Teenage Mothers a Vulnerable Population Joy Carr Nur/440 April 24‚ 2011 Maria Mendez Teenage Mothers a Vulnerable Population Teenage Mothers‚ a Vulnerable Population While there are a number of vulnerable populations in the world‚ very few receive the publicity‚ funding‚ and assistance that they need to survive in today’s society. There is a vast amount of media coverage on the elderly population and homeless children. However‚ most vulnerable populations are not recognized and assisted
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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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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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and their reaction. How will you support this child? You are only a child yourself‚ do you have what it takes to raise a baby into an adult. Unfortunately‚ unless your parents support you‚ you will end up on welfare‚ and find that everyday is a struggle ( n.a‚ 2014). Your home will be something will not be that really nice‚ well kept house‚ rather you will probably find yourself in a run-down house‚ or apartment. Where there is very little insulation‚ the windows are drafty‚ the floors worn‚ and
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PREGNANT AT 15 Being a parent can be very tough‚ as a parent has to juggle the responsibilities of working‚ having a social life‚ coping financially and taking care of a baby all at a same time. Teenage parents struggle even more‚ as they face difficulties with coping financially‚ finding someone to take care of the baby when they are at work or at school‚ having little to no sleep‚ while worrying about finishing their education. Kate Atkins-Portman talks to journalist Chloe Chow about her life as
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Psychological Effects of Teenage Pregnancy In recent years‚ the rate of teen pregnancies in America has increased dramatically. Approximately 750‚000 teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 19 become pregnant every year‚ according to the Guttmacher Institute. Within this number‚ 82% of the pregnancies are unplanned. The psychological effects of these pregnancies can be severe. Birth and Post-Birth Issues * More than half of teenage pregnancies continue to birth. According to a researcher
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Teenage pregnancy is a serious issue in our society today where people become pregnant because they are not informed. The United States had the greatest amount of pregnancies. Teenage pregnancy affects not only females but males as well; it causes serious health and education problems. “Nearly 4 out of 10 girls become pregnant at least once before the age of 20.” () Most teens get pregnant because they want to know what it feels like to raise a child or because they see others with children and
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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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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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