The social problems in Malaysia are getting worse to worst nowadays. We should be focusing on children and teenagers in Malaysia as the number of social problems is gradually increasing among them. A social problem is a condition that at least some people in a community view as being undesirable and morally wrong. Everyone would agree about some social problems‚ such as drug abuse and illegal racing. Other social problems may be viewed as such by certain groups of people. Teenagers who play loud
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emergency contraceptives‚ abortions‚ sex education‚ STD/STI testings‚ screenings for breast cancer and cervical cancer‚ Pap tests‚ fertility tests‚ and much more. Certain health insurances‚ or lack thereof‚ make it very difficult for low-income families and women to be able to afford reproductive health services on their own. The non-profit organization‚ Planned parenthood‚ has long been the one of the nation’s leading providers of affordable health care and sex education for women‚ men‚ and youth since
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how their lives will change in the event of pregnancy. There are at least 5 television shows featuring teen pregnancies‚ or teen moms including ‘’16 and Pregnant’’ and ‘’Teen Mom’’‚ it’s basically giving teenagers the idea that it id alright to have sex before marriage and become pregnant. In a way‚ these shows condone teen pregnancy. Changing the channel cannot be done without seeing an advertisement from one of the teen shows or an above the influence add. The stars are also on People magazine
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Teens Over the past 30 years‚ condom distribution has not effectively helped against sexually transmitted diseases (STD) or teen pregnancies because condoms are used incorrectly or not at all. The question remains: does it encourage teens to engage in sex by pushing condoms in their hands? We will explore the effectiveness of the program‚ taxpayer views‚ and religious views. The theory generally accepted in justifying the distribution of condoms to teenagers is that this will protect them against pregnancy
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which they must figure out who they are and what they want to become. The also face difficult decisions pertaining to their sexuality and with people of the same sex and opposite sex. Teen pregnancy and parenthood are major concerns for many of our adolescents. Most teens have a belief that the media encourages and pressures them to have sex. The sexual content that is in the media today can have an enormous effect on any age group. Adolescents may be more susceptible than others. They may be exposed
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Movement’s main goal‚ although many say otherwise‚ is convincing women to remain virgins until their marriage. This movement has inspired new policies such as ‘Abstinence-Only Sex Ed’‚ a form of sexual education that only teaches abstinence‚ and does not teach ways to have safe intercourse. Although abstinence only education directly correlates with a rapid increase
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Medicine‚ 157‚ 01–388. doi.10.1001/archpedi.157.4.381 Jones‚ L.‚ Bates‚ G.‚ Downing‚ J.‚ Sumnall‚ H.‚ & Bellis‚ M. A. eds. (2009). A review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of personal‚ social and health education in secondary schools focusing on sex and relationships and alcohol education for young people aged 11 to 19 years. Centre for Public Health‚ Liverpool John Moores
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in the society and community’s Phoenix and Woolett (1991). In the 1990s teenage pregnancies reached its peak the government in power at the time thought that due to the increase levels of pregnancies‚ however numerous researchers agreed that sex education in school from key stage 2 to key stage 4 was the way forward to making progress for better outcomes and hopefully a reduction in statistics (Emmerson 2007 and Lall 2007). Teenage pregnancy programmes‚ are improving
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to developing countries. Factors that contribute to teenage pregnancies include: Customs and traditions that lead to early marriage (developing countries) Adolescent sexual behavior which may also be influenced by alcohol and drugs Lack of education and information about reproductive sexual health including lack of access to tools that prevent pregnancies Peer pressure to engage in sexual activity Incorrect use of contraception Sexual abuse that leads to rape Poverty Exposure to abuse
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early as grade school go through or are given a sexual education course. During this time students are taught about the processes and changes that will occur to their bodies along with an overview of sexual education. “As of March 2013 twenty-two states require public schools to teach sexual education courses‚ thirty-three states require students receive instruction about HIV/AIDS‚ and nineteen states require that if provided‚ sex education must be medically‚ factually‚ or technically accurate. State
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