In recent years‚ teenage pregnancy has been labeled a major issue amongst teens that it can be known as an "Epidemic." Is teenage pregnancy directly responsible for a host of society’s ills? Increasing teenage pregnancy rate translates directly into increasing rates of "school failure‚" early behavioral problems‚ drug abuse‚ child abuse‚ depression‚ and crimes. Many social problems can be directly attributed to the poor choices of teenage girls. The talk shows today are flooded by episodes dealing
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Teenage pregnancy 1) Gender: Male Female 2) Age Range 13-16 17-21 22-40 41 Above 3) To what ethnic group do you belong to? East Indian Mix African Amerindians Chinese Portuguese European 4) To what religion do you belong to? Christianity
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SOCIAL SUDIES SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT (SBA) 2013 CANDIDATE NAME: MITSEY STONE CANDIDATE NUMBER: SCHOOL: MONTEGO-BAY E-LEARNING TERRITORY: TEACHER: TITLE: An examination on Teenage Pregnancy in my community TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement Introduction Task 1: Statement of Problem Task 2: Reason for Selecting Area of Research Task 3: Method of Investigation Task 4: Data Collection Instrument Task
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Cause of Teenage pregnancy in Thailand Nowadays‚ the problem of teenage pregnancy in Thailand doesn’t affect only teenage mothers’ lives‚ but also many aspects of Thai society‚ such as family‚ occupation‚ the economy‚ etc. Moreover‚ it is expected that in the future‚ the problem will increase and become bigger and harder to solve. According to the Bureau of Reproductive Health at the Public Health Ministry‚ Thai teenager births have increased 43 percent during the last 10 years and Thailand’s teenage
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PREGNANCY AMONG TEENAGE GIRLS More than one million girls become pregnant every year in the U.S.‚ a rate of teen pregnancy greater than those of other industrialized nations. There is as much research supporting the close relationship between self-esteem and teenage pregnancy as any other problem behavior. Hayes and Fors (1990) report that lower self-esteem is often an antecedent to the engagement in premarital sexual relationships and is more likely to be responsible for teen pregnancies
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Bowlby ’s Ethological Theory of Attachment Bowlby’s ethological theory of attachment recognizes the development of attachment between the infant and their caregiver as a revolved response in the first two years of life. Furthermore‚ we will learn about some of the genetic and environmental influences and their effects on this theory. Bowlby’s ethological theory of attachment recognizes the infant’s emotional tie to the caregiver as an evolved response that promotes survival (Burk‚ 2010‚ p. 196)
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Psychologist have proposed a theory that attachments which are formed with primary caregivers during early childhood can have a major influence on future relationship this is called the attachment theory. The development through this theory are in three major types of attachment styles have been identified as secure‚ avoidant‚ and anxious/ambivalent. There are two fundamental ways that adult attachment styles can be differ in terms of attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance. Attachment anxiety is a characterized
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Gregory VD Smith Adolescent Pregnancy In this research paper I will explore the effects of adolescent pregnancy‚ prevention‚ and intervention of adolescent pregnancy on American society. The notion that education‚ abstinence‚ and parental involvement are vital in the reduction of adolescent pregnancies is the thesis of this paper. The research supports this thesis; prevention and intervention have contributed to the progress in reducing adolescent pregnancy over the last decade. There are
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Does “16 and Pregnant” Encourage or Discourage Teenage Pregnancy? Have you ever thought about how kids are being affected by tv shows like “16 and Pregnant?” 16 and pregnant discourages teen pregnancy‚ the rates of teen moms have gone down‚ the tv shows reality‚ people just make titles and assume stuff when they are wrong. First of all‚ by showing what will happen if teens are unsafe and showing their mistakes will help teens not to make those mistakes. Showing how difficult it can be to be a
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Harry and Marguerite Harlow‚ John Bowlby‚ and Mary Aisworth figure among the most notorious attachment theorists. The Harlows conducted the first experimental research regarding the effects of attachment. In their study they used baby monkeys and separate them from their mothers approximately eight hours after birth. These monkeys were raised in experimental chambers‚ were they were exposed to non-living surrogate mothers: some were made of wire‚ others were covered with terrycloth. Some of the monkeys
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