Essays on Youth

Young people make up the majority of those living in poverty. According to the United States Department of Labor, one out of every four children lives in poverty. More than 17% of school-age children are poor, and they seem to carry their poverty issues to schools and classrooms. Students who...

LGBT Homelessness: A Growing Problem LGBT is an abbreviation for lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, and transgender people (Kath Browne 88). With each passing year, a growing number of LGBT youths experience homelessness. As a result, these teens are expected to live on the streets after being evicted from their homes or deciding...

Social Media and Its Impact on the Youth Social media also had a huge impact on the youth of this generation. Being open to all manner of positive and negative facets of social media. While it is a forum for collaboration, exchange of information, upgrading abilities and contributing more to their...

Media Violence and its Controversies Media violence has been the subject of controversy, particularly with respect to its perceived control on teenagers, where it is believed to encourage violent behaviour. Violence in the media is commonly seen across a variety of platforms, including news, movies, computer games, and social media. Following...

Introduction Since time immemorial, contact between friends and families, who are far from each other. Due to their social existence, people are obliged to rely on communication to establish and maintain interpersonal ties. Some causes, however, hinder their ability to sustain these relationships. The transmission of information between or between entities...

Beauty pageants have received many criticisms over the years for being great proponents of vanity among young people. The pageants judge and rate the candidates based on their physical characteristics. Most people perceive these tournaments to be superficial and there is little else to give other than the outer presentation....

Parents' Attitudes Towards Body Piercing and Tattooing Parents and youths have agreed, not only once, but many times, on the subject of growing body piercing and tattooing among youths. The state of parents who have been strict and dismissive of people with tattoos is the source of contention. While many young...

A status offense and its impact on juvenile delinquents A status offense is described in juvenile law as an act committed by a minor that would not be deemed a crime if committed by an adult. Truancy, running away from home or from a parent, possession, and ingestion of alcohol or...