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Economic, Parental, Peer, And Self-Induced Pressures That Affect College Students
This paper examines Economic, Parental, Peer, and Self-induced pressures that affect college students today, as compared to the college students of the 1970's.
The 1970's were a decade in which many changes were taking place in America. Between the Vietnam conflict and the stagnant economy college students had pressures placed on them that their predecessors had not dealt with for several years. Today's college student also faces pressures that seem to be unique to this time in history as well as some that are familiar to those who went to college in the 1970's.
In the last few decades the pressures on college students have come full circle. The things that parents, society and students faced in the 70's are similar in many ways to what they face today....
With those similarities there are also differences that are tied to changing times and a changing society.
The similarities have to do with several components of life including economics, family stresses and societal expectations. In the 1970's the nation was clutched in the throes of a recession. Economically the country was at a standstill and while the government scrambled to get it moving again college students pushed forward with the hope it would be fixed by the time they graduated. There were concerns at the time about graduating and being unable to use the degree to find a job and pay back the loans. During that time there was another big concern for college age students. The draft was taking students and sending them overseas to the Viet Nam conflict. There were several majors that would exempt a student from the draft, therefore…
While the terrorism threat faces today's students they do not yet face a forced draft.
Academically there are pressures as well. The technological explosion has moved forward in record measurements since the 1970's. Today's college student walks into college with a strong working knowledge of computers and information technology. The 1970's students were being indoctrinated in technology but it was not yet expected to have a firm understanding before walking onto the campus. Students today are pressured to choose more specialized fields of study than in the past as the world continues to globalize.
During the 1970's as well as today college students are under pressure academically, socially and economically. The concerns of the 1970's are different than today's problems however the changes were often brought from positive progress. The economic climate is similar to the pervious era, and students today can have hope. The nation recovered then and it will again and the students will go on to lead productive successful lives in their chosen fields.
This has affected me in many ways. I'm afraid to spend money, and I am stressed about rising gas prices and that kind of thing that I have no control over. I do not drive very much, I try to eat very cheaply, and yet, it seems that worry about money and about school has pretty much taken over my life. A final pressure I am feeling right now is
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