The purpose of this policy analysis paper is to assess policies within TANF that foster the issue of preventing teen pregnancies in the United States. Teen pregnancy affects the lives of young females in the United States on a socio-economic, emotional, and societal level each year and continues to be an ongoing issue with little effective solutions.
According to Clemmitt (2010) the steady increase of teen pregnancies since 2005 are contributed by various factors including lack of usage of contraceptives and less fear of AIDS, and conforming to the cultural norm of having children at a young age. As a profound issue, the history of teen pregnancy involves it becoming a social issue in the 1950’s. During this time, rates of teen pregnancy …show more content…
Even though teen pregnancies happen in all socioeconomic and demographic groups, a high proportion of teen births occur in low-income families.(1) This could be because of the low-income families or usually do not have educational opportunities to learn about prevention or have low access to health care. This also applies to teens raised in poverty by single parents. For example, a teen girl living in a low income family might not have access to contraceptives or lack of information regarding sex because their parents never learned about that or don 't have the money to provide those services to their children.
Teens who are not academically motivated and do poorly in school are prone to become pregnant than are their high-achieving peers. Stressful life events such as divorce and sexual, psychological and physical abuse have a strong influence on the likelihood of teen pregnancy. Teen pregnancy is also linked to other problematic adolescent behaviors such as alcohol and drug use. Daughters of teenage mothers or single-parent families face significantly higher risks of teen pregnancy than daughters of older mothers or intact …show more content…
They also found an increase in contraceptive use amongsexually active teens from 50 percent users in 1971 to 70 percent users in 1979. (6) This increase in contraceptive use was not enough to offset the increase in premarital sexualactivity which resulted in more pregnancies to teenage girls. But, as Campbell, a demographer cited in Mecklenberg and Thompson 's article indicates, there has been a decrease in actual teenage births as a result of an increasing amount of pregnancies being terminated through abortions. (6)
Teen pregnancy and prevention is a serious matter in the United States as it affects many individuals throughout. The policies within TANF that act as a deference for future pregnancies are an essential element when analyzing the issue as young female teen mother are affected by TANF as they are often a part of the welfare system.
The issues contributing to this social problem is that if a female teens decision to use contraception if her male partner does
According to Clemmitt (2010) the steady increase of teen pregnancies since 2005 are contributed by various factors including lack of usage of contraceptives and less fear of AIDS, and conforming to the cultural norm of having children at a young age. As a profound issue, the history of teen pregnancy involves it becoming a social issue in the 1950’s. During this time, rates of teen pregnancy …show more content…
Even though teen pregnancies happen in all socioeconomic and demographic groups, a high proportion of teen births occur in low-income families.(1) This could be because of the low-income families or usually do not have educational opportunities to learn about prevention or have low access to health care. This also applies to teens raised in poverty by single parents. For example, a teen girl living in a low income family might not have access to contraceptives or lack of information regarding sex because their parents never learned about that or don 't have the money to provide those services to their children.
Teens who are not academically motivated and do poorly in school are prone to become pregnant than are their high-achieving peers. Stressful life events such as divorce and sexual, psychological and physical abuse have a strong influence on the likelihood of teen pregnancy. Teen pregnancy is also linked to other problematic adolescent behaviors such as alcohol and drug use. Daughters of teenage mothers or single-parent families face significantly higher risks of teen pregnancy than daughters of older mothers or intact …show more content…
They also found an increase in contraceptive use amongsexually active teens from 50 percent users in 1971 to 70 percent users in 1979. (6) This increase in contraceptive use was not enough to offset the increase in premarital sexualactivity which resulted in more pregnancies to teenage girls. But, as Campbell, a demographer cited in Mecklenberg and Thompson 's article indicates, there has been a decrease in actual teenage births as a result of an increasing amount of pregnancies being terminated through abortions. (6)
Teen pregnancy and prevention is a serious matter in the United States as it affects many individuals throughout. The policies within TANF that act as a deference for future pregnancies are an essential element when analyzing the issue as young female teen mother are affected by TANF as they are often a part of the welfare system.
The issues contributing to this social problem is that if a female teens decision to use contraception if her male partner does