Teenage pregnancy is a major issue in the United States. Some people say that this is society’s fault. Although having sex and getting pregnant is due to personal choices and decisions‚ there are a few things society could do to prevent it. Excessive teenage pregnancy could be controlled with appropriate media‚ more readily available birth control‚ and people to set good examples for young women. Just flipping through the channels on a Saturday afternoon you can see all sorts of inappropriate media
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Letter to the editor on teen pregnancy DeVry University 05/10/2014 I’m writing in response to Nicole Etolin’s article‚ “The Effects of Teenage Pregnancy: Examining the Results of 12 Studies.” This brief article outlines the risks associated with teen pregnancy. Speaking as someone who has been through teen pregnancy‚ I feel that the risks Etolin points out paint a picture that is different from what I experienced. Does getting pregnant at a young age cause teen mothers to drop out
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Factors that Lead to Teen Pregnancy Although the overall rate of teen pregnancy has been declining‚ the rates have remained high for teens that are most vulnerable. The great majority of Americans believe that teen pregnancies are a serious national problem‚ indeed a problem that is the major component of what is thought to be national moral decline. However‚ what causes these teens to become pregnant at such a young age? These include factors in the community and the family such as violent crime
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Teen Pregnancy Have you ever been flipping through the channels and come across one of the many shows involving teen mothers? They are hard to miss these days! I’m sure most people immediately begin ranting about how the media is giving unnecessary attention to these teens that have already made poor decisions. Many people feel these shows actually encourage teen pregnancy because in some cases it is glamorized by the media. Let’s discuss some of the many reasons that there is an increase
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ENC 1011 Birth Control in American Society The Pros and Cons “On May 9‚ 1960‚ the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the marketing of the first birth control pill in the United States.” The battle over birth control waged on long before F.D.A’s approval. Since its creation‚ arguments both pro and anti birth control have been immense. From religious beliefs to freedom of choice‚ both sides still have yet to find a middle ground on this matter. Whether negative or positive‚ birth control
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Single Motherhood and Teen Pregnancy In researching material on single mothers and teen mothers‚ the factual problems with single mother households‚ and the stereotypical problems‚ I found a few interesting issues in the resources I collected which are worth mention. The first is the general statistics of sexual activity and early pregnancy. The second deals with the conflicting views of the effects of single mother families on the children. The third deals with the financial issues of prevalent
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Pressley‚ Aubrey HED 213 Professor Scott 2/13/13 Health Issues: Teen Pregnancy in Columbia‚ South Carolina Growing up in Northeast Columbia I have endured many matters in which helped me grow into the young adult I am today. Where I’m from‚ high school is the beginning of change for many of the local teens in my hometown. Some change so drastically that if you were to compare their upbringings to their high school days you would never think they were the same individual. Some change for
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Teenage Pregnancy: Society’s Newest Trend After being raised with three sisters‚ I’ve come to notice that your typical teenage girl spends the majority of her time thinking about clothes‚ school‚ and boys. While I could be wrong about the clothes and school part‚ the numbers give me a leg to stand on when it comes to boys‚ 76.4 girls per 1‚000 females who are pregnant are spending all of their time worrying about bringing a child into the world due to teen pregnancy (Henshaw‚ 2004). Within the
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An Annotated Bibliography: Teen Pregnancy Marcia Dixon April 8‚ 2013 HCS 465 Kerrie Kelly In years past teen pregnancy created problems in several countries. However in the United States among teenagers‚ teen pregnancy rose‚ but there was no help from programs like the National Geographic’s channel‚ and Teen Mom that aired on MTV. Individuals saw a version of what might have been with cameras rolling‚ however if the cameras are not rolling then life takes on a different meaning. When someone
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in the context of your society or community. This paper is looking at teenage pregnancy and the impact on society‚ and will provide a sociological imagination analysis of the individual and social impact. Being an un-married and pregnant teenager can be an incredibly challenging and scary experience especially if that child does not have a support structure. The national Campaign to prevent teen and planned pregnancy (NCPTP) reports that 3 out of every 10 children under the age of 20 become pregnant
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