Author: Louise Geraghty
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Academic Stress in China: Coping with High Expectations in School Environments
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This piece, first published on May 30, 2014, is being republished as part of the Chicago Policy Review‘s 20th Anniversary Series. Please visit us here to learn more about the series from our Executive Editors. Most of us can probably remember feeling stress from school in grades 7–12. Thinking about college applications, exams, friendships, and expectations…
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Academic Stress in China: Coping with High Expectations in School Environments
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How do high school students cope with high expectations? A look at academic stress levels in China.
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Are We Reaching Young Women Most at Need in the Juvenile Justice System?
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Why is the rate of juvenile delinquency falling less slowly for females than for males? The key may lie in understanding the diversity in the population?
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TV as Birth Control? The Surprising Role of MTV’s ’16 and Pregnant’ in Reducing Teenage Births
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Study finds causal relationship between viewings of MTV’s popular reality show and a decline in US teenage births.
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What Do Kids Do on Saturdays? Insight into How Race and Income Impact Children’s Leisure Time
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A study examines the ties between income, race, and children’s after school activities in Phoenix, Arizona.
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How Sweets, SNAP, and Stress Affect Childhood Obesity
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A study examines prenatal risk factors among low-income Hispanic mothers that may lead to childhood obesity.