Teenagers nowadays live more healthier, promising and prosperous lives than previously. There is an increased expectancy in life as diseases that notoriously posed serious threats such as polio, typhoid and cholera are no longer an issue. Their educational levels have also improved tremendously irrespective of the gender, as more and more people are graduating from college these days. The problems facing teenagers today are more complex.
The harm that teenagers face is usually more behavioral and if well addressed it can be prevented. The examples we can see as being the most distressing are homicide and suicide. It is unfortunate that a significant proportion of them are firearm related. Some are usually arising out of depression as well as other mental complications. In fact the use of firearms provides the leading contribution to teen death.
An upward rise in sexual intercourse among teenagers is a major contribution to early pregnancies eventually resulting into births by the young teenagers who are still naive and unprepared for the accompanying responsibilities. According to the health statistics the children of teen birth usually have poorer outcomes of their health. The exposure of teenagers to new methods such as contraception has resulted in their adventurous nature when it comes to sexual interaction amongst themselves. The mass media also plays a major role in promoting such promiscuous cultures.
Too much influence of modern media on the teenagers such as on Hollywood material influences them into adopting the stereotypical unrealistic lifestyle fantasies. They tend to detach themselves more from the real world. In the modern media violence is promoted as being cool and acceptable. From movies to video games, the hero usually succeeds when he eliminates his foe in a very violent manner.
Drugs were once revered as being dangerous and highly destructive to ones physical and mental health. Nowadays celebrities flaunt with the drugs openly on mass media. They are available in almost all parties and bashes held and are viewed as cool.
A major exposure the young ones are open to is indulgence in underage sex. There has been a proven link between teen alcoholism and sex. The television also plays a role in promotion of the same. If not well mentored they may be indulging in unprotected intercourse.
Most active smokers began at their teens and the number is ever increasing. The high trends of smokers among the young is a major worry as they tend to assume that they will get rid of the behavior when they eventually matures. Research points the smoking in adults more determinant to socio-economic status while in the young it varies greatly from peer pressure to emulation from the mass media shows and celebrities.
Teenagers are also susceptible to drunken driving. This can even occur while they are under influence of drugs. This might not only be on the part of the teen, as they might be exposed to the risk of reckless adult drivers. This are very serious situations and many young ones are at a potential risk of this.
The harm that teenagers face is usually more behavioral and if well addressed it can be prevented. The examples we can see as being the most distressing are homicide and suicide. It is unfortunate that a significant proportion of them are firearm related. Some are usually arising out of depression as well as other mental complications. In fact the use of firearms provides the leading contribution to teen death.
An upward rise in sexual intercourse among teenagers is a major contribution to early pregnancies eventually resulting into births by the young teenagers who are still naive and unprepared for the accompanying responsibilities. According to the health statistics the children of teen birth usually have poorer outcomes of their health. The exposure of teenagers to new methods such as contraception has resulted in their adventurous nature when it comes to sexual interaction amongst themselves. The mass media also plays a major role in promoting such promiscuous cultures.
Too much influence of modern media on the teenagers such as on Hollywood material influences them into adopting the stereotypical unrealistic lifestyle fantasies. They tend to detach themselves more from the real world. In the modern media violence is promoted as being cool and acceptable. From movies to video games, the hero usually succeeds when he eliminates his foe in a very violent manner.
Drugs were once revered as being dangerous and highly destructive to ones physical and mental health. Nowadays celebrities flaunt with the drugs openly on mass media. They are available in almost all parties and bashes held and are viewed as cool.
A major exposure the young ones are open to is indulgence in underage sex. There has been a proven link between teen alcoholism and sex. The television also plays a role in promotion of the same. If not well mentored they may be indulging in unprotected intercourse.
Most active smokers began at their teens and the number is ever increasing. The high trends of smokers among the young is a major worry as they tend to assume that they will get rid of the behavior when they eventually matures. Research points the smoking in adults more determinant to socio-economic status while in the young it varies greatly from peer pressure to emulation from the mass media shows and celebrities.
Teenagers are also susceptible to drunken driving. This can even occur while they are under influence of drugs. This might not only be on the part of the teen, as they might be exposed to the risk of reckless adult drivers. This are very serious situations and many young ones are at a potential risk of this.
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