Teen Marriage Teen marriage has been a growing phenomenon over recent decades‚ with marriage rates among teens soaring: in the 1990’s the teen marriage rate swelled 50%‚ reversing an adolescent marriage decline that had been on the fall for nearly 30 years (Chan). Marriage is still somewhat uncommon among teenagers‚ however nearly 4.5 out of every 100 teenagers between the ages of 14 and 19 are married (Chan). Teenage marriage is a large issue because of the intellectual‚ economic and mental
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Teenage Marriage Teen marriage is typically defined as the union of two adolescents‚ joined in marriage from the age range of 14–19 years old. Until the late 20th century‚ teen marriage was very common and instrumental in securing a family‚ continuing a blood lineage and producing offspring for labor.[1] Many factors contribute to teen marriage such as love‚ teen pregnancy‚ religion‚ security‚ family and peer pressure‚ arranged marriage‚ economic and political reasons‚ social advancement‚ and cultural
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Marriage Under 18 Young marriage today is not the same as before when an eighteen year old was very mature compare to now. Jobs were easier to find and a high school education was enough. When young girls became pregnant they got married and they would make it work as that was the right thing to do. Today‚ teenagers get married and shortly after‚ they end up in divorce leaving children fatherless. They have become more irresponsible‚ with no care in the world‚ not realizing who they are hurting
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What is marriage? Marriage is "the institution whereby men and women are joined in a special kind of social and legal dependence for the purpose of founding and maintaining a family" (Marriage 729). The fact is‚ marriage‚ to most of society‚ is something much more than that. To some‚ marriage is the uniting of their souls; to others‚ it is merely an escape from their fear‚ their pain‚ and their agony. The sad truth about it is that many of those marriages will end in divorce. So how do couples
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The rapid increase in the number of early marriages over the past several years coupled with the extremely high rate of divorce within this same group makes this subject extremely important. If you are a teenager and are seriously considering an early marriage‚ these are a number of potential problem areas of which you should be aware‚ so that‚ if you do decide that this is the best course of action‚ you will be alert to the possible difficulties which could lie ahead. First‚ the problem
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Nowadays‚ more and more teenagers are becoming parents. They have children under the age of 20. However‚ becoming a parent at very young age has bad effects on the lives of the teen parents and their children. First of all‚ teen parents are likely to have problems with education and career. Young mother usually drop out of school when the pregnancy progresses and many of them either never return to school. Lower level of education does not allow them to get a proper or high salary job. Their career
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The Effects of Teenage Pregnancy The question has often been raised: At what age should people begin to have children? It is a subject often debated amongst doctors‚ psychologists‚ social workers‚ and ordinary citizens‚ respectively. Some argue that it does not matter what age a person is‚ as long as he or she is mature‚ while others say that maturity comes with age‚ and a teenager is never equipped for the responsibility that comes with childbearing. Despite efforts to discourage teenagers from
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The Effects of smoking in Teenagers Chapter I Introduction Adolescence is a stage of significant growth and potential but it is also considered to be a time of great risk. A lot of adolescents are facing pressures to use alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ or drugs and to start sexual relationships‚ thereby‚ putting themselves at high risk for intentional injuries and infection from sexual transmitted Diseases. According to the World Health Report a considerable number of deaths would be prevented and tobacco
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The Effects of Smoking on Adolescent Behavior and Their Ability to Perform Well in School James Grimes Eastern Kentucky University Abstract There is a considerable body of empirical research that has identified adolescent peer relationships as a primary factor involved in adolescent cigarette smoking. Despite this large research base‚ many questions remain unanswered about the mechanisms by which peers affect youths’ smoking behavior. Understanding these processes of influence is the key to
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BACKGBROUND OF THE STUDY. Marriage is found in all cultures. It is a process by which individuals select their life partners. It is an old institution which regulates the term upon which male and female reproduce according to well defined and acceptable social norms. This project undertaken would study one aspect of marriage‚ which is seen as a social problem in contemporary Nigerian society: namely early marriage. The study will try to find out its probable causes and effects with particular reference
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