Youth Culture Update: Under Pressure
Teens are feeling significant levels of stress these days, struggling with pressures at school, home and on the job. Experts say stressed-out teens—particularly those who don't have very effective coping ...
Youth Culture Update: Dreaming a Different Dream
The American Dream is alive and well among Millennials, but the dream looks quite a bit different for them than for their parents and grandparents.Youth in their late teens and 20s place a premium on mobility a...
Youth Culture Update: I’m 13…or I Will Be in Three Years
Nearly six in 10 children in Great Britain have joined a social network by the age of 10, though most such networks prohibit someone from joining until age 13.According to a survey by KnowTheNet, a British onli...
Youth Culture Update: Dangerous Drinking
A new Internet fad—wherein people record themselves drinking copious amounts of alcohol often mixed with other substances—is being blamed for the death of two men in Ireland. The game, called Neknom...
Youth Culture Update: Men, Women or Other?
Facebook has introduced a new feature that allows users to choose a different gender identity than the typical male or female. In fact, they can choose among 56 options."There's going to be a lot of people for ...
Youth Culture Update: All the Cool Kids Are Doing It…
Want more friends? Drink more alcohol. That's the unfortunate conclusion of new research from the country's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service's Administration's Center for Behavior Health Statistics and...
Youth Culture Update: Less Sleep, More Risk of Depression
Experts long have told us that kids and teens need their sleep—more sleep than adults do. Now, there's more reason to encourage youth to get some extra shuteye. According to a study from the University of...
Youth Culture Update: Saved
Sixteen teens were rescued from sex trafficking in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut in the days leading up to the Super Bowl, according to law enforcement officials. The teens were mostly girls between the ...
Youth Culture Update: His Last Role: Cautionary Tale
Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died Feb. 2. His body was found with a needle stuck in his arm and at least 65 bags of heroin in his apartment. He left behind three children, ages 10, 7 and 5.Hoffman...
Youth Culture Lesson: ‘Why Did You Do It?’
Our Choices Impact More than OurselvesGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhen singer Justin Bieber was arrested in January for driving under the influence, many of his...