CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND TEENAGE PREGNANCY A Literature Review INTRODUCTION Pregnancy rates among adolescent females have fallen steadily since 1990‚ from 116.9 pregnancies per 1‚000 women aged 15-19 in 1990 to 75.4 pregnancies per 1‚000 female teens the same age in 2002. Teens aged 15 to 17 experienced a decline in pregnancy rates of more than thirty percent‚ from 74.2 pregnancies per 1‚000 in 1990 to 42.3 pregnancies per 1‚000 in 2002. The rates for teens aged 18 to 19 also declined between
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Sexual Abuse Definition‚ Effects and Recovery xxxxxx Liberty University Abstract This paper presents a clear definition of sexual abuse‚ pinpoints vulnerable conditions for somebody to become a victim of it‚ as well as finds relation between abusers/offenders and victims; this paper explains some factors of sexual abuse and its longer-term effects and also outlines phases for recovery. Introduction Sexual abuse can be of different
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Sexual and Relationship Therapy‚ 2013 Vol. 28‚ No. 1-2‚ 84–91‚ http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2012.756976 Mindfulness in love and love making: a way of life Frank G. Sommers* Independent Private Psychiatry Practice‚ Toronto‚ Ontario‚ Canada (Received 29 October 2012; final version received 4 December 2012) Increasing evidence is accumulating on the real benefits of mindfulness training. It is also emerging as a core‚ effective component of modern sex therapy practice. Some neuro-endocrine
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need to be educated and be given more resources in order to actively know when they need to prevent uncomfortable situations that may lead to sexual abuse. Other research has shown that adolescents that have grown up without his or her biological parents‚ whether it be authorized guardians‚ grandparents‚ or other family members‚ are more susceptible to sexual abuse as well. Living arrangements‚ economic situations‚ and social situations all play a very crucial role to whether or not an adolescent could
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enactment of the Sexual Offences Act 2003‚ the law on sexual offences was considered to be a “patchwork quilt of provisions ancient and modern that works because people make it do so‚ not because there is a coherence and structure.” (Setting the Boundaries: Reforming the Law on Sex Offences‚ Home Office‚ iii‚ 2000). Critically analyse whether the Sexual Offences Act 2003 has remedied these criticisms. In the UK‚ around 404‚000 women and 72‚000 men are reported as victims of sexual violence every year
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Toni Morrison doesn’t include a strong sexual theme in Sula just for shock value. Rather‚ the author uses sex to reveal clues towards the personalities of different characters‚ and how traits get passed down from one generation to the next. Some of the important clues provided in each characters personality traits come from differing sexual attitudes they hold. Disagreements between sexual appropriateness develop the relationship between Nel and Sula‚ as well as Sula’s broader relationship with the
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people are aware of it‚ it seems that there is not much being done to prevent sexual assault and harassment on school campuses. The stigma around sexual assault and harassment is one that needs to be done away with; what is happening to women every day is far scarier than talking about the issue. According to studies from RAINN (Rape‚ Abuse and Incest National Network)‚ women aged 18-24 are at an elevated risk of sexual violence‚ whether or not they are a student. This problem needs to faced head
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Jared Hornaday Sociology 433: G.S.C. 23 April 2013 Dealing with the Dealing of Humans: a Precious Commodity When one thinks of the numerous industries that have grown to international and global proportions‚ it is not difficult to name some of the more lucrative and resilient industries operating around the world. Automobiles are everywhere; gasoline is used to fuel a terrifying majority of operations within virtually any country. The aforementioned‚ however‚ are all commodities
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Robert Gray in “Sex and Sexual Perversion” makes an argument that “Which activities are and are not perverted will depend on what we ultimately discover the natural adaptive function of sexual activity to be‚ and this is a question whose answer must be given by the scientist who business it is to study such things.” (197). In this argument‚ Gray says that the perverted aspects of sexual activities are dependent upon the natural adaptive function of sexual activity‚ which Gray states are pleasure
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Sexual Harassment Laws Should Not Be Abolished Laws that regulate sexual harassment were established for good reason‚ and without them it would pose major problems to anyone involved in such activity. Almost all companies‚ government agencies‚ colleges and organizations have some type of policy in place regarding sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is defined as: “a type of employment discrimination consisting in verbal or physical abuse of a sexual nature” (Encyclopedia of Everyday Law). Over
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