Young adult literature

the debate of if they should be on birth control is no different than any other choice they have. Most adults don’t want their children on any contraceptives because they want the child to be abstinent, but that’s a very outdated thought process. (Valenti, “Abstinence Double Standard Threatens Girls’ Health”) It’s also a very systematic suppression of people’s sexual liberty. Many parents and adults today lived through a huge spike in teen pregnancy rates, so in their minds any sex at all leads…

come. J.D. Salinger challenges how teenagers viewed themselves, as well as how they were viewed by society in the 1950s by creating characters that depict various adolescent roles during that time period. Before the term teenager was even used, young adults had very different roles then after the teenage rebellion. The daily life of a teen in the 1940’s…

In America, approximately 750,000 of 15 to 19-year-olds become pregnant each year. Teenage pregnancy is almost always unintended. The causes and effects of teenage pregnancy are different for every young girl it effects. Teenage girls are more likely to become pregnant when they have little to no parental guidance in their lives. Because parents of the said demographic are usually too preoccupied with matters such as financial stability and maybe their work, they are not as supportive as they…

and teenagers, what Albom fails to recognize is that it is not only adults that shape children. Raising a child is not as simple as not scratching, or not breaking them, it is to show kids how to think for themselves, how to make responsible choices and to strive to be good people. Parents are not the only factor in whether or not a child is damaged, due to adolescents becoming ensnared by external factors that shape them into adults, for better or for worse. When parents raise a child they…

It is hard to imagine living without technology. Technology is apart of society 's everyday lives and some may argue that technology is good for teens and some say it is having a negative impact on teens. Ninety three percent of American teenagers have a computer or access to one (Pew Research Center, Mary Madden Pg. 1). Besides computers, technology also includes cell phones and television. Cell phones are a big distraction in classrooms and has caused many schools to ban cellphones in…

going to find out or remember what information or picture was inside that can be of your interests. Went you opened and find a selfie everyone can believe and trust you took that picture or was there in this case that these adults pass a great night. Pretend this 3 young adult get drunk overnight and when they wake up none of the three remember what happen yesterday. What you think is the only proof they have or can help them bring to mind something about that night? The answer is the Selfie.…

The Vicissitudes Life of a Teenager In both stories, “A&P” and “Behind Grandmas House” deliver a strong message towards teenagers. It has keen interpretations of the daily routines within the influence of adolescence. The story is very confusing but there’s a comparison within both stories. Teenagers naturally test reason. In John Updike 's “A&P” and in Gary Soto 's “Behind Grandmas House” the authors express the fragility of adolescence and their natural resistance to reason. First of all,…

If teenagers don’t get the privacy they need, they will not learn to be independent. In the article, “Do Teenagers Deserve Privacy?” the author states, “The teenage years should be a time when your child is gradually growing into an independent adult.” When a parent keeps intruding a teenager’s privacy, it keeps them from doing their own thing. Teenagers are going to grow up always stopping and thinking about what their parents are going to think before they do something or make big life…

for a change. Parents who are too strict and so in control, actually makes the kid 's behavior change to be worse. Teenagers reject limits because their parents are most likely to not take their feelings into consideration. Parenting is between two adults who parent a child, and if those two cannot compromise on a rule, how is the child supposed to understand the rule they are enforcing. If parents were able to talk to each other with their children and compromise a solution and or certain rules…

their validity, when a person goes through a certain, life changing moment, and how their physical, cognitive, and mental health can be symbiotic. According to Levinson, an important part of middle age is coming to grips with being old versus being young (Santrock, 2015). Along with that, Dr. R has also come to grips with what he can and cannot…