Survey Data From The National Longitudinal Study Of Adolescent Health

​Did you know that in the US, only 16% of household include a married couple raising their children (​Krogstad). Alfred Lubrano in his work “The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts”, talks about the changes he experienced in college and how it affected his relationship with his parents (531-537). Lubrano claims that the enrichment of education expands the distance between the college students and their parents (532). I disagree with his point and suggest that it is not the college education that creates the distance, and in some cases the aloofness is caused before reaching the college age. Several factors contribute to dissonance in parent-child relationship.

Genetics and behavior relations has been a controversial topic for several years, however, as time has passed so has the demand for proof or disproof of the relationship. One of the most important reasons for the need to define this relationship is to uncover the truths behind violent or delinquent behavior. Also, it is important that we can weed out people who make false claims that their genes are responsible for their actions in order for us to appropriately distribute penalties or treatment. Another reason is that if we do find truths to these claims we can find ways to treat these behaviors for better outcomes. Though many studies have been conducted to reveal associations, more research is yet to be done that explores all connections and detailed backgrounds of those involved in the studies. To begin validating our theories, we must use genotyping, which is the comparison of an individual’s genetic make-up through exploration of their DNA sequence then comparing it to the DNA sequence of another individual or a reference sample. Utilizing genotyping, we are able to view the alleles an individual inherited from their parents (slide 4).

Children’s mental illness affects approximately one fifth of youth worldwide, and although it is the children who experience symptoms directly, implications associated with mental illness can impact entire families (Richardson, Cobham, McDermott & Murray, 2013). As such, healthcare systems are being redesigned to include a focus on family-centeredness. In the case of children’s mental health specifically, family-centered coordinated care represents an understanding of treatment, not only derived from the child’s experience, but also from the parents’ and caregivers’ perspectives (Olin, Hemmelgarn, Madenwald, & Hoagwood, 2015). Unlike other interventions in children’s mental health, this treatment approach acknowledges the vital role that families play in promoting the health and wellbeing of children, and it serves to empower family members by including them in treatment practices and decision-making processes (McGinty, Worthington, & Dennison, 2008; Olin et al., 2015). Through this collaborative approach to children’s mental health, partnerships can be established among health care providers, patients, and families, who each contribute to continued stabilization (Johnson, 2000; McGinty et al., 2008). Moreover, family-centered coordinated care serves to link children and adolescents with appropriate treatment interventions, while correspondingly introducing families to resources that foster parental

It’s no surprise that adolescents tend to withhold some of their personal information from their parents for a variety of reasons. When the health of the adolescent in concerned, on the other hand, how should the situation be handled? Teenagers are an extremely vulnerable population due to the many changes, stresses, and difficulties that they experience during their everyday life. This is the time in which adolescents value their privacy the most. The same goes for how they handle their medical situations. When they are just going in for a yearly checkup, a vaccine, or a common illness, most teenagers have no problem sharing the information with their parents to ensure that they are well taken care of. Also, teens typically rely on

Educational Researcher by Gloria Ladson-Billings looked into the ratio between education and achievement and what the gap was between them and how to fix it. According to an interview with strict economist Professor Emeritus Robert Haveman of the University of Wisconsin’s Department of Economics he makes it clear by stating that “ In order to reduce the debt or gap in one being achievement you must then close the gap of the other being education” Ladson-Billings also goes on to recognize the parallel between not only your economic status when it comes to education but how well your parents did before you among many other things including your health along with your overall well being playing a factor into your education ( Ladson-Billings, Oct 2006, P 5). Additionally the first teachers of a student are their parents whom in the home are responsible for teaching their children the basic fundamentals they must adhere to within society in order to navigate throughout life.Thus giving them many opportunities to experience cultural and life development (Wilburn, Smith & Hill-Carter, 2013, P 242). This research ties into chapter three of our book where education is discussed and one such topic that Michael’s remarks upon would be annual family incomes and how depending on what is made shows what the students of the

The claim of the day was that genetic factors play a strong role in human development that genes alone can determine certain human behavioral characteristics. Plomin focused on behavioral genetics in the 21st century. He discusses quantitative genetics and molecular genetics along with three different directions for genetic research such as developmental genetics, environmental genetics, and multivariate genetics. The greatest need for quantitative genetic research going beyond heritability is asking how much genetic factors are important in behavioral development. The three different directions of

James King is a 15 year old girl who appears to be healthy, though painfully thin for her age. Her parents are divorced and she lives with her mother in Weston, MA. The two of them travel together a great deal to New York City where James trains as a ballerina at the famous School of American Ballet. James sees her father in the summer time when she trains with Boston Ballet or at the ballet program at the North Carolina School of the Arts. James leads an incredibly structured life with set hours for school work and training, and has little time to just hang out with her friends. Her goals revolve entirely around the dance world and all of her ambitions are set high on eventually being accepted into the New York City Ballet.

