many western countries are fostering inclusive and non-discriminatory legislation and services, such as the Youth Scotland initiative. Most western nations have, at least in urban areas or online, support organizations such as RainbowYouth in New Zealand or MINUS18 in Australia. However, in the glo...
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Since the release of the Burdekin Report, policy makers and researchers in Australia have identified a range of strategies and dedicated significant resources to address the problem of youth homelessness. Despite these efforts, youth homelessness remains a persistent feature on Australia’s social ...
Ethnicity is one of the major social identities we use in our daily lives (Worrell, 2015) and is a central ele- ment of self-definition (Deaux, 2001). It is hardly surprising, therefore, that ethnic identity is particularly important for youth in both conflict and diverse settings, where ...
Designing Interactive Systems, Brisbane, Australia (2016) Google Scholar Espelage and Rao, 2013 D. Espelage, M. Rao Safe schools: Prevention and intervention for bullying and harassment E. Fisher, K. Komosa-Hawkins (Eds.), Creating Safe and Supportive Learning Environments, Routledge, New York,...
Founded in 2007, Urban Synergy is an award-winning youth empowerment charity that has helped over 20,000 young people between 9-24 years of age reach their full potential. Our mission is to inspire, guide, and ignite the ambitions of young people. Understanding that every young person, their...
age sex- and age-adjusted norms are displayed. Once a threshold of divergence from normative trajectories is reached, individuals could be offered options of closer tracking, more comprehensive assessments, or preventative or clinical interventions. The latter would range from low-risk preventive ...
The relaxed definition which measures unemployment in relation to” without work” and “availability for work” criterion is found to be more plausible in most developing countries. Employment is a source of financial security, provides people the opportunity to fulfill a social and family role, ...
Worth Knowing:Sociological Definition of Culture Examples of Music Subcultures 13. Goths Goths are a music subculture that originated in the UK in the 1980s. Its group members embrace post-punk Gothic rock from bands like Bauhaus and Joy Division. Their fashion includes all-black clothing, dark ...
The Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand is youthful, with the majority (55%) being under the age of 25 (Statistics New Zealand, 2014). It is vital t