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in the mass distribution of birth control methods; the effectiveness of such undertakings thus far suggests a potential solution to the limited extent of proper reproductive resources. To illustrate, the medical company Pfizer has developed a convenient, efficient, and inexpensive injectable contraceptive known as Depo-Provera. Taken in three-month intervals, this contraceptive stands as a revolutionary alternative to traditional birth control methods, such as the birth control pill, which is…

have been able to turn to newer contraceptive methods such as the morning after pill, depo-provera, etc. (Furstenberg, 2003) So, if teenage childbearing rates are declining and more awareness is being brought to the topic, why is teenage childbearing still considered a deviant act and a social problem? One possible reason is that society has created a definition and a reputation for teenage childbearing over the years. So, despite a decline in teenage childbearing rates and new research…

In any of your classes have you ever said, “When are we going to use this in real life?” Me too, I don’t understand why we have to learn some stuff we’ll actually never use. As you all know sex is very common in our early years now a days.“13% of U.S teens have had sex by the age of 15, most initiate sex in their late teen years. By their 19th birthday, seven in 10 teen men and teen women have had intercourse.”(Facts on American Teens). So it would make sense to be properly educated about it,…

been uninspected due the growing number of adolescents taking part in unprotected sex however the Australian Government of health believes this is due to the amount if indigenous women who took place in childbearing at young ages. Having a higher birth rates in their adolescent years with 22% indigenous mothers being under the age of 20, and as the indigenous population has slowly started to transition into the Australian cutler the rate of teen pregnancy with in the Indigenous community has…

Growing up in a Mexican household we have been taught to be pure. Our parents always told us that we should not get pregnant or give ourselves to any man that comes into our life. We as the latino community are left with questions but we were too ashamed or scared to ask them, which led to many pregnant teens and abusive relationships. B. V Olguin in the poem “Boys’ and Sandra Cisneros in her essay “Guadalupe the Sex Goddess” used their teen experiences to show us sexuality within their culture.…

For centuries the education field has experienced controversial topics and this has forced the question of which of these topics do teacher decided to educate on, and if it is appropriate for the classroom. Sex education has been amongst those topics where states have had to decide if sex education was needed and if it was deemed necessary for proper education. Sex Education had gone through a large transformation and it is more essential now more than ever with th rising teen pregancy rates and…

Biopolitics come from Foucault’s work, the idea that individuals are not “individuals, but rather groups whose biological processes such as birth and death can be controlled by a larger entity (Foucault, 2003). This can be applied in the sense that government regulations of reproductive health care access are controlling the biological processes of women. The second theoretical framework, Intersectionality…

George Steiner’s book, The Death of Tragedy, written in 1961, defines tragedy as something that is uniquely Greek in the sense that no other culture really embodies it. Steiner says that, “Tragedy is irreparable,” and that “Tragic drama tells us that the spheres of reason, order, and justice are terribly limited and that no progress in our science or technical resources will enlarge their relevance (8).” These statements clarify what makes Greek tragedy so unlike any other type of tragedy…

These shows portray teenage parenthood realistically. “16 and Pregnant” is a reality television show on MTV that began airing in 2009. This show follows a girl, her family, and the baby’s father from the first few months of the pregnancy, through the birth, to the first months of the babies’ life. (Weiss) It’s easy to say that modern day shows like “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom” promote, encourage, and glorify teenage pregnancy. This is a popular opinion because it gives teenagers their own tv…

the most debated topics in the United States for over several decades is whether sex education should be taught in public schools. Sex education is instruction on issues describing human sexuality, including sexual reproduction, safe intercourse, birth control, reproductive rights, and sexual abstinence. Some people believe that abstinence is the only way sex education should be taught, and that teaching safe sex encourages sexual relations in adolescents. However, there are several other people…