- You might not expect to find folk-rock renegade Rickie Lee Jones and Christian singer/songwriter Derek Webb on the same concert bill. But on their latest albums, the troubadours do share a goal: They both want you to get to know Jesus better — and not n
Youth Culture
links for 2007-03-14
Youth Culture- A two-day event called BattleCry starts Friday at AT&T Park, the downtown baseball stadium. Organizers say the gathering, which includes performances by Christian rock bands and inspirational speakers, is a way for young Christians to speak out against wh
links for 2007-02-28
Youth Culture- According to a range of reports, a life spent pressing the remote is responsible for a catalogue of illnesses.
- A new report from Independent Sector and Youth Service America illustrates the strong impact of youth service on the giving and volunteering habits of adults.
- “We need to stop endlessly repeating ‘You’re special’ and having children repeat that back,” said the study’s lead author, Professor Jean Twenge of San Diego State University. “Kids are self-centered enough already.”
links for 2007-02-23
Youth Culture- The American Psychological Association Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls issued a report this week detailing the omnipresence and damaging effects of sexualized images of girls and young women in American culture.
links for 2007-02-22
Youth Culture- Young people, 8 to 21, are a major U.S. consumer group across virtually all industries. They have great purchasing power, to the tune of $139 billion annually, and the influence they exert on their families’ purchase decisions is enormous.
- Advertising and media images that encourage girls to focus on looks and sexuality are harmful to their emotional and physical health, a new report by the American Psychological Association says.
- MTV prospered for decades because it looked like what a network might look like if a 16- year-old were doing the programming.
links for 2007-02-07
Youth Culture- A local junior high school student is suspended from school after writing “I Love Jesus” on his backpack.
- A recent poll by Common Sense Media discovered that parents’ biggest health concern for their kids is the overuse of media. In fact, other studies show that kids spend as much as 45 hours per week with media such as iPods, social networks, TV, and video
- More than 90 percent of women between 15 and 24 years old consider contraceptive “morning after pills” to be safe and effective, according to a new report. However, the findings also show that easy accessibility to emergency contraception influences wheth
- Traffic crashes rank as the number-one killer of American teenagers. Teen drivers have the highest collision rate of any age group, and teens who have driven for a year or less have the worst crash rates by far.
Jr. High Student Suspened for Writing “Love Jesus” on His Backpack
Youth CultureA local junior high school student is suspended from school after writing "I Love Jesus" on his backpack.
Actis Principal Bill Galloway said all writing is prohibited so covert messages don’t get through.
"They could be making a reference to drugs or gangs in a slang that we’re not aware of so that’s why we just keep it to the names," said Galloway.
The Bakersfield City School District said they do allow writing on clothing and supplies that is appropriate for school.
Technorati Tags: jr. high, youth culture, school
links for 2007-01-18
Youth Culture- A Portrait of Generation Next
- They’re moody, impulsive and they sleep till the afternoon. Now scientists say they can’t help it – it’s just the way their brains work
- As “American Idol” starts singing again Tuesday, those connected with the Fox blockbuster acknowledge few limits when it comes to guest stars or ratings or product spinoffs. Or even rampant enthusiasm.
- The boys’ deaths — scattered in the United States, in Yemen, in Turkey and elsewhere in seemingly isolated horror — had one thing in common: They hanged themselves after watching televised images of Saddam Hussein’s execution.
- More and more teens are getting their fix from the corner pharmacy instead of the corner drug dealer, according to a major study released by the University.
links for 2007-01-10
Youth Culture- “Seat-time credit,” a policy that allows failing students to earn points toward passing a class just by sitting in their seats is treated as an acceptable practice in city high schools two years after Mayor Bloomberg declared the end of social promotion i
- But these machines aren’t just hot among kids; they’re also compatible with sexually-oriented Web sites.
- Two of three grads return home today. Skip the you-got-it-good jokes and get set for a new stage of parenting.
links for 2007-01-09
Youth Culture- LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE the scheduled launch of Disney’s social network, analysts are wary of whether Mickey’s club can achieve MySpace’s success.
- It’s hard to write this without sounding like a prig. But it’s just as hard to erase the images that planted the idea for this essay, so here goes. The scene is a middle school auditorium, where girls in teams of three or four are bopping to pop songs
- A MONTH before Super Bowl XLI, it remains unclear which teams will face off on Feb. 4 in Miami. In the other big game that night — the battle of the Super Bowl advertisers — the lineup is becoming clearer.
- The evolution of the music business to a digital marketplace continued apace in 2006, bringing with it the customary mix of good and bad news from Nielsen SoundScan.
- Some 20 colleges allow coed rooms. Friendships – not sexual intimacy – tend to motivate students to sign up.
- A new study shows that more than half of all American teens use online social networking sites. But the study also shows that those hormone-surging masses are using the sites in ways you might not expect.
- Crouched in military fatigues, you peer through night-vision goggles and brandish a semiautomatic gun as you hunt down terrorists who’ve overtaken Las Vegas.