United States. Teen girls are becoming pregnant at a huge rate with a lot of the pregnancies being planned. Enough is not being done to educate or prepare these teen about how their lives will change in the event of pregnancy. There are at least 5 television shows featuring teen pregnancies‚ or teen moms including ‘’16 and Pregnant’’ and ‘’Teen Mom’’‚ it’s basically giving teenagers the idea that it id alright to have sex before marriage and become pregnant. In a way‚ these shows condone teen pregnancy
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Teen Pregnancy Teenage pregnancy is an overwhelming problem in the United States. In 2006‚ the rate of teen pregnancy had increased for the first time in a decade and it remains the highest among developed countries in the world. “About 40 percent of American women become pregnant before the age of 20. The result is about 1 million pregnancies each year among women ages 15 to 19. Only half of those pregnancies end in actual births” (Casey.) Concerned parents‚ educators‚ and healthcare workers
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Sheltering the youth from birth control does not decrease the percentage of teen pregnancy but it fact helps initiate unprotected sex. The increase in teen pregnancy is due to‚ inadequate sexual education available to adolescents‚ lack of knowledge and resources for birth control‚ and the environment the individual grew up around. Research Questions 0 Does providing adolescents with birth control increase teen pregnancy 1 Is there enough information on the consequences of unprotected
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phones and Driving Why is this such a problem for teen drivers? * Many teens mainly focus on staying connected with their friends and family‚ now with all the new technology it is easier to do so. Cell phones are now so much more portable and easy to use teens will take advantage of it‚ resulting in texting and driving or talking on the phone while driving. * