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1、WhatTeensReallyThinkBYROBERTKIENERIsourfutureingoodhsAnexclusiveReadersDigestpollrevealssomesurprisingfindings.CANADIANSbylargehavelongbelievedthatifyouwkhardsuccessiswithinyourreach.IsthatdreamstillaliveDoCanadasyoungpe

2、oplestillbelieveinitTofindoutReadersDigestcommissionedCROPanationalresearchcompanytosurvey1003Canadianteenagerswithabatteryofquestions.Weaskedthe161718yearoldswhattheyvaluehowtheyspendtheirtimehowtheyviewfamilylifewkcivi

3、cresponsibilitieswhattheythinkaboutCanadatheiropptunities.OursurveyshowsthatCanadianteenagershavehighhopesfthefuture.Niythreepercentofourrespondentssaidthey“expecttoachievehappinessprosperity“intheirlifetime.“Icandowhate

4、verIsetmymindto“saidLisaGrocholski17ofCalgary.CourtneyBrown17ofVernonB.C.agreed.Hergoals:“TohaveahappyfamilyajobIlove.“ThewkethictooisalivewellamongCanadasteenagers.Eightyeightpercentofourrespondentsagreedthat“anyonewhow

5、kshardcangetahead.“TheseattitudesmaysurpriseCanadianswhoseeouryouthinalessthanfavourablelight.Dailyitseemsthemediareptthemisdeedsofourteens.InVictiaagroupofadolescentsistriedfbeatingdrowninghighschoolstudentReenaVirk.InW

6、innipegateenagerisjailedafteradangerouscarchase.inMontrealfiveteensaregedwithbeatingan81yearoldwomantodeath.Teensareoftenseenasspoiledlawbreakerswhodisrespectauthity.Neverthelessoursurveyfoundthatthereiscausefoptimismabo

7、utCanadasyouth.Hereswhatwediscovered:TeensbelieveinCanada.WhenweaskedthemiftheyagreedwiththeUnitedNationsrankingofCanadaasthebestcountryinthewldinwhichtolivearesounding93percentsaidthiswas“absolutelytrue““mostlytrue.“Sai

8、d16yearoldBryanDickieofSackvilleN.B.:“Thefreedomopptunitywehavehereisunparalleled.ImproudtobeaCanadian.“Giventheirenthusiasmfthenationasawholeperhapsitsnotsurprisingthatanationalmajity58percentisagainstindependencefQuebe

9、c.WithinQuebechowevertheresultswerereversedwith61percentfavouringindependence.Despitethiscountrysproblems88percentsaidthatCanadais“holdingsteady““improving.“Teensbelieveinfamily.Althoughdivcehasclaimedmanyoftheirparentsm

10、arriages17percentofrespondentsparentswereeitherseparateddivcedininterviewafterinterviewourteenagerssaidthatdependablestablefamilylifeishighontheirlistofneeds.Indeed“raisinghealthyhappychildren““havingagoodmarriage“areatt

11、hetopofthelist.Eightysixpercentofthosepolledsaiditwas“very““somewhat“l(fā)ikelytheywillmarry88percentthoughttheirmarriageswouldlast.Virtuallyallplantohavechildren.AccdingtoJessicaMcCartney16ofRedDeerAlta.“givetakeonbothsides

12、“makeswouldfavour“alawprohibitingpreferentialjobhiringonthebasisofracesex.“Fiftyfivepercentwereagainstsuchalaw44percentinfavour.Anotherquestionthatsplitourteenagersconcernedwelfare.Ftyninepercentwouldfavouralawthatcutoff

13、welfarebenefitstopeoplewhohadnotfoundajobbecomeselfsufficientaftertwoyears48percentwereagainstit.Canadianshavelongbeenquicktovolunteerintimesofneed.Happilyourteensarecontinuingthattradition.Fiftyninepercentofourresponden

14、tssaidtheyhadvolunteeredinthepastyear39percentofthosehaddonesointhelastmonth.Otherfindings.ComparedtoAmericanteenagersourrespondentsprovedtobemeliberalonmanyissues.Fexamplewhenweaskedhowimptantitwastoobeyalllaws58percent

15、ofCanadianteenssaiditwasabsolutelyessentialcomparedwith74percentofAmericanteensaccdingtotheRoperCentrefPublicOpinionResearch.Only45percentofAmericanteensfavouredalawpermittingsamesexmarriagesversus67percentofCanadianresp

16、ondents.“WhilemanywouldhaveyoubelievethatCanadianteenagersarebecomingmemeliketheirAmericancousins“saysCROPsClaudeGauthier“thispollshowsthemtohavedistinctdifferencesinoutlooksvalues.“OursurveyalsofoundCanadianteenstodayar

17、ehighlypermissiveaboutpremaritalsex.Only11percentinQuebecjusttwopercentfeltitwas“alwayswrong“fapersontohavesexualrelationsbefemarriage.Nationally87percentbelieveditwasokayfamanwomantolivetogetheroutsideofmarriage.Asf“ser

18、vinginthearmedfcesduringwartime“59percentfounditamatterofpersonalpreferenceonly14percentsaiditwasessential.Inthelattergroupis17yearoldDavidHouleofShipshawQue.whosaid“IwouldfightfCanada.“Ourpollshowsthatpoliticstooareindi

19、sreputeamongtheyoung.Sixtyeightpercentstronglymostlyagreedthat“therereallyareveryfewpoliticalleadersthatIlookupto.“SaidPaulineBodnar16ofScarbough:“Politiciansdontspeaktoteenagersitslikewereinvisibletothem.“Just24percentt

20、houghtitabsolutelyessentialtokeep“fullyinfmedaboutnewspublicissues.“Whenwelookedmecloselywediscoveredthatthehigherthegradeaveragearespondenthadthemeheshefeltitnecessarytostayinfmed.(TwentyninepercentofAstudentsversus18pe

21、rcentofCDstudents.)Only34percentofrespondentsfeltitwasessentialtovoteinelections31percentsaidvotingwas“entirelyamatterofpersonalpreference.“Just26percentonly13percentinQuebecbelieveditwasessentialtoserveonjuries40percent

22、considereditamatterofpersonalpreference.AccdingtoRobertGlossopexecutivedirectofprogramsattheVanierInstituteoftheFamilyinNepeanOnt.ourresultsreinfcethebeliefthat“institutionalauthitiesnolongercontroltheheartsmindsofteenst

23、hewaytheyoncedid.“Oneofourmostdisturbingfindingsconcernedtheproblemofcheatinginschool.Seventyfourpercenttoldusthatteens“ingeneral“thinkitisusuallysometimesokay.Whenweaskedindividualsiftheypersonallythoughtthatcheatingis“