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Youth Stereotypes

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Furthermore, today’s adolescents that are breaking out of parental care and entering into adulthood has just little than no brain. They go into the world thinking of taking some adventures to migrate out of the realm of the physical world into a world of fantasy so that they can belong to a group that they think is perfect for them and so doing, they start to mimic peoples that belong to that same group and as a result they begin to use drugs which leads them to an extent that becomes a burden for the society, this reduces our nations efficiency in many areas like the economy begin to deviate slightly because a huge amount of money will be given out to help rescue the youths. Lawmakers of this reputable nation, our youths may even end up as …show more content…

Male students are more likely to report drug use and abuse than female students. Hispanic and White students are more likely to report drug use and abuse than Asian and African American students before they start going to college and during college. Respectable policy makers, the segregation among ethnicities to be stop to maintain peace and order in our developed country. The minorities (Black) are tired of how they have been treated for so long and now they start to cause chaos, for instance, the shooting that took place in Dallas about a couple weeks ago where a African American male shot five police and they were reported …show more content…

Reputable decision makers, the youth that will take over us are playing ignorant with drugs - "curiosity killed the cat"- the youths will use their lives as a sacrificial lamb. Should we stand and watch them end their own lives? Or should we keep quiet and watch this renowned nation go into another cycle of great depression. Lawmakers let help our youth by setting a rigorous law concerning the misuse of drugs so that we can be proud of them after we are gone hoping that we left the nation in good

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Panic and fear has created harsh drug policies that are a detriment to society and those people they are enforced upon. Everyone should be given a second chance and this applies especially to juveniles. Although legally a juvenile becomes an adult at 18 studies have shown that the human brain does not fully develop until the age of 21. Because juveniles are less developed and historically make poor decisions because of lack of wisdom and experience they should not be locked away, but rather mentored and guided on the proper path. Such as a well structured home and community would develop a child to grow into a functioning member of society so too should the juvenile justice system.

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Juveniles are the future of this country and we must treat them as such. The United States began its war on drugs in the 1970s in order to combat the increasing use of illegal drugs coming in from Latin American countries. The war on drugs resulted in the formation of the Drug enforcement agency (DEA), mandatory minimums for drug charges just to name a few. The war on drugs created a system where the United States has the highest prisoner population per capita in the world with fifty percent of those being incarcerated for drug offenses. This has not only had an impact on adults but also juveniles.

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At every school, there is always going to be a stereotype for racialized students. It is also common that there are lower expectations for black students. (T. Davidson, personal communications, Feburary-05-2018). Students of color are more likely to be low-income therefore they are twice more likely to be arrested for drug crimes and less likely to get an abortion. Because of this, students of color tend to avoid risky situations including drinking, which lowers their chances of participating in hookup culture to avoid the risk of getting trouble at college (Wade, 2017, p. 95).

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Imagine being perceived in a way were almost everyone thought one lived a catastrophic life based on the school they went to. A stereotype is an image of a person or group of people that is labeled or seen in a specific way by a range of people. Although stereotypes come with some legitimacy, another way groups and individuals are judged or viewed differently is by misconceptions. False interpretations forming from misunderstood ideas or thoughts are misconceptions. Stereotypes have come from past generations which are now influenced from media such as movies, tv shows, and social networks.

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Filmmakers of all genres have long since struggled to keep up with the constant changes of the political, social and economical hierarchy without overstepping untimely boundaries. The close-minded opposition to the exploration taboo subject matter left the industry in a pool of sexual, racial, religious, behavioural and gendered stereotypes, specifically within the coming of age category. Society however, has considerably changed over the past century, thus some of these limitations have began to disappear. In comparison to early cinema, the genre tropes surrounding the coming of age classification have been influenced and modernized by societal growth and change. Consequently, audiences now seek semi-realistic sensationalism, which pushes

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“Social Construction theory examines the development of jointly constructed understandings.” (Dugger) I will be examining why the stereotypes perpetually displayed in typical teenage film do not resonate with audiences and cause disruption in the relationship between teens and adults through the 2005 film Brick, which overcomes these stereotypes in order to provide it’s audience, both teenager and adult, with a realistic view of the world from a teenager’s perspective. Although Hollywood had begun producing films that reflect aspects of adolescent life several decades prior, the 1950’s ushered in the end of film noir and the introduction of the “teen pic” genre, providing young moviegoers “a heightened version of reality, one that they could

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Youth sports in America reflect and support the nation’s gender roles and stereotypes in society by utilizing the preconceived notions concerning the attributes of, differences, between, and proper roles for men and women in U.S. culture. Because there is already the preconceived idea that boys are supposed to be more athletic, assertive, aggressive, strong, and competitive than girls, more attention is given to them regarding athletic training. Examples of this favor towards boys are shown through the youth sport t-ball, the precursor sport to baseball. Studies show that boys receive more playing time than girls and are assigned to more played positions that provide more opportunities to touch the ball and develop skills as well as more time hitting the ball at the plate. In addition to these, boys also receive more coaching advice, while girls’ mistakes go uncorrected and boys also receive more praise for their successes.

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Would you go out of your way to insult your grandfather? Probably not, but chances are, you have. The elderly have been around the longest out of all of the populus of our planet, yet we often view them as weak, worn, and unfit for anything that requires mental or physical prowess, this notion is false, and unfounded. It’s important to recognize this as a fallacious bias and to remove it from our stock of beliefs in order to be a well informed and welcoming society. There is much evidence opposing this claim which must be taken into account, and once it is, it becomes clear that the idea that the elderly are weak and pathetic is nothing but a cruel stereotype placed on them by years of misunderstanding and harsh generalization.

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