anyone involved " parents are afraid of it, children are mortified by it " which is probably why the talk so often comes after the fact. ... Parents need to learn the most current facts about high risk behavior and learn different techniques on how to talk and on how to present the information to their teens. ...

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"Alcohol related crashes are the leading cause of deaths for teens," states Dr. Mark S. Gold of Fair Oaks Hospital. It's drinking that harms or endangers the drinker or other people. Drinking and driving is an extremely dangerous form of alcohol abuse. Teenage drinking may cause fights with family a...

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"How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie" by Junot Diaz, is a short fiction story in which the protagonist speaking in second person is used also as the narrator. The theme of the story comes from the protagonist's lack of understanding in the relationships between girls and boys. ...

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Both volunteers were told that they would be involved in a study that tests the effects of punishment on learning. ... According to Steinberg (2014) "the mere presence of peers made teenagers take more risks" (p.1). ...

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Peers can influence others to become rebellious and take risks. ... Parents need to stay involved in their child's life through the child's high school years. ... When teens do not have adults involved in their lives, "they"re more susceptible to negative peer pressure"(Panzarine p.146). ...

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Graduating from high school is a must for anyone who is reaching for success, and the risk and fear of failing school presents a large amount of stress for many teenagers. ... Many students have been on the road to success when suddenly they become involved in an unhealthy relationship. ... Maybe being involved on a school's sports team might be a way to meet new people and let out aggression. ...

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Graduating from high school is a must for anyone who is reaching for success, and the risk and fear of failing school presents a large amount of stress for many teenagers. ... Many students have been on the road to success when suddenly they become involved in an unhealthy relationship. ... Maybe being involved on a school's sports team might be a way to meet new people and let out aggression. ...

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Graduating from high school is a must for anyone who is reaching for success, and the risk and fear of failing school presents a large amount of stress for many teenagers. ... Many students have been on the road to success when suddenly they become involved in an unhealthy relationship. ... Maybe being involved on a school's sports team might be a way to meet new people and let out aggression. ...

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Graduating from high school is a must for anyone who is reaching for success, and the risk and fear of failing school presents a large amount of stress for many teenagers. ... Many students have been on the road to success when suddenly they become involved in an unhealthy relationship. ... Maybe being involved on a school's sports team might be a way to meet new people and let out aggression. ...

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In most divorces the children involved believe they are responsible for it. ... These actions involved smoking, skipping school, and just having a lack of respect for everyone including himself. ... I can get better responses and I can also see the body language that was involved with them. ... Harvard University press, Cambridge, MA, 1994 Werner, E., Smith, R.S., Overcoming the odds: high risk children from birth to adulthood. ...

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Even more startling are the individual stories behind these statistics because the young people involved come from all communities, all economic levels, all home situations-anyone's family. ... One in three adolescents in the nineties is at risk for serious depression. ... (Elkind 203) Researchers have found that depressed teens are at particularly high risk for drug and alcohol abuse. ...

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