Examines characteristics of today's teenagers and discusses their buying power and buying patterns. (GT)

This article describes some of the "games" or roles delinquents play in order to achieve excitement and happiness within their lives. (JH)

Scarcity of time is a pressure felt by many people; this is carried over into their pursuit of leisure, producing stress rather than relaxed enjoyment. (JD)

This paper presents a review of relevant medical and psychological literature that addresses the psychological characteristics of heroin addiction and addicts: dependence (both physical and psychological); explanations of the phenomenon of addiction (both medical and behavioral); and other psychosocial views of causation including escapism,…

Discusses the relationship between aberrant human behavior and phases of the moon. Reviews media influence, myth, superstition and pseudoscience. Examines studies purporting to have found relationships between moon phases and behavior. (JM)