Teen Pregnancy Shows and Their Effect on Teens It is a joke to think that teenagers today have the mentality that they could be famous if they were to get pregnant. That is according to gossip magazines of course‚ but could there be truth to this statement? MTV has made it a popularity contest by showing shows like “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom”. MTV should know better‚ considering their primary audience is teens. MTV sells the TV show as a “cautionary tale” to discourage teens from getting
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People have this vision of teens being irrational and incapable of making sensible decisions. Often‚ teenagers or people just coming out of their teens are blamed for crimes‚ such as graffiti or vandalism. Teenagers are immersed in a variety of cultures at their age. They dress in ways that could be considered provocative‚ or they dress in a way that gives them the
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Teen pregnancy is a health issue in New Zealand because it is a matter which has significant public importance as a society we value a woman having children once they are educated and fanatically stable but teen pregnancy goes against the social value. New Zealand has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the developed world almost 4000 babies born to teen parents a year.’’ Since 2000‚ births 15-19 year olds have been trending upwards again with the birth rate increasing between 2001 and 2008
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is a way to control the teens that have diminutive self control along with little or no parental control. (Hall‚ Maggie 2). Various amounts of teenagers cannot be confidential to act with such autonomy and accountability. (Love‚ Dennis 2). Having a curfew indicates who the teenager is and what they do. (Love‚ Dennis 2). To give other teenagers a sense of where they live or reside and to show how much character they have‚ teens stay out longer and later to give other teens that sense of doing what
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that have started drinking in a young age. In a recent study where short-term memory skills in alcohol dependent and non-dependent teenagers were studied the conclusion was that alcohol dependent teens had a harder time remembering words and simple math equations. Judgment and self-control are reduced‚ speech may be slurred; balance‚ vision‚ reaction time and hearing will be impaired. Alcoholism also causes damage to the brain. Alcoholics may suffer from lack of concentration. The alcoholic may also
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Teen Gangs Gang and group violence‚ while not a new phenomenon in Canada‚ is becoming much harder to dismiss as just boys being boys. Not only are girls seemingly becoming more involved in gang violence‚ but the violence of both sexes seems to be becoming more random‚ more vicious‚ more extreme. While many academics will dispute that violence among youth is increasing‚ few will dispute the fact that gang membership greatly increases the prevalence and frequency of serious and violent crime among
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Teen Marriage In today’s world‚ teens’ take marriage for granted. Marriage should be something special and sacred. In some religions teens’ have to get married at an early age and sometimes even arranged marriages. Teens’ are not mature enough to make a decision and to deal with life changing circumstances that come with marriage‚ like teen pregnancy. Peer pressure sometimes play’s a part in teen marriage because one or the other feel’s forced to make decisions they don’t want to. Today‚ many teens’
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Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy happens all over the world. In the last decade the teen pregnancy rate has increased significantly. There is a great deal of struggle being a teen mom. Young teens have to face judgment and neglect because some parents/guardians will not understand. It is important for the young girls to have somewhere to go when they are in need. The girls can always get help. Getting pregnant at a young age does not mean a girl should give up on life. They should find where encouragement
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Teen Pregnancy Today’s Statistics: Teen pregnancy rate has been on a decline over the past few decades Average teen birth rate decreased 9% from 2009 to 2010‚ reaching an all time low of 34.3 births per 1‚000 women (15-19y) 44% decrease from 1991-2010 About 820‚000 teens become pregnant each year 34% of teens have at least one pregnancy before they turn 20 79% of teenagers who become pregnant are unmarried 80% of teenage pregnancies are unintended The main rise in the teen pregnancy is
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By age 22‚ 50% f teen moms have received high school diploma 30% have earned a GED 90% of women who weren’t pregnant in high school received high school diplomas. Teen fathers have a 25 to 30 percent low probability of graduating. Only 10% of teen mothers complete two or four year college Children born to teen parents are at risk for: o Low birth weight o Infant mortality o Giving birth as teen o Behavioral problems o Fostor care placements
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