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What are factors influencing premarital sex among teenagers at the Munro College and what are the effects and possible solutions?

Name: Johann Weatherly
Candidate No:
School: Munro College
School Code:
Territory: Jamaica
Year: 2014

Contents
Topic Page
Acknowledgement………………………………………………………………………….3
Statement of problem………………………………………………………………………..4
Reason for selecting area of research………………………………………………………..5
Method of investigation……………………………………………………………………..6
Data collection instrument…………………………………………………………………..7
Procedure for data collection………………………………………………………………..11
Presentation of data…………………………………………………………………………12
Analysis and interpretation of data…………………………………………………………18
Statement of findings…………………………………………………………………….....20
Recommendations………………………………………………………………………….21
Implementation strategy……………………………………………………………………22
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………..23

Acknowledgement
The researcher would first like to thank the Lord for giving the researcher the opportunity to carry out this research. Also, he would like to thank his teacher, Ms. Mowatt, for assisting him where necessary, The researcher’s schoolmates for helping him with filling out and returning his questionnaires on time and his mother for helping him with compiling this school based assessment.

Statement of Problem

What are the factors influencing premarital sex among teenagers at the Munro College and what are the effects and possible solution?

Reason for Selecting Area of Research

Sex is viewed by society quite differently depending on the marital status of the individuals. The majority of human societies permit premarital sex, at least under certain circumstances. In modern Western societies, it is more likely to be tolerated but not encouraged. This research is to analyze the faces of premarital sex at the Munro College in Potsdam, St. Elizabeth.
Research on adolescent behavior has



Bibliography: Bleasdell et al Cheang et al Song. CSEC New Integrated Geography. Caribbean Education Publishers 2008. Bunnett. General Geography in Diagrams. Longman Publishers. http://googleearth.com http://weegy.com

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