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- 1391: Racism
- ... and became an excellent student and was voted class president. Nevertheless, at the of 16, he moved east with relatives and went to New York City, where he became involved in Harlems underworld of drugs, prostitution, and confidence games. When he was in prison for burglary from 1946 to 1952, he read widely and was switched over to the teachings of Elijah Muhammad. Malcolm became the leading spokesman for the ...
- 1392: The Politics of Homelessness
- ... He seemed to think that not only did these people deserve a place to stay, they deserved to be free from the attempts of society to rehabilitate them. The result was the ultimate "crash pad"; drugs and alcohol were openly tolerated; some compared the environment of what he created to that of a psychiatric ward before the advent of the use of tranquilizers (Rader 30). Snyder seemed to be a natural ...
- 1393: Getting out of the Ghetto
- ... no controll over at this point in her life. This is only one example as to why many of the children and young adults in lower class societies such as this one turn to dealing drugs, stealing, and prostitution, just to survive. There are a few that are lucky enough to maintain a blue collar job, but even in this case, the income is usually relitively low and the struggle continues ...
- 1394: Preventing Chronic Delinquency: The Search for Childhood Risk Factors
- ... programs are widely implemented, they will not eliminate juvenile crime, and the early intervention community should not overstate their potential effect in that domain. Nevertheless, as one element in a comprehensive plan to address poverty, drugs, guns, and other environmental causes of crime, early education and family support programs may lessen the current devastating impact of chronic delinquency on America's children and families. End Notes 1. Maguire, K., and Pastore ...
- 1395: Divorce and Children
- ... t come out until dinner, others spend hours watching television, and jump at the chance to get out of the house and in some cases get involved in some sort of substance or behavioral addictions-drugs, alcohol, overeating, undereating, shoplifting, or promiscuity (casual sex). Parents should never stay together for the children. Its a false myth that dictates that parents should stay together to best serve the interests of the ...
- 1396: Body Modification in Todays Society
- ... stud, then repeatedly reminded me that my employment was contingent on passing a drug test. I patiently tried to explain to him that the stud in my tongue didn't mean that I was on drugs any more than the color of his tie meant that he smoked cigars. The business world is very conservative and thats how you should look. It would be extremely uncommon to see people with ...
- 1397: Child Abuse; A Social Problem
- ... Andrew Vachss. The effect that child abuse has not just on the victims, but on their subsequent victims and on society as a whole, is, in my judgment, far more devastating than the threat of drugs, of political upheaval, of economic disaster, or of environmental destruction... I really think that child abuse is the most significant threat not just to the quality of life in this country, but to life in ...
- 1398: Gangs
- ... hypothesized. However, by looking at the way humans are influenced in society, I believe there is good evidence to point the blame at several institutions. These include the forces of the media, the government, theatre, drugs and our economic system. On the surface, gangs are caused by peer pressure and greed. Many teens in gangs will pressure peers into becoming part of a gang by making it all sound glamorous. Money ...
- 1399: Teenagers of the Sixties and Today
- ... African Americans were rioting in the streets and an unpopular war was going on in Southeast Asia. There was the Free Speech Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, and the sexual revolution. Marijuana and LSD, illegal drugs virtually unheard of a decade before, were becoming commonplace among teenagers. The country was in turmoil and on the brink of revolution. College students were rebelling as evidenced by growing their hair long and wearing ...
- 1400: Arranged Marriages vs Marriages From Romance
- ... overdoses. These people seem to have everything they want. However, they lack most things that do not have a price tag, such as love and compassion. Then these people run to addicting items, such as drugs and alcohol, to replace the things they lack. Everyone is familiar with the maxim, "Money can't buy you love" and the one who created this quote could not be more right. However, if one ...
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