I found a video on youtube about a young teen going against what his mother was saying to him. He got so upset with her, that he slapped his mother on the cheek. The mother obviously did not resolve the issue with her son, but she kept on arguing with him about the teen not agreeing with her and never listening to her. This video showed what being rebellious towards parents can cause which is violence. This video was not to talk about or express the rebelliousness against their curfew, but to talke about the factors that rebellion against parents that teenagers take.
The second video was one that I created about my topic. It stated some simple facts or statistics that I found in my conclusions from the 25 surveys my classmates completed. I put some pictures on there to represent the different statistics I stated. I did put audio to it that represented a teenage type style. The song is called "Bump This" which I thought would go sort of with my research topic. It could represent a statement that a teenager would say to their parents when they do not agree on a curfew.
In conclusion, I really enjoyed researching thiss topic. I think maybe next time i might make it an easier topic to find research on. This helped me learn how to add any type of audio to represent a topic I am trying to represent.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Work Cited
Akash. "Safety First!." Current Events 111.4 (2011): 7. Advanced Placement Source. Web. 20 Nov. 2011.
Misonzhnik, Elaine. "Finding Guidance." Retail Traffic 39.6 (2010): 64-66. Advanced Placement Source. Web. 20 Nov. 2011.
Paul R. "Collective Violence, Human Rights, And The Politics Of Curfew*." Journal Of Human Rights 5.3 (2006): 323-340. Advanced Placement Source. Web. 20 Nov. 2011.
Frank, Christina. "5 Teen Behavior Problems: A Troubleshooting Guide." WebMD. WebMD, 27 Aug. 2011. Web. 20 Nov 2011. <http://www.webmd.com/parenting/teen-abuse-cough-medicine-9/behavior-problems>.
. "Determining Your Teen's Curfew." Aspern Education Group. Aspen Education Group, 2009. Web. 20 Nov 2011. <http://www.aspeneducation.com/Article-setting-curfew.html>.
"Rebellious Teens- Parenting Teens." Teen Help.com. Teen Help, 2011. Web. 20 Nov 2011. <http://www.teenhelp.com/parenting-teens/rebellious-teen.html>.
"No Questions Left Behind: Teens Helping Teens: Rebelling Against Parents." Blogger. The NQLB Team, 9 Feb. 2009. Web. 20 Nov 2011. <http://noquestionleftbehind.blogspot.com/2009/02/rebelling-against-parents.html>.
"Curfew Call." Student Research Center
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
research memo #2
There is always a reason behind something that occurs. There is always a cause and a resolution to an issue. Teenagers have a reason to why they rebel against their parents. The curfew is the cause, but what is the resolution? There is a reason behind why teenagers feel the need to be rebellious.
In article one, curfews are known to restrict citizens from everyday freedoms in some populations. It is mostly based on the population’s crime issues and unmindful behavior. Article one also states that police can arrest citizens for being out past curfew, but only if it is a good reason. They cannot arrest you if you are stuck outside because of the weather. For example, if it rains and you are taking the bus home. In other countries, they can enforce 24-hour curfews by the week, as stated in article one. As said in article one, “Curfews can be used as a mean of control, victimization, and outright violence against targeted groups rather than as a device to bring peace to the benefit of all”.
In article two, Craig Kenny talks about how teenagers are staying out extremely late and causing problems in the community around them. According to article two, the police went at the problem with the rowdy teenagers with a voluntary curfew. This curfew was to emphasize all the responsible parents to do their job. When the police had spoken to the parents of the troubling teenagers, they said they thought they were at a friend’s house instead of being in the streets. The teenagers, according to article two, had a curfew as follows: children under 16 had to be in by 9pm, and children under 10 had to be in by 8pm.
In article three, the mall in Charlotte, North Carolina, was affected tremendously by the teenage curfews. Teenagers were mainly the big shoppers in the biggest shops at the mall. When they started causing problems in the mall, according to article three, the mall police enforced a curfew for all teenagers in the mall at late hours. This affected the shops because the late hours were the times when teenagers would come in to buy things. As stated in article 3, the teenagers began to rebel. The officials in the mall, the shop owners all began to receive hate mail.
In conclusion, teenagers have rebelled against curfews at many angles. They are going on the idea of being in charge and being independent that they think it is unreasonable to follow the rules. Curfews cut off teenagers’ activities and priorities that they proceed in after school. No one wants the curfew they enforce, including parents, to look like a source of punishment, but in some cases you cannot cover it up. My follow-up would be to find a video or picture to express my topic clearly and thoroughly.
Research Memo #1
Hypothesis:
Most teenagers are rebelling against their parents. One reason why this is occurring is because of the curfew their parents are giving them. They think they are independent and don’t have to listen to their parents. There are also multiple other reasons this is occurring, but the curfew issue is becoming the biggest issue on teenage rebellion. One of my questions was, “which age group is the most rebellious toward their curfew?” I think the most rebellious age group would be from 14-17. These are the years a kid hits their teens and start hanging around peers they should not hang with. My hypothesis is Teenagers are rebellious against their parents’ curfew because they believe to be more independent, and they think they can take care of themselves.