In a family, it is the relations between children and parents as well as siblings. A child’s success depends on both the physical presence of adults and attention given to the child by adults. The High School and Beyond sample shows that students who have two parents, one sibling, and a mother who expects college education have the lowest percentage of dropping out of school at 8.1%. On the other hand, students who have one parent, four siblings, and no college expectation have a whopping 30.6% of dropping out. This is caused by the absence of the single-parent as he or she is most likely working. In addition, having more siblings means that the parent’s attention is split and each child receive less consideration. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the second category has a higher dropout rate because they have less social capital.

Jackknife replicate weights were used to estimate standard errors and calculate P-values.SURVEYMEANS and SURVEYFREQ procedures were used for the 135 respondents who had genetic testing, describing lifestyle measures.Also, potential associations between having had testing and each using SURVEYFREQ (categorical variables) or SURVEYLOGISTIC (continuous variables). Association between having genetic testing and lifestyle behaviors was examined in linear/logistic regressions (SURVEYREG or SURVEYLOGISTIC), and distributions of continuous outcomes visually inspected to check any deviations from normality. Any demographic variable potentially indicating genetic testing (Pvalue ≤0.10) in bivariate analysis, was mentioned as covariate in multiple regressions. For which, P-values<0.05 were counted statistically significant. Each variable was checked for missing data. For variables having high missing data (≥10 %), the HINTS imputed variable was preferred, and were calculated using the SUDAAN hot-deck method. Imputed variables were available for age, gender, race, education, and household income. For group without genetic testing, were examined for association with each lifestyle variable in separate logistic or linear regression models, controlling for gender and household income, and was not significantly associated with any of the lifestyle variables (all P-values >0.05) .Biologically, obesity, smoking

has led to public concerns of the obesity issues. Works also have been done lately to identify the obesity associated loci. Speliotes et al. (2010) identified 18 new loci that are associated with body mass index (BMI). Combined with the earlier loci found, there are now 32 significant loci that are associated with BMI. These 32 BMI loci can explain 1.45% of the variance in BMI, which is comparable to a one pound increase in a 160-180 cm tall individual. There are several studies investigating how these SNPs interact with other variables to affect obesity. For example, for those with more risk alleles associated with obesity are more likely than their counterparts to gain weight if they drink sugar-sweetened beverages (Qi et al. 2012). For those who drink sweetened beverages everyday, 10 risk alleles’ increases would lead to 1.78 times increase in BMI. As for sociologists, at first, researchers tried to use the genome-wide gene-by-environment interaction (GWGEI) method to combine GWAS results into the sociological study (Boardman et al. 2014). They used 260,402 SNPs as genetic markers and interacted these markers with educational attainment (as an environment indicator). Several hypotheses on GxE interactions are tested. However, because the data points were too huge, the results were hard to support any of the hypotheses. Also, there could be false positive and rGE issues lurking around the

In recent decades the family institution has undergone a dramatic transformation focusing on increased divorce rates, cohabitation rates, and the number of children raised in step and single marital families (Amato, 2000; Bumpass & Lu, 2000; Graefe & Lichter, 1999). Due to the increase of divorce rates children move more frequently and deal with additional family transitions throughout their childhood (Brown, 2006). As these changes slowly increase, about 40% of kids who are born to wedded, two-biological- parent families have a higher chance of parental divorce prior to reaching adulthood(Amato,2000). In addition, these children will likely experience a multitude of family disruptions and transitions as parents decide to remarry and progress with new partners. The family atmospheres during these times are incredibly detrimental to the growth and development of these children (Sun& Li, 2009). Research studies show that parental divorce can compromise educational success for their children. Children in two-parent families have noticeably higher test scores than children who are in single parent families and also had lower chances of graduating from high school (Sun & Li, 2001). One of the rationalizations for the academic difficulty in divorced

Do you agree with Mr. Brook’s research suggesting a divide between college-educated and high-school-educated families? I would have to say I agree with Mr. Brooks research. I don’t think education is the only hindrance but I can see the repercussions of shortened education hindering the growth of a family.

Each adolescent will be able to state what chlamydia is, how chlamydia is contracted, ways to prevent contracting chlamydia and where to go to get tested and treated for chlamydia, at the end of the teaching session.

DeSalle and Michael Yudell. Welcome To The Genome: A User’s Guide to Genetic Past, Present, and Future. Canada: John Wiley & Sons. Inc., 2005. Print.

The mental health of adolescents is fairly considered to be one of the major prerequisites of the country 's sustainable development in economics, culture, and social life. Subsequently, the easy and nondiscriminatory access to the psychological treatment appears to be a matter of top priority for the federal government. Nevertheless, the recent statistical data indicates the substantial problems in terms of providing the adolescents with the necessary medical support. In accordance with the US Department of Health & Human Services, in 2014, less than 50% of the country 's adolescent population were provided with a required treatment (US Department of Health & Human Services). Moreover, the data on the minorities ' access to the mental health treatment demonstrates that, for instance, African-Americans are twice as likely as whites to be prescribed a treatment from schizophrenia (American Psychological Association). Undoubtedly, such a trend may be primarily explained by the insufficient efforts of both federal and local health care institutions in terms of providing the minorities ' representatives with the necessary psychological treatment. Consequently, in order to understand comprehensively the problem of the adolescent mental health in the US, it is necessary to define the issue-related objective and subjective concerns as well as to analyze the peculiarities of a potential corrective to the