Causes of Teen Pregnancy Essay

teenage pregnancy are becoming a major influence in lives of today of adolescents. The major networks encourage young teens to view programs such as MTV’s Teen Mom, Teen Mom 2 and 16 & Pregnant so they will become addicted to watching the program and feel as if though they are a part of the characters reality life. Pursuant to research conducted by “Teen Health and the Media” the average American teen spends about 20 hours a week watching television reality shows, as a result teens to form…

shows, characters that happen to be teen mothers are always depicted as irresponsible and bad mothers. These characters are always blamed for their pregnancy. The negative stereotypes depicted in these shows can lead society to believe that all teen mothers are irresponsible and bad mothers, which is an assumption that can affect how the teen mothers are treated. In order to erase the negative stereotype about teen mothers, television producers should cease to use teen mothers as entertainment…

Being a problem in the US, teen pregnancy has grown for the last couple of decades to become a leading issue for the country. Teen pregnancy is one of the most difficult experiences a young person might ever face, taking over many lives of teens, the question is asked, “Can we change the rate of Teen Pregnancy before it becomes a bigger problem?” In past times, Teen Pregnancy has been a rising problem throughout the United States. In 2012, a total of 305,388 babies were born to women aged 15–19…

promote or discourage teenage pregnancy, it seems like the show is not promoting, it is actually discouraging. My research has shown that only after eighteen months the show aired, the show led to a 5.7% reduction in teen births. Statistics show that the United States teen birth rate have went down majorly over the past twenty years. Furthermore, many teens are watching the show just to enjoy, not for encouragement. I agree that the show discourages teenage pregnancy because my experience using…

promote or discourage pregnancy, most of us will readily agree that the show promotes teen pregnancy. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of those that are actually teen moms. Whereas some are convinced that “16 and Pregnant” promotes teen pregnancy, others maintain that the show discourages teen pregnancy, to which I would have to disagree with. The show seems to promote more than discourage young viewers by glamorizing this unreal look on teen pregnancy. “16 and…

includes the decisions make in teenage pregnancy as to what should be done with a baby. There are many consequences and side-effects regarding teen pregnancy, such as the emotional and psychological effects. According to the fact sheet, “Teens are five times more likely to seek subsequent help for psychological and emotional problems compares to the teens in general” (Teen Abortion Risk: Fact Sheet). Nowadays, many organizations…

infection or pregnancy, most teens are not mentally or emotionally ready to become sexually active, and they will not have to face a teen pregnancy. Additionally, it will open up more opportunities for the future and a healthier lifestyle physically, mentally or emotionally, and socially. Staying abstinent as a teenager…

After thinking about the facts the surround the ongoing issue of teen pregnancy, Luker supports that "It would be better to see early childbearing as a symptom like infant mortality not a cause, but a marker of events, an indicator of the extent to which many young people have been excluded from the American Dream" (Luker 182). By making this statement I believe she is making a point that early pregnancy can be directly associated with that of poverty. In some aspects I agree and disagree…

Reducing the Teenage Pregnancy Rates Teenage pregnancy has been common for hundreds of years. Teenagers in the 1500 's were expected to marry and give birth to a son as young as 16 years old. Many young girls died while giving birth, as well as their children. The teen pregnancy rate peaked in 1957 with 97 per 1,000 teens getting pregnant. Over the past 40 years, the teenage pregnancy rate in the United States is at an all-time low. (HubPages.com) Even with this drastic decrease, our country…

teenager means learning how to make wise decisions on your own. But, should this statement be put in consideration when talking about birth control or being able to make a health decision without having a parents consent or permission. Should female teens be allowed to get birth control without their parents consent? Birth control has played an important role in the advancement of women in the workplace, allowing them to invest in their careers and plan for their futures. In today’s society many…