1981 births

I used to think that giving birth was overrated and believed that the emotional rollercoaster leading up the birth was insincere. In my opinion, giving birth had always seemed frightening, long and most of all painful. Surprisingly, my whole outlook on giving birth and its emotional impact changed when I gave birth to my first child, Joy. I remember the day as if it was yesterday, despite the fact that it took place almost nine years ago. It was a rainy Sunday in February when I invited my best…

Introduction The idea that McDonaldization is an inexorable phenomenon is an erroneous claim, which fails to take into consideration the political and socioeconomic dichotomy that exists independently from it. To fully appreciate the dynamism and influence of the establishment heads of the world, the examination of the concept of McDonaldization becomes a decent portrayal of their overwhelming power, while in the same instance disclosing the actual insignificance of such a system of…

regarding the details of fertilization, because the cycle of ovulation was not defined until 1928 (Center for Disease Control, 1988). Additionally, all forms of contraceptives and any education regarding contraceptives were against the law (Jensen, 1981). These restrictions caused sexually active women to become pregnant often, while medicine was not advanced enough to keep these women healthy during and after childbirth. As stated by Bernard J. Turnock (2004), “In 1900, six to nine of every…

transmitted disease” (Solomon-Fears). Even though statists show that the birth rate among teens in the United States has dropped in 22 of the last 24 years, it still remains high in the United States (Solomon-Fears 2010). Recently there has been a new approach to sex education that “provides youth in today’s world with information and decision making skills needed to make realist decisions whether to engaged in sexual…

Another factor that might have an effect on functional birth order is the sex of the children and the order in which they are born. If a family has two girls then a boy the boy will often be treated similar to that of an older child because he is the first born male. The same rule for youngest first born males also applies to youngest first born females. In both of these cases, the youngest child of the different sibling sex will act similar to the oldest child or may even act like an only child…

weeks and 31 weeks, it is found that those born at 22 weeks only have less than 10% chance of survival, while those at 31 weeks have almost a 100% percent chance of survival (Slattery & Morrison, 2002). This information shows that the closer a preterm birth gets to full term, the more likely the child is to survive without defects. It also represents that the further away from full term you get, the more likely the child born is to have defects, due to not being able to develop properly. It is…

Barry & Harris G. Eric, (2014), they represent approximately 40.000.000 consumers in the United States. Located just after the Baby Boomers, Generation X was originally known as the Baby Busters, due to the low birth rate compared to the previous period of Baby Boomers. According to the US Census Bureau, the population projections of the "Millennium" generation reveal that the population of generation X is expected to exceed the baby-boom generation as being the…

POLICIES OF OTHER COUNTRIES : The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong was an organisation which brought forth sex education, family planning advice and birth control services to the citizens of Hong Kong. When the population started to increase, it launched a campaign. This campaign was called the “Two is Enough” campaign through which the birth rate was decreased with the help of educational ways.The total fertility rate too, is low.The authorities in Iran as well encourage families not…

The Right to Birth Control To give birth whenever you choose to or to let motherhood come naturally? This question has been a sensitive topic since the introduction of birth control to women. Birth control has been around for many years, constantly changing and improving. Everyone has a different opinion on it and its use. Many believe that birth control does more harm than it does good. Though many do not agree, the access to birth control is highly important. We will see this through the…

Change." Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, vol. 24, no. 3, Dec. 2015, p. 197. EBSCOhost, doi:10.3138/cjhs.243-C01. Kirby, Douglas, and Peter Scales. "An analysis of state guidelines for sex education instruction in public schools." Family relations (1981): 229-237. Kirby, Douglas. "The impact of schools and school programs upon adolescent sexual behavior." Journal of sex research39.1 (2002):…