The Causes of Teenage Pregnancy and the Effects on the Community There are many different causes of teenage pregnancy. Every teenage girl is brought up under different family and personal conditions‚ therefore presenting many different causes of teenage pregnancy. These causes can range from internal factors to external factors. Some of these causes include drugs and alcohol‚ sexual abuse and child maltreatment‚ and technology dangers. All of these contribute to teenage pregnancy. Another cause
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Samip Gandhi Instructor Course 11 June‚ 2011 Causes of teenage suicide Suicide among the young people continues to be a serious problem facing our modern society. Studies have shown that thousands of teenagers commit suicide in the United States year after year (Tatarelli‚ 216). According to Corr (499)‚ suicide has emerged as the third leading cause of death for 15-to-24-year-olds‚ and the sixth leading cause of death for 5-to-14-year-olds. As teenagers learn diverse social roles
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Final Draft Cause and Effects of teenage drinking and drug use Robert Lynn Hayden Jr. Everest University Composition II - 40 ENC 1102-40 Professor Jean Leeper February 04‚ 2013 Cause and Effects of teenage drinking and drug use As a former offender of teenage substance abuse and driving while under the influence‚ I know full well how hard this topic hits home and my wallet. I have tried almost everything except needles; I drew the line there. The biggest factor that I faced as a pre/teen
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Causes of Teenage Suicide Growing up can certainly be a difficult time in one’s life. Things are changing physically‚ mentally and emotionally. It’s a time when you are still trying to find yourself‚ plus you have the obligation to try and meet the standards set by your peers‚ teachers‚ and parents. For these reasons teen suicide is a serious epidemic. According to the National Institute for Mental Health suicide is the third leading cause of death among teens in the United States. One major
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Causes of Teenage Suicide The American Psychological Association states that‚ “Teen suicide is a growing health concern. It is the 3rd-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24” (Teen Suicide is Preventable). As youth suicides are becoming more publicized‚ society is gradually becoming more aware of this global concern. Although most people do not understand why teenagers commit suicide‚ the three social sciences‚ anthropology‚ sociology‚ and psychology‚ provide insights that go beyond
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The Causes of Teenage pregnancy from: Obviously‚ the reason at the base of any pregnancy is sexual intercourse. But many researchers would like to know why the phenomenon of teenage pregnancy is so widespread. The easiest answer is that teens want to become pregnant; while this is not untrue in all cases‚ at least 80% of teen pregnancies are unintentional. Research has shown that one of the causes of teenage pregnancy is the lack of a sense of personal responsibility for their actions‚
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Causes why do teenagers rebel A.Discovering their identities Teenagers are at a point in their lives when they are trying to figure out who they are as a person‚ their likes/dislikes and what they will be doing for the rest of their lives. They use this time to test and try out many identities until they find one they are most comfortable with. B.Independence These years are a constant struggle between dependence and independence. Rebellious teens want to have total independence and prove to
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Yah-yah was raped by her mother’s “friend”. As a result‚ she has an unwanted pregnancy. She is angry with her mother because she didn’t do anything to protect her. People in society are misjudging her. Yah-yah is frustrated and on the verge of suicide. Teenage pregnancy has been a phenomenon since biblical ages. Dr. Michelle Golland stated‚ The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the industrialized world. There are 750‚000 teen pregnancies annually. The Caribbean has not escaped this plague
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Causes of teenage suicide Every year thousands of youth in the United States die‚ not by car accidents or diseases‚ but by their own hands. Every 90 seconds a teenager commits suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15 to 25 year olds. Suicide accounts for 12 percent of the mortality in the adolescent and young adult group. Males are more likely than females to follow through with suicide. For every successful suicide there are fifty to one hundred adolescent suicide
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Peer Pressure A teen’s first cigarette usually comes from a friend. Peer pressure has tremendous impact on a young person’s decision to experiment with cigarettes‚ according to Teen Smoking. Sometimes‚ teens start smoking because a friend dares them to. Other teens who are trying to find themselves experiment with cigarettes and become addicted. Smoking is also viewed as an act of rebellion and a way to demonstrate independence. The Media The media has a major impact on a teen’s decision to
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