Almost everyone has a personal problem, or knows someone with such a problem that can be connected to society as a whole and therefore categorized as a social problem. For example, my sister Leah is perpetually dealing with the consequences and problems that come with teenage pregnancy. Leah had her child at the age of seventeen, in the prime of her teenage years. Although on the surface her situation is looked as a personal trouble by the population, it is actually one small example of a large social complex that happens to a multitude of people in our society today.
A large percentage of people place the entire responsibility of the problem solely on the young adult’s shoulders and turn a blind eye to the other, social, contributing factors …show more content…
For example, 80% of teenage mothers rely on welfare, which means they are struggling financially to support themselves and their children. Consequently, the United States spends roughly $7 billion dollars a year for the costs of such benefits. Teen moms, along with being subject to likely poor income, are subject to poor education as well. An article on “TeenHelp” shows that only one-third of young adults graduate from high school, and only 1.5% of teen moms have a college degree. It is also proven that the daughters of teen mothers are 22% more likely than other teenagers to repeat the early pregnancy cycle, thus continuing the problematic social …show more content…
It has given me the tools in which to assess patterns in behavior and interactions of those involved in such matters, and those that surround them. For example, I was able to establish how such an issue like teen pregnancy is created; it is not solely the young adults fault, factors from the overlaying society contribute it in a substantial way. For teenage pregnancy to be virtually resolved, or “repaired”, society as a whole must take a step back and turn their eyes to the actual problem; itself. To start improving the rates of teenage pregnancy, society needs to give young woman the tools they need to be well informed of their actions and the consequences they come with. Without such initiative, the cycle of teenage exploitation by factors such as their education and the media will constantly
A large percentage of people place the entire responsibility of the problem solely on the young adult’s shoulders and turn a blind eye to the other, social, contributing factors …show more content…
For example, 80% of teenage mothers rely on welfare, which means they are struggling financially to support themselves and their children. Consequently, the United States spends roughly $7 billion dollars a year for the costs of such benefits. Teen moms, along with being subject to likely poor income, are subject to poor education as well. An article on “TeenHelp” shows that only one-third of young adults graduate from high school, and only 1.5% of teen moms have a college degree. It is also proven that the daughters of teen mothers are 22% more likely than other teenagers to repeat the early pregnancy cycle, thus continuing the problematic social …show more content…
It has given me the tools in which to assess patterns in behavior and interactions of those involved in such matters, and those that surround them. For example, I was able to establish how such an issue like teen pregnancy is created; it is not solely the young adults fault, factors from the overlaying society contribute it in a substantial way. For teenage pregnancy to be virtually resolved, or “repaired”, society as a whole must take a step back and turn their eyes to the actual problem; itself. To start improving the rates of teenage pregnancy, society needs to give young woman the tools they need to be well informed of their actions and the consequences they come with. Without such initiative, the cycle of teenage exploitation by factors such as their education and the media will constantly