The social issue of TEENAGE PREGNANCY A Research Paper Submitted to the School of Information Technology Mapua Institute of Technology Makati City In Partial Fulfillment of the Course Requirements in Current Issues SS15 Submitted by: Anne Louise C. Reyes Submitted to: Dr. Reynaldo A. Padilla September 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Teenage Pregnancy: Society’s Role Teenage pregnancy is best defined as a young lady under the age of twenty becoming pregnant. Teenage pregnancy‚ in the past‚ was not so much of a controversial issue as it is today‚ mainly because there were very few‚ if any‚ ways of preventing it. Whereas‚ in modern-day’s society‚ teen pregnancy has become a worldwide issue due to the many methods that can be taken to prevent it-birth control‚ sexual education courses‚ remaining abstinent‚ and many more. Teenage
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Teenage Pregnancy Survey Analysis: The survey consisted of 52 participants‚ 26 males and 26 females. The target age group is 18 to 32. The participants vary from different universities‚ high schools‚ and work places around Bangkok. We decided to collect 52 responses because asking questions about Teenage pregnancy can be very sensitive and we are only using the survey to get opinions of people. 1. Were you educated about safe sex in high school? 90 percent of the participants said “yes”
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How to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy Each year the United States is acknowledged for having the highest number of pregnant teens in the industrialized world. We have clueless teenage females of every race having children while they are in high school. Sex is on the minds of so many teenagers that they forget that they are not yet at a stage of having children. Since it is difficult for adolescent girl to resist the temptation of having sex; a while abstinence is the best form of prevention‚ birth
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The effects of teenage pregnancy to youngsters There are few cases regarding teenage pregnancy‚ that have become a trend and make restless in our community nowadays. Teenagers can be defined as an adolescent from the range of age between 13 to 19. However‚ pregnancy is said to be the period from conception to birth. Therefore‚ teenage pregnancy is defined as a teenage girl‚ usually within the ages of 13 to 19‚ becoming pregnant. According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute(AGI) (2010)‚ which
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Causes and Effect of Teenage Pregnancy “Despite the fact that the teen birth rate is slowly falling‚ there are still an estimated one million teen pregnancies in the United States alone’ (Sams‚ Urquhart). A big issue in the United States is the percentages of teenage pregnancy rates. Being a teen is hard as it is‚ but having to raise a baby on top of that causes a bundle of responsibilities. Many factors lead up to this problem from the precautions not put in place. The outcome has not only the
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Shay Wiese Focus Paper Family Dynamics 3/20/2014 Teenage Pregnancy There are many issues that are arising in the United States. These issues seem to catch media attention but they are publicized so much that teens believe it is all in fun. They don’t understand that doing drugs does not lead to fun partying. Becoming a dealer is not a quick way to cash it’s a quick way to death. Committing suicide does not make everything easier. The only person you took the pain away from was yourself. The
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Teen pregnancy is significantly high in numbers in America; one must know teenage girls backgrounds to understand their differences and disparities. To find a prevention method‚ one must acknowledge what these girls encounter‚ if they have access to clinics and insurance‚ and does their environment play a role teen pregnancy. In regard to modern society‚ women of color and Hispanic teens encounter more disparities than white teens. White American teens have more financial support as well as physical
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follow from having unprotected sex‚ one of the consequences is getting pregnant. Teenage pregnancy is an overwhelming problem in the United States. Over one million American teenagers become pregnant each year this means that 1 in 10 girls will become pregnant annually. Also‚ every 26 seconds a teenage girl becomes pregnant and every 56 seconds a child of a teenage mother is born. More than 600‚000 of these teenage girls will give birth and only ninety percent of these girls will elect to keep their
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The Truth about Teenage Pregnancy Outline I. Introduction II. Body A. Causes 1. Lack of sexual education 2. Lack of communication between the parents and teens a. Weak relationship b. Too strong of a relationship 3. Drugs 4. Trends a. Social b. Media 5. Abuse B. Effects 1. Unwanted/ unplanned pregnancy 2. Abortion 3. Neglect/ Child abuse 4. Complications a. Maternal deaths b. Birth defects 5. Incomplete education
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