Teenage pregnancy

that leads to pregnancy is the different coping strategies that adolescents use that have a history of CSA. Saewyc, Magee, and Pettingell discovered that adolescents may abuse substances or run away from home, both of which increase the probability that they will be involved in a pregnancy at a young age (as cited in Miller-Graff, Cater, Howell, & Graham-Bermann, 2015). While females who experienced CSA may engage in risky sexual behavior and run the risk of an unwanted pregnancy, the same is…

Round and Round it Goes: Will the Cycle Ever End? Today, teenage pregnancy seems to be glorified in shows like 16 and Pregnant, Teen Mom, and the movie Juno, just to mention a few. These shows do not always correctly portray how difficult teenage girls can have it when they have children at such a young age. Not to mention the fact that even though the show allows the audience a “glimpse” into the girls’ lives, the girls still get paid for being on the show which offers them support that other…

to ACC. 1. To what extent do you think that teenage pregnancy is a problem that needs to be…

We all know that teen pregnancy is not a new topic. This topic has been around for decades now. In the 1900s, marrying at a young age was a common practice because life efficiency was not so great. In addition, everyone depended on agriculture for a living. It was one of the foremost significant way to survive besides hunting. Therefore, with this in mind, marrying at a young age and having a big family meant being able to produce goods much faster and more efficiently. Having a big family,…

Stanger-Hall and Hall (2011) investigated the change in teen pregnancy rates as states implemented abstinence-only sex education. Even after accounting for confounding variables such as socioeconomic status or access to family planning services, they found that the increased emphasis on abstinence-based sex education was positively correlated with teenage pregnancy. This was shown on a national level, but also state based. The teenage pregnancy rates are highest in the states that heavily…

Research Question: How do people view the effect sexual education has on high school teen pregnancy rate? This research project seeks to identify what the perception people have of the effects sexual education has on the rates of teenage pregnancy. This project will be a quantitative study, because a quantitative study focuses on describing a phenomenon across a larger number of participants. Quantitative data can be analyzed with the help of statistics; this will result in unbiased data that…

Reality television has made a breakthrough in the last fifteen years and, despite its spreading popularity, the role it plays in shaping not only the mindset of a young America, but also the views of older generations, is causing negative impacts. These shows often portray stereotypical models all across America, emphasizing, and even exaggerating their habits and Ebonics, leaving viewers with a narrow vision of American citizens and lessening ethical and moral values. Shows such as Jersey Shore…

Course Paper "The Culture of Poverty in Latin American Countries" Among the World, the Latin America is widely recognized by their unique geography, history, traditions and culture. However, in present years, the perspective among this countries has significantly declined because of the current rise of economic and crime issues around. Although in Latin American countries, the presence of economic issues has always prevail, during recent years the increase of poverty has become a major public…

This assignment plans to discus the role of the practitioner working with families and young children. The group I have chosen to focus on is teenage parents; this vulnerable and socially excluded group, continue to be in the media and a current debate topic. Social exclusion has been described by Blackmore and Griggs (2007) as a “Process that results in social groups and individuals being marginalized and separated from ‘mainstream’ society”, this is suggesting those who are considered…

According to Hulton (2007), teenage pregnancy is influenced by environmental factors such as peer pressure, the communities and the schools. In testing whether or not practicing abstinence was effective, Hulton used the logic framework model. This model serves as a useful guide for school…