Context:
My target audience would be teenagers that range from14 to 17 years of age. I chose this group of respondents because I want them to see their issues on rebelling because of a curfew as a problem that needs to get resolved. My results that I have captured are reliable and yet valid. The results I have used have come from the answers amongst my peers and some reliable websites. These results are not skewed to make you look at different sides of the issue; they came from a certain age group that I targeted towards.
Results:
Age group: 14-17 | Agree (number out of 25) | Disagree (number out of 25) |
Curfews cause teenagers to be more rebellious. | 72% | 28% |
Kids should have curfews until they move out. | 68% | 32% |
Parents should compromise a curfew with their teen. | 80% | 20% |
Parents can and should be fined for teenagers being out too late. | 28% | 72% |
Government should be in charge of making a curfew for all teenagers to follow. | 10% | 90% |
Teenagers rebel because they think they are independent. | 68% | 32% |
Teenagers are rebellious because they think they can take care of themselves. | 52% | 48% |
Data Analysis:
Teenagers are rebellious because of their independence role.
· Teenagers think that as they get older that they can just swarm away from their parents whenever they want, and make themselves seem as an independent person. A major sign of this will be ignoring their parents. This is one of those things that if one their friends do it then they will. According to Empowering Parents.com, teenagers need to know where the line is drawn. Parents do not need to lower their value of power against their teenager when they disagree with something.
· Teenagers also think that they can take care of themselves since their getting into, or about to get into high school. They see their friends driving themselves, getting jobs, going out without permission, and they follow their steps. According to Empowering Parents.com, do not ever let them get away with inappropriate behavior anytime. Parents are saying inappropriate behavior is “a phase”, and they are correct. This is the way teenagers will behave when they are trying to find their own identity and know who they are.
· Teenagers also think that hanging out at late time of the night is more important than following their curfew. This also ties back to the independence role in teenagers. They want to be more independent and make their own decisions instead of being tied down with a curfew their parents gave them. In a teens world, a curfew isn’t going to overcome the value of their time they spend being out with their friends.
Follow-up:
My hypothesis is correct based on my results and databases I have found. When I was looking over my survey results, I found that teenagers do actually follow their curfew, but they didn’t receive a curfew they agreed on. I found that data very surprising, because most teenagers you hear about have a curfew they don’t agree on and they do not follow it.
Conclusion:
I want to include more data in research memo #2 about why the curfew is a main factor to teenage rebellion against their parents. I want to tell how to solve this problem, and maybe I can come up with some solutions too. No, I have not really changed my research questions, but I am thinking about rearranging it so I can come from a different view in the next research memo.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Preliminary Sources
This website helped me with just a simple example on a teenager not folowwing her curfew, and what the solution should be. It talks about why the teenager might be refusing to follow their curfew, and what steps the parents should take to stop it.
This website was very helpful to me. It talked about why a teenager should have a curfew, and also talks about how to determine what it should be. This article also states what role the teen's friends and the trouble around them play in them refusing to follow their curfew, and it talks about to agree and uphold the curfew. Also, it talks about how to keep the power as a parent when enforcing a curfew.
This website helped me understand how parents should deal with their teenager's rebellion. It also shows why teenagers rebel in specific details.
I really like this one because it was a few teens on a blogspot they made, and they talk about thei problems with teenage rebellion against their parents and not following their curfew like they were suppose to. It was interesting to see it from a teenager's point of veiw.
This was a helpful article that I found on ebsco host. It helped me understand the main term of a curfew and what is going on with it lately.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Survey Questions
1.Do you think curfews cause teenagers to become rebellious?
Yes or No
2. Do you think teenagers should have curfews until they move out to live on their own?
Yes or No
3. Do you think parents should compromise a curfew with their teenager?
Yes or No
4. Check all that apply to you
__Your parent gives you a curfew you do not agree with
__You do not follow your curfew
__You have compromised a curfew with your parents
__You have got in trouble before because you didn’t follow your curfew
5. How much do you think teenage crime? (what percentage)
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 50%
6. Why do you think teenagers think they should stay out late? (choose more than one)
a) They can take care of themselves
b) They are independent
c) They think hanging out late is more important
7. What do you think is a reasonable curfew?
a) 7pm
b) 8pm
C)9pm
8. Can parents be fined for teenagers being out to late?
Yes or No
9. Can businesses be fined for teenagers being in their place too late?
Yes or No
10. Do you think it should be the government’s responsibility to set a curfew for all teenagers?
Yes or No
Research Questions
I do have a few questions about my topic. Which one of the teenage age groups is the most rebellious? In addition, I want to know why exactly teenagers rebel against their parents when they give them a simple curfew? Should parents just compromise a curfew with their teenager so they will agree with the curfew? Should parents provide harsh consequences for their rebellious acts? My biggest question is how could parents put a stop to their teenagers’ rebellion towards their curfew? I want to find some deep solutions to this growing problem.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Intro
Most teenagers are so rebellious towards their parents. Would the curfew rule that their parents are striking at them make them this way? Some parents are saying they do not want to give their teen-aged kids curfews because they then feel like their kids hate them from their actions. Studies show that two out of three teens rebel when they reach a
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