Teenage Pregnancy in America Teen pregnancy is a growing epidemic in the United States. Teen girls are becoming pregnant at an alarming rate‚ with a lot of the pregnancies planned. With television shows broadcasting shows such as “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom”‚ it is giving teenage girls the idea that it is alright to have premarital sex and become pregnant. It is in a way condoning teen pregnancy. I am interested in discussing teen pregnancy and the options that are out there for the
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Website Review and Summary Ryan Davis HCS/457 September 1‚ 2013 Kendrick Brown As any of the leader of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative (TPPI)‚ Center for Disease Control is assisting with the confederate business of the of the assistant secretary for health (OASH) for reducing adolescent parturiency and stating differences in adolescent parturiency and labor amounts. The OASH Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) is advocating community and personal object that exists to reserve medical
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Factors that Lead to Teen Pregnancy Although the overall rate of teen pregnancy has been declining‚ the rates have remained high for teens that are most vulnerable. The great majority of Americans believe that teen pregnancies are a serious national problem‚ indeed a problem that is the major component of what is thought to be national moral decline. However‚ what causes these teens to become pregnant at such a young age? These include factors in the community and the family such as violent crime
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Single Motherhood and Teen Pregnancy In researching material on single mothers and teen mothers‚ the factual problems with single mother households‚ and the stereotypical problems‚ I found a few interesting issues in the resources I collected which are worth mention. The first is the general statistics of sexual activity and early pregnancy. The second deals with the conflicting views of the effects of single mother families on the children. The third deals with the financial issues of prevalent
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An Annotated Bibliography: Teen Pregnancy Marcia Dixon April 8‚ 2013 HCS 465 Kerrie Kelly In years past teen pregnancy created problems in several countries. However in the United States among teenagers‚ teen pregnancy rose‚ but there was no help from programs like the National Geographic’s channel‚ and Teen Mom that aired on MTV. Individuals saw a version of what might have been with cameras rolling‚ however if the cameras are not rolling then life takes on a different meaning. When someone
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planning can do to the lives of young adults. In fact‚ some of the portrayals in today’s media do just the opposite‚ by encouraging teens to behave irresponsibly in regard to their sex lives. This is evidence in reality-style shows like “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant”‚ which glorify teen sexuality and the consequences it can lead to. By airing television shows about teen moms on television‚ we are encouraging our young girls to repeat the behavior they see. Glorifying these girls’ choices to have unprotected
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Teen Pregnancy and Sex Education The consensus is that sex education is necessary for pre-teen and teenagers to receive information about their bodies‚ reduce the risk of pregnancy‚ and disease (Combellick & Brindis‚ 2011). Many states have mandates on the curriculum of sex education and what grades to present the information to the students (Jacobson‚ 2011). On average‚ students receive sex education in 6th or 7th grade and 9th or 10th grade (Bigos‚ 2012). The problem is in
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Educating Youth on Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention In today’s society it seems that sex education is still a taboo subject amongst youth. The lack of education contributes to the high rate of teen pregnancy and STD rate ("Planned Parenthood Action Center"‚ 2012). Teens in the United States have the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in the world ("Planned Parenthood Action Center"‚ 2012). With the amount of technology and resources readily available this should not
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March 15‚ 2011 Dr. Kevin R. Carman Dean of the College of Science A103 Life Sciences Annex/336 Hatcher Hall Baton Rouge‚ LA 70803 Dear Dr. Carman: I called my friend as I was leaving the testing center to see how she had done on her business calculus exam. We had surprisingly similar results‚ and neither of us were pleased to say we received a D. When I asked what she had got wrong‚ she couldn’t tell me‚ because she did not know. This frustrated me because we had no feedback on the exam
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English 111.190 14 Nov. 2012 Essay # 3 Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections By examining the song “S.E.X” by a popular song artist named Lyfe Jennings I saw the topic of teenage sex discussed in popular culture’s music. The lyrics are expressing how sex can be lead and how most men take advantage of young women just to have sex. Lyfe Jennings song “S.E.X” sends a message to our young society that just because you think you’re in love doesn’t mean you have to give up your innocents
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