TEENAGE PREGNANCY AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM Submitted to Dr. Gwenetha Pusta University of Santo Tomas Sampaloc‚ Manila In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Communication Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Letters Bernabe‚ Christine Melissa M. 4CA1 Absentee parents Absentee parents Celebration of sex and pregnancy by the media Celebration of sex and pregnancy by the media Curiosity Curiosity
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The Pregnancy Project: A Memoir I really think the film was interesting. It gives a lot of moral lessons especially to the college girls; those who have no idea what it’s like being a teenage mom and yet willing to take the risk. The film is very powerful‚ to think that it was based on true story. Gaby Rodriguez‚ the main character in the story who pretended to be pregnant for her project‚ was smart and brave enough to think of something really interesting and then do it. Based on the movie‚ pretending
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Mental disorders are believed to start even before birth. According to the article I read‚ studies show that if a women has influenza during pregnancy‚ her child is three times for likely to have a mental illness such as schizophrenia. People having schizophrenia may be dysfunctional and deviant due to their delusions and the disordered thinking they may have. Studies also show that undernourished mothers tend of have kids with mania and depression. This depression can cause people to be a danger
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Prevention Program Teen pregnancy is on a continuous rise in the United States because teenagers are having sexual relations at younger ages. This is an epidemic leading to young people losing out on many positive chances to better their lives such as; finishing school‚ having a stable financial plan‚ and the ability to be emotionally and mentally healthy. Many teenagers aren’t using rational thinking when they are presented with the opportunity to interact with others sexually‚ the consequences
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Social Construction of Teenage Pregnancy in the United States: Race‚ Class and Gender In the United States‚ an estimated forty five percent of all female teenagers have premarital sex. As a result‚ about forty percent of all female adolescents become pregnant at least once before age twenty; and about four-fifths of these pregnancies are unintended. Twenty percent of these female adolescents bear a child‚ and about half of them are unmarried (Lawson and Rhode‚ 2). In a society that associates
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Abortion: Pro-life or Pro-choice? Abortion is the most controversial and most discussed issues that our country is facing now. Abortion is the execution of pregnancy where the uterus of a fetus is removed. It is an intentional violent act that kills an unborn baby. Good and bad status of abortion still is not clear. Are you a pro-life or a pro-choice? First‚ Pro-life is someone who is against abortion. Pro-lifers say that abortion is immoral and only God can tell who can live or die. Pro-choice
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treating her normal shows her audience a logos perspective and claiming that she loves her daughter and wouldn’t trade anything about her for the world. Patricia also discusses that because of the disease‚ Down syndrome‚ some studies show 80-90% of pregnancies can be termined while pregnant. Overall the attitude toward the article seems very rude and harsh‚ I can completely understand why she seems this way throughout her entire article. This attitude helps her readers get the point and feel what her
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Teen Pregnancy Scourage of America Teen pregnacy is one of the most controversial subjects in America‚ research shows how unhealthy it is for a family’s when there is teen pregnant in the household. Teenage pregnancy has risen and fallen and looked at from many angles as “just” in todays society‚ thanks to shows such as “16 and pregnant” and ”teen mom” which doesn’t show how hard life would be for most young teenage parents‚ what hardships they will face. Teen pregnancy is scary no one
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Reality TV shows make teenage girls think that it is okay to get pregnant‚ not get a high school diploma‚ and act like whores. Some TV shows even try to show a good side of getting pregnant. In my opinion girls need to graduate high school and not worry about a baby. Teenage girls watch a lot of shows that make it seem okay to get pregnant. Shows like Teen Mom‚ 16 & pregnant‚ and The Secret Life of an American Teenager are shows that portray sex. In Teen Mom they like to show all of the parents
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Running Head: FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER Pregnancy‚ Birth and the Newborn: Focus on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder SWHB 405: Human Behavior in the Social Environment 1 ABSTRACT From conception to birth‚ the mother’s role in bringing to life and nurturing a healthy baby is paramount. Factors such as the mother’s biological‚ psychological and social environment play important roles in determining the wellbeing of a child. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder‚ an irreversible condition
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