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Gallup, George, Jr. – Quill and Scroll, 1986
Reports on a poll assessing the status of teenagers in the United States, including such findings as the fact that 22 percent of teenagers live in poverty and that more than one million teenagers become pregnant each year. (DF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Life Style, Questionnaires
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1992
This report presents national and Colorado data relevant to Colorado youth. These topics are covered: (1) drug education issues, which notes that there is a move towards abstinence as well as consistent reports of extensive use of alcohol and increasing use of some drugs; (2) tobacco, alcohol, and other drug risk factors; (3) sex-related issues,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Patterns, Drug Abuse
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McCafferty, W. Dean – Education, 1980
Compliance, identification, internalization, and expectancy are delineated and defined as three conscious and one nonconscious reaction to social influence. Discussion centers on the implications of each reaction in terms of a classroom environment wherein teacher and students influence each other and are subject to the pressures of public…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Environment, Expectation, Identification (Psychology)
Werner, Mark J. – 1991
The high prevalence of alcohol and substance abuse by adolescents poses a significant threat to the wellness of youth. Adolescents appear to use drugs for a variety of reasons. In addition to the multiple etiologic and risk factors present for substance abuse, there are many pathways teenagers may follow on their way to substance abuse. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Behavior Patterns