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explain      three challenges children or adolescents faced while attempting to adhere   to and/or cope with normative youth culture.

 Please no plagiarism and make sure you are able to access all resource on your own before you bid. One of the references must come from Flamez, B. & Sheperis, C. J. (2015) and/or Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2007). I have also attached my assignment rubric so you can see how to make full points. Please follow the instructions to get full credit for the assignment The movie picked is Boys Don’t Cry.
Application: Challenges in Contemporary Youth Culture
Children and adolescents face multiple challenges as a result of attempting to adhere to the norms of their youth culture. For example, an adolescent attending a party might feel pressured by friends to use drugs or drink alcohol. As a future child and adolescent counselor, you must develop empathy and understanding of the pressures and expectations of adhering to child and adolescent cultural norms and the various ways adhering to these norms might impact a child or adolescent.
For this Application Assignment, select a film depicting contemporary child or adolescent culture. As you view the film you selected, consider the types and amount of challenges the children or adolescents faced in the film. Consider how the challenges might impact your ability to develop empathy as a child and adolescent counselor.
The assignment (2–3 pages):

Based on the film, explain      three challenges children or adolescents faced while attempting to adhere      to and/or cope with normative youth culture.
Explain two ways you might      develop empathy related to the children and/or adolescents in the film. Be      specific.
Explain one way you might      address one of the challenges children or adolescents faced in the film      and how and justify your response.
Explain any insights you had      related to your understanding of contemporary youth culture based upon the      film you selected. Be specific.

Support your Application Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.
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Required Resources
Learning Resources
Please read and view (where applicable) the following Learning Resources before you complete this week’s assignments.
Readings

Sommers-Flanagan, J., &      Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2007). Tough kids, cool      counseling: User-friendly approaches with challenging youth (2nd      ed.). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Chapter 2: “Establishing       Rapport, Gathering Information, and Informal Assessment”

Anderson, P., de Bruijn, A.,      Angus, K., Gordon, R., & Hastings, G. (2009). Impact of alcohol      advertising and media exposure on adolescent alcohol use: A systematic      review of longitudinal studies . Alcohol &      Alcoholism, 44(3), 229–243.© 2009 by Oxford University Press. Reprinted by permission of      Oxford University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center.
Van Den Beemt, A., Akkerman,      S., & Simons, R-J. (2010). The use of interactive      media among today’s youth: Results of a survey . Computers in Human      Behavior, 26(5), 1158–1165.© 2010 by ELSEVIER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNALS.      Reprinted by permission of ELSEVIER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNALS via      the Copyright Clearance Center.
Vitoria, P. D., Salguerio, M.      F., Silva, S. A., & De Vries, H. (2009). The impact of social      influence on adolescent intention to smoke: Combining types and referents      of influence . British Journal of      Health Psychology, 14(4), 681–699.© 2009 by BLACKWELL PUBLISHING. Reprinted by permission of      BLACKWELL PUBLISHING via the Copyright Clearance Center.

Optional Resources

Lawson, D. M. (2009).      Understanding and treating children who experience interpersonal      maltreatment: Empirical findings. Journal of Counseling &      Development, 87(2), 204–215.Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete      database.
Mrug, S., & McCay, R.      (2013). Parental and peer disapproval of alcohol use and its relationship      to adolescent drinking” Age, gender and racial differences. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 27(3),      604–614.Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Goodrich, K., & Mangleburg,      T. F. (2010). Adolescent perceptions of parent and peer influences on teen      purchase: An application of social power theory. Journal of      Business Research, 63(12), 1328–1335.Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Academic Search Complete      database.
Besic, N., & Kerr, M.      (2009). Punks, Goths, and other eye-catching peer crowds: Do they fulfill      a function for shy youths? Journal of Research on      Adolescence, 19(1), 113–121.Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

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