Why are 20-somethings delaying adulthood? The media have flooded us with negative headlines about this generation, from their sense of entitlement to their immaturity. Drawing on almost a decade of cutting-edge research and nearly five hundred interviews with young people, Richard Settersten, Ph.D., and Barbara E. Ray shatter these stereotypes, revealing an unexpected truth: A slower path to adulthood is good for all of us.
This аnnotated bibliography and summary of research identify significant research carried out in the decade since 1999 on the issue of dating violence among high school and middle school youth. The survey provided by the bibliography and summary covers quantitative and qualitative literature on the definition and prevalence of, as well as risk factors for, adolescent dating violence, also called teen relationship abuse. Commonly researched risk factors, correlates, or predictors of teen dating violence include demographic and community-level factors, as well as more proximate family-level, individual-level, and situational risks. Particular note is taken of longitudinal work on such factors.
This fact sheet addresses issue relevant to Teen Dating Violence and answers such questions as Why is dating violence a public health problem, How does dating violence affect health, Who is at risk for dating violence, How can we prevent dating violence and How does CDC approach prevention. It also includes a list of resources and references.
Although the teen birth rate has declined substantially over the past two decades, teen childbearing remains a national concern. Child Trends' latest brief, Examining State-Level Patterns in Teen Childbearing: 1991-2009, uses state-level data to examine declines in the teen birth rate over 19 years. The brief describes variation across states during this timeframe, in the degree of decline and in patterns over time.
The National Institute on Media and the Family recently merged with the Search Institute. Information on media and technology can be found within the Search Institute's Parent Further section of their website. The site includes resources on e-parenting, online safety, mobile technology, social networking, video games, and media and advertising.
For more than 50 years, Search Institute® has been a leader and partner for organizations around the world in discovering what kids need to succeed. Search Institute serves all sectors of society, including K–12 and higher education, faith communities, youth-serving organizations, social-service organizations, families, businesses, and the public sector.
Millions of children worldwide struggle as a result of prejudice and discrimination due to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, indigenous background, and age. In many countries, intergroup tension is rising amid growing immigrant populations and increasing ethnic diversity. Legal mandates are the first step in laying the foundation against discrimination and prejudice; the next step involves changes in social interactions. To be effective, intervention programs should be informed by developmental science research and used more widely. This brief summaries a longer Social Policy Report.
