mothers to attend college. Single mothers have many responsibilities to take and if they think about the roles they take might not let them concentrate in school. It is important to find ways on how to adjust the needs of single mothers, so they can be able to graduate. Even though there is a great majority of single mother attending college at higher rates, little research has been done on how to help single
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Running head: TEEN SUICIDE IS AN EPIDEMIC Teen Suicide October 20, 2012 Introduction Every year, thousands of youth die in the Unites States and one million worldwide. Not from cancer or motor vehicle accidents by their own hand. For whatever reason they make that choice that they no longer want to live, and they take their own life. According to statistic, suicide has been known to be the third leading cause of death for young persons between the age of fifteen
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In Zimmerman’s article on” Homophobia hurts straight men, too,” it talks about a college student who committed suicide after his roommate videotaped him and another boy having sex. Bullying can be found almost everywhere in homes, on the internet, and especially in schools. Bullying has a lot of repercussions that affect people in many ways. Recently, bullying has been blamed for the rising number of teenage suicides all over the country. No one is born to be a bully, it is a taught skill (Kropar)
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The Association of Physical Activity and Stress in College Students Shaye Sedotal University of New Orleans Abstract The purpose of this study is to measure the relationship between physical activity and stress levels among college students. The sample comprised of 27% males (N=18) and 73% (N=48) females with a mean age of 23.6 years and an age range of 19 to 54. 51% (N=34) of the participants were Caucasian, 22% (N=15) were African American, 9% (N=6) Hispanic, and 7% (N=10)
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The various academic pressures inflicted upon students cause increased stress and anxiety which can impact mental health. Although everyone has experienced the pressures of stress and anxiety at least once in their lives, many do not understand the difference between them or that there is one at all. While stress is “a response to a threat in a situation”, anxiety is the body’s reaction to that stress (“Anxiety and Disorders at School” & “Stress”). There are many different types of anxiety. The most
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where alcohol is consumed very heavily is on our college campuses. Many college students participate in binge drinking which is drinking of four or more drinks back to back.(Saylor 1) “Among college students, a decade's worth of research in the College Alcohol Study found the proportion of students engaging in frequent binge drinking had increased” (McCardell 1). Between the years of 1993 and 2001, there was a ten percent increase in college students drinking to get drunk (McCardell 1). Alcohol use
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The Need for Enhanced Anti-Bullying Laws and School Programs Lisa Aparicio Saint Joseph’s College The Need for Enhanced Anti-Bullying Laws and School Programs Bullying was traditionally considered rites of passage, something all children and youth must go through. This is a myth. In today’s violent growing society, bullying has been responsible for several acts of non-punishable crimes. The lack of attention to implementing and enforcing anti-bullying state laws, and funding anti-bullying
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College Student Stress Steve Cameron ENG115 Evanita Wallace-Lewis Abstract When it comes to the subject of stress, most people have encountered it in some form or fashion. Some people do not realize they are under stress but show every sign and symptom of being stressed out. Stress is a condition that can come about from a vast amount of causes and can effect everyday life. Stress can start at a very young age, depending on the situation. For college students, stress can start almost instantly
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Higher Risks of Suicide among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Youth in America Teela Oxendine-Cummings CST5334 – Ethnic and Cultural Awareness Capella University Abstract This paper presents an overview of what is known about suicide and suicidal behavior among LGB youth. For the intention of this paper, the term youth is generally defined as people age 15 through 24. In developing this paper, the learner reviewed the relevant literature published from 1996 through 2011; researched
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Education in Your Child’s Education Moral education is becoming an increasingly popular topic in the fields of psychology and education. Media reports of increased violent juvenile crime, teen pregnancy, and suicide have caused many to declare a moral crisis in our nation. Jean Piaget is among the first psychologists whose work remains directly relevant to contemporary theories of moral development. In his writing, he focused specifically on the moral lives of children, studying the way children play
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