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The affects school can have on teenagers
School is typically the largest and most important institution
with which young people are involved, and it is a primary con-
text for their development. -
What school can do
On page 7 in the online health book,
School influences adolescent risk
behaviors in many aspects. Schools have broad structural
characteristics that vary (such as the socioeconomic status of
the population they serve, their size and the ratio of teachers
to students, school and classroom size, and student and
teacher mobility). -
Community
The communities in which young people live can also have im-
portant influences on their development, for good or ill. -
What the community does
On page 8 in the online health book
It has been noted that even with controls for child and family
background characteristics and other factors, there is signifi-
cant evidence for a connection between socioeconomic
status and risk behavior. -
Media and technology
Any list of the sorts of devices and programming to
which young people may have access is likely to be at least
somewhat outdated within months, but researchers have be-
gun actively exploring both the effects of media on adolescent
behavior and ways of structuring both their interactions with
it and interventions designed to address media-related prob- -
Social learning theory
On page 8 in the online health book
Researchers with several theoretical perspectives have
examined possible links between media exposure and changes in attitudes and behaviors. Social learning theory, which has
also been applied in the study of media violence, suggests that
when individuals see a behavior portrayed in a positive way,
they have a tendency to imitate and adopt it. -
The importance of school in my life
I have have blessed to be put in the right class with the right teachers and students for the years I have been at Bradley because they help keep a safe positive atmosphere for me to thrive in
