Comments on: Malta at bottom of EU readership survey http://gozonews.com/item/malta-is-at-the-bottom-of-the-eu-readership-survey/ For all the very latest news from Gozo Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:16:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Joseph Caruana http://gozonews.com/item/malta-is-at-the-bottom-of-the-eu-readership-survey/#comment-153 Joseph Caruana Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:42:48 +0000 http://gozonews.com/item/today-is-world-book-and-copyright-day-2008/#comment-153 You have admit that social pressures are very strong on the Maltese islands and also you have to point out that peer pressure tends to aim more at the short-term gratification of the individual. Now put that in the context of 2 factors: Maltese young students have not choice over what they have to read for their Matsec Exams And when left to choose how to use their free time they go for the entertainment business and furthur social interaction. But then again its not all bad. The lack of choice is a drawback but the intense social interactions must have it beneficial effects. You have admit that social pressures are very strong on the Maltese islands and also you have to point out that peer pressure tends to aim more at the short-term gratification of the individual.

Now put that in the context of 2 factors:

Maltese young students have not choice over what they have to read for their Matsec Exams

And when left to choose how to use their free time they go for the entertainment business and furthur social interaction.

But then again its not all bad. The lack of choice is a drawback but the intense social interactions must have it beneficial effects.

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