Neighborhood Safety and Children

When first deciding where to find a legitimate source, I knew from the library session to visit the TAMU library website and look under "Databases". From there, I typed in EBSCO, the academic and scholarly-based journal mentioned by our guest speaker. He said that in order to identify whether its a proper scholarly source, the a page symbol with "Academic Journal" written below states its scholarly and peer-reviewed. Before I had gotten to the page of professional journals, I typed in "violence" and "peer pressure".

 The article I chose written from the University of Tennessee, presents a case study that talks about the influence of neighborhood safety on proactive and reactive aggression. Proactive aggression is the calculated aggression typically seen in children from external factors, while reactive is the aggression in response to being threatened. A sample of 89 children ranging from ages 9-12 were taken for conducting the experiment on their parents', neighbors, and peers influences on their aggression. The study highly stressed the significance of maintaining a safe neighborhood with proper communication with the young generation. If a neighborhood is consumed with high crime and low safety, it can effect an individual's mental health. The researchers and statisticians concluded that these external factors contribute to higher levels of aggression and depression in children at school or other public facilities. Based on the statistics, peer pressure can increase and appear more frequently in a number of settings. As a point of intervention, its best to improve the social atmosphere of your neighborhood and internal factors including parental monitoring.


From reading this scholarly journal, I was given concise and factual information throughout the article along with statistics and data. This form of speech implies that its directed to a well-educated audience such as students, professors, and scientists. The study is very well-written and reviewed by a number of professionals to publish. The rhetoric appears to show a solid form of dialect that pertains to an academic audience.

If you would like to read more on the study, here's the link! :)
http://web.ebscohost.com.lib-ezproxy.tamu.edu:2048/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=e271bf3c-e136-4000-b046-25d4a5206689%40sessionmgr4&vid=4&hid=17

Fite, Paula, Michael Vitulano, Porche Wynn, Amber Wimsatt, Alden Gaertner, and Jamie Rathert. "Influence of Perceived Neighborhood Safety on Proactive and Reactive Aggression."   EBSCOhost. 38.6 (2010):757-768. Web. 30 Oct. 2011. <http://web.ebscohost.com.lib-ezproxy.tamu.edu:2048/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=e271bf3c-e136-4000-b046-25d4a5206689@sessionmgr4&vid=10&hid=17>.