Chapter 2 Chapter Two Teenage Pregnancy and Social Policy: A review of the literature Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to review the available literature focusing on the areas of policy relating to teenage pregnancy under exploration in this thesis. Having presented the various trends in teenage pregnancy and related rates as well as associated and causal factors in the previous chapter‚ this chapter begins by providing further explanation as to why the three particular areas
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Teenage pregnancy is considered a public issue because it is a matter that not only involves the pregnant teen herself but also the parents‚ those related to the parents‚ the school for example as well the country’s image. Teenage pregnancy became a public issue right after the numbers of unwanted teen pregnancies went up and with these numbers up then other social malpractices will emerge with it‚ things like throwing away of babies and abortion. Social acts as these will affect the country’s image
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Sexuality: TEEN PREGNANCY Social Problem * Teenage Pregnancy has become an increasing social problem in the U.S. today. * Guttmacher.org (research institute for sexual health) states that an average of 750‚000 women between ages 15-19 get pregnant every year. * Nearly 1/3 of all teen pregnancies end in abortion * 10% of all U.S. births are to teens * 2/3 of all teen pregnancies occur among 18-19 year olds Consequences of teen pregnancy * Many teen mothers stop after
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"Teenage pregnancy" For me Teenage pregnancy is defined as a teenage or underage girl‚ usually within the ages of 13-17‚ becoming pregnant. The term in everyday speech usually refers to women who have not reached legal adulthood‚ which varies across the world‚ who become pregnant. When I heard about it the question that goes in my mind is that‚ “what is the cause of it?”. I’d asked my friends about it‚ base on my them and I agree on it‚ the first
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Aneta Karkut English 102 Instructor Pols 6 March 2013 Paper #3 How to Stop the Rise of Teenage Pregnancy I turn on my television and an MTV show is on. I spend a little time watching it‚ though I’m not sure what I am watching. There are girls that look my age‚ and I see they have children. They are arguing with their boyfriends and their parents‚ but most look happy overall. A commercial comes on it tells me “16 and Pregnant” will be right back. Curious about the name and the concept of
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these kids actually believe in ridiculous myths about sex as shown above. Many teenage girls have sex due to family stresses or self esteem issues. They are gullible and easily tricked by "love" from boyfriends due to the lack of love within their family. This is especially the case now in our modern society‚ as parents are mostly busy with work and do not have time for their kids. The easiest method to prevent teenage pregnancies is to emphasize on contraception and abstinence‚ be it through workshops
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frightened that she will be a poor mother or that her parents will react badly. Birth and Post-Birth Issues More than half of teenage pregnancies continue to birth. According to a researcher at the Transnational Family Research Institute‚ teenage mothers are at a high risk of experiencing depression‚ birth complications‚ toxemia‚ anemia and even death. Teenage girls are often not emotionally prepared for childbirth or being a mother and can experience extreme depression‚ anxiety‚ resentment
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Teenage Sex Teenagers in the United States are experimenting with sexual activities more and more today than ever before. According to Charles Krauthammer‚ "Sex oozes from every pore of the culture and there’s not a kid in the world who can avoid it." (Meier‚ 1994‚ p. 7). Teenagers are surrounded by some sort of sexual connotations all the time. Whether it is television‚ radio‚ school‚ or even the Internet‚ teenagers are hearing the affects of sex on our society. The price that teenagers pay for
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The conclusion includes implications for educa tors‚ researchers‚ and practitioners. Introduction While slightly decreasing in rates in recent years‚ adolescent pregnancy continues to be prevalent in the United States‚ with nearly one million teenage females becoming pregnant each year (Meade & Ickovics‚ 2005; National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy‚ 2003; Sarri & Phillips‚ 2004). The country’s adolescent pregnancy rate re mains the highest among west ern industrialized nations‚ with 4 of
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Over the past few years teenage pregnancy rates have grown substantially. More than one million teenagers will become pregnant this year in Canada‚ and the number is growing. Many socioeconomic factors influence pregnancy rates‚ such as; different races‚ different religions‚ financial status‚ education and family background. Another influence is the sexual education children are receiving or not receiving at school and at home. While the problem of teenage pregnancy is acknowledged‚ solutions
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