Ipatenco, Sara. "Why Are Low Income Teens Likely to Become Pregnant?" Everyday Life.
GlobalPost - International News. Web. 03 Mar. 2016.
Sara Ipatenco brings awareness to the causes of why low-income teens are more likely to become pregnant. Poverty is a huge contribution to teen pregnancy, and getting pregnant during the teen years makes it harder to break that cycle of poverty. Ipatenco address possibilities that cause teen pregnancies, such as lack of education, no funds for birth control, life situations, and considerations. Ipatenco article argues that teen parenthood is more likely in girls who come from families with certain life factors and family history. According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, teen pregnancy is more likely if a teen girl’s mother gave birth when she was a teen, if her parents weren’t married when she was born or if her mother didn’t graduate from high school or get a GED. Ipatenco also argue that many low-income teens get …show more content…
He believes that we as American do not talk about our class because we abstain from categorizing each other through classes. The gap between rich and poor is growing every day. Being in a lower social class proposes many more encounters than someone who may have started off at a higher social class. Mantsios talks about 4 myths about the class in America. One myth that stood out was myth four where Mantsios states “Everyone has a chance to succeed.” This myth stood out to me because it’s just what he states it as, a myth. There are significant differences in class among Americans, thus these significant differences have a large impact on the way we live, especially those living in poverty. Everyone does not have an equal chance to succeed or a chance to succeed at all. How can we break this never ending cycle of poverty with the huge gaps presented in our socioeconomic
GlobalPost - International News. Web. 03 Mar. 2016.
Sara Ipatenco brings awareness to the causes of why low-income teens are more likely to become pregnant. Poverty is a huge contribution to teen pregnancy, and getting pregnant during the teen years makes it harder to break that cycle of poverty. Ipatenco address possibilities that cause teen pregnancies, such as lack of education, no funds for birth control, life situations, and considerations. Ipatenco article argues that teen parenthood is more likely in girls who come from families with certain life factors and family history. According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, teen pregnancy is more likely if a teen girl’s mother gave birth when she was a teen, if her parents weren’t married when she was born or if her mother didn’t graduate from high school or get a GED. Ipatenco also argue that many low-income teens get …show more content…
He believes that we as American do not talk about our class because we abstain from categorizing each other through classes. The gap between rich and poor is growing every day. Being in a lower social class proposes many more encounters than someone who may have started off at a higher social class. Mantsios talks about 4 myths about the class in America. One myth that stood out was myth four where Mantsios states “Everyone has a chance to succeed.” This myth stood out to me because it’s just what he states it as, a myth. There are significant differences in class among Americans, thus these significant differences have a large impact on the way we live, especially those living in poverty. Everyone does not have an equal chance to succeed or a chance to succeed at all. How can we break this never ending cycle of poverty with the huge gaps presented in our socioeconomic