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college students stress

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  Cause of Stress in College Students Guide Relationship between academic stress and mental health  Academic stress and its impact on mental health is a well-researched topic.  Research shows  that academic stress leads to less well-being and an increased likelihood of developing anxiety or depression. Additionally, students who have academic stress tend to do poorly in school. This shows how this stress can keep kids from doing as well as they could.  Research   also suggests that if given help or a better academic situation, students will have better mental health. So how does the influence of new technology impact academic What Causes Stress in College Students In the guide that follows, students will learn about common forms of stress encountered in college, what causes stress in the first place, how stress manifests itself in college students,  meditation and mindfulness , and what to look for if a student feels he/she or a friend may be in over t...

FEMALE FETICIDE IN INDIA

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  India’s skewed sex-ratio due to mass sex-selective abortions is based on the perception that women should be valued less than men in society.  The Issue of Sex-Selective Abortions A pregnant woman sits alone with her thoughts inside the cold, empty hospital consultation room in India. She simply wants to make sure her baby is okay, but in the back of her mind, she knows there is a lot riding on whether the baby is a boy or girl. She knows it is illegal to ask the doctor to disclose information about the sex of her baby, but is desperate to please her husband and in-laws with the news of a son. In the United States, finding out the sex of a baby is simply another regular milestone that parents undergo during pregnancy. Normally, the moment is filled with excitement and love, but that is not the case for women in India. A poll by the  Thomson Reuters Foundation  found that India is ranked the most unsafe country for women. Their culture of perpetuating female inferio...