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: Correlation is not Causation Dahlia Richardson MAT 540: Statistical Concepts for Research Ashford University Professor Dr. Stacy Thorne June 10‚ 2013 Teenage Pregnancy Introduction Teenage pregnancy has proven itself to be a global problem that places both the mother and child at risk. This paper will examine studies about the risk factors for pregnancy in women under the age of 19 and comparing them to risk factors for women between 19 and 35 inclusively to determine
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HOW TEENAGE PREGNANCY AFFECT LIVES OF TEENAGERS The burdens of early childbearing on disadvantaged teens are undeniable. Trying to untangle the factors which contribute to teenage pregnancy from its effects‚ however‚ leads to a "which came first‚ the chicken or the egg?" dilemma. Educational failure‚ poverty‚ unemployment and low self-esteem are understood to be negative outcomes of early childbearing. These circumstances also contribute to the likelihood of teen pregnancy. For example‚ recent studies
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the whole report. It is a complete different story when we hear a 15-year old teenage girl pregnant with her boyfriend. Actually this kind of story is not included in the news often but only in documentaries because it is always happening around us. People nowadays consider it as the norm. We tend to think that this is only happening because they cannot control their feelings. In fact‚ guidance is what a teenage girl needs to prevent this kind of situation. Significance of the Study This
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A Reaction/Term Paper on TEENAGE PREGNANCY Nowadays‚ statistics claims that teen pregnancy becomes a trend worldwide. Teenage pregnancy is a phenomenon wherein a female between the age of 13 and 19 undergoes pregnancy. Why such a thing occurs? Let’s consider the causes. Curiosity. Majority of the female species doesn’t know much about sex. Sex education is rarely taught at schools so they do not have much knowledge about it. Trough words of mouth‚ they engage into sex without thinking the
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TEENAGE PREGNANCY Each year in the U.S. almost one million teenagers become pregnant--at enormous costs to themselves‚ their children‚ and society. While the facts are clear‚ the issues of teenage pregnancy are complicated by our conflicting attitudes and behaviors. Talk of sex fills the airwaves; younger and younger girls are portrayed as sex objects; and sex is used to sell everything from clothing to news. Yet we are shocked at the rising numbers of teens who are sexually active. If we are truly
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Teenage pregnancy Introduction Over the past few decades‚ teenage pregnancy has become a public concern which has generated a great deal of attention in the locality. Increasing awareness of the social and economic consequences of teenage pregnancy has led to a consensus opinion among policy makers and the public that teenage pregnancy and child bearing is a significant social problem. It has been linked to an array of other social issues‚ such as welfare dependency‚ child health and well-being
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Macleod‚ C.I.‚ & Tracey‚ T. (2010). A decade later: follow-up review of South African research on the consequences of and contributory factors in teen-aged pregnancy. South African Journal of Psychology‚ 40(1)‚ pp. 18-31. A decade later: follow-up review of South African research on the consequences of and contributory factors in teen-aged pregnancy Catriona Ida Macleod* and Tiffany Tracey *Corresponding author Psychology Department Rhodes University P O Box 94 Grahamstown 6140 Tel: (046)6038500
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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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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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