7.5 Teen Pregnancy Work File Complete each of the activities below. Fact: Teenage mothers are more likely to drop out of school and only about one-third obtain a high school diploma. Fact: Teenage births are associated with lower annual income for the mother‚ 80% of whom eventually rely on welfare. 1. Read the two facts above and choose one of them. Discuss the possible ramifications for the teen parent’s future and the future of the child. (5 sentence minimum) (10 points) since teenagers
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sex education should be taught in school are: teenage pregnancies‚ sexually transmitted diseases (STD)‚ and self-respect. The first reason why sex education should be taught in school is teenage pregnancy. According to the CDC‚ “ in 2009 ‚ a total of 409‚840 infants were born to 15-19 year olds‚ for a live birth rate of 39.1 per 1‚000 women in this age group.” Teenage pregnancy has tremendous effects from family life to U.S. taxpayers. The teenage mother is more likely to not graduate from high
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but more specifically teenagers. I found this source by using the search tool Scout. The report includes trends and statistics of the pregnancy rates of sexually active teenagers that use contraceptive methods based on the differences in gender‚ race‚ and grade. The percentage of sexually active teens in the US and European countries are very similar but the pregnancy rate in the US is much higher because the percentage of teens on the pill is much lower. The first chart shows the percentages of sexually
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Masesar‚ Adelaine N. Mr. Dalisay (Professor) Insocio 20 February 2013 How Teenage Pregnancy Became Redefined as a Social Problem? All teenage pregnancies‚ not just the youngest ones‚ were categorized as a problem. The inclusion of older teenagers‚ who are far more likely to proceed with a pregnancy than their younger counterparts‚ redefined the issue from one of uncontrolled sex to one of uncontrolled motherhood. The term social issue relates to matters which affect many or all
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mothers and their newly born children. Celebrity fads and crazes are known to spread like wild fire‚ and much of the population is influenced by these celebrity habits. But how much of an influence do celebrities really have on society namely teenage society? Teenage girls obsess over the latest trends and fashions‚ and the latest trend is motherhood. Like most girls my age I keep up with the tabloids not only to get the latest dirt but also to check out the latest styles and crazes. The latest craze
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Teen Pregnancy 9 April. 2012 Teen pregnancy has long been a social issue in the United States; statistics show it is becoming more widespread. The U.S has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the modern world‚ that’s twice as high as in England or Canada (“Background on teen age pregnancy”). In the U.S alone‚ there are about 400‚000 infants being born to mothers ages 15-19 each year (“US has highest teen pregnancy rate”). Expecting teen moms tend to not complete or excel High school‚ there
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functions tend to overlap in regard to how the dilemma of teenage pregnancy is handled. Although on a national level‚ in 2006‚ in more than 10 years‚ for the first time‚ teenage pregnancy increased to 3% from 2005 to 2006. At a state level‚ in 2005‚ Texas had the highest number of teenage births accounting for 62 births per 1000 women‚ in addition to New Mexico‚ Mississippi‚ Arkansas‚ and Arizona possessing the same number of teenage pregnancies.
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Introduction Teen pregnancy is a major health concern in the American school system. According to the National Center for Health Statistics‚ the birth rate among female adolescents increased 3 percent in the year 2006‚ after decades of decline (Hamilton‚ Martin‚ & Ventura‚ 2007). The incidence of adolescent pregnancy in United States is higher than the majority of other industrialized Western nations‚ with 39.1 births per 1000 teens in 2009 (Pazol‚ Warner
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Davidson November 11‚ 2012 HCS/465 Terri Peters Evaluating the Research Process Researchers take pride in organization and hard work in making sure information is accurate. Over the past years there have become an alarming number of teenage pregnancies occurring. The authors of this article has seen some changes while conducting their study of ways to help decrease the number of teens pregnant in the United States. During the survey and study performed by the author on middle school students
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References: Carroll‚ J. (2013). Sexuality now: Embracing diversity. (4e ed.). Belmont‚ CA: Wadsworth Clemmitt‚ M. (2010‚ March 26). Teen pregnancy. CQ Researcher‚ 20‚ 265-288. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com.indianapolis.libproxy.ivytech.edu.allstate.libproxy.ivytech.edu/cqresearcher/
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