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…or lasting? Is TV as important a factor in development in social violence as economic poverty, bad schools, date raps, and young kids thinking sexual ways way too young? Television can be a powerful influence in developing value systems and behavior…

…Transvestitism In the last few decades, there has been a rapid change in social attitude towards so-called sexual problems. There has been a call for the freedom to live in the style of which one chooses, so long as no one else is harmed…

…to that of others and the most normal way of living for all human beings. An ethnocentrism attitude is also based on the assumption that a person’s own culture can be used as a basis for measuring and evaluating behavior in other cultures. Thus the American practice…

…, it was clearly seen that in the few years that these children were on this planet, their behavior and psychological problems were a direct result of their parents. In many cases, a child would be in there for sexually abusing a sibling. It was often the case though…

…Television has a powerful influence of developing value systems and shaping behavior. The fact that television is universally accessible to all different types of people, especially children, is quite upsetting. While I spent hours observing different…

…and rank within a group of friends. There may be costs associated with becoming a member of a group of people, which include substance abuse, risk-taking behavior and delinquency, and sexual behavior. For many young persons, substance use, risk-taking behavior…

…of the closet homosexuality must be examined throughout the history of America and Europe. Homosexuality has been noted since the Greeks. (Plato ) During much of the history of Europe after the Greek's dominance, homosexuality was considered a deviant behavior…

…drinking is often considered a normal part of growing up, like starting to date and learning to drive, it is not. Alcohol use, in the teen years and not only, may also lead to increased sexual activity, exposure to sexually transmitted disease, unplanned…

…exploitation through prostitution or the production of pornographic materials. "Sexual abuse may be underreported because of the secrecy or conspiracy of silence that so often characterizes these cases"(Wolfe 12). The behavior and development of sexually abused…

…a child out-of-wedlock. These studies also indicate that children form single-parent homes are more likely to divorce, to receive Welfare benefits, and to have psychological or behavioral problems. These stigmas can cause the single parent to have anxiety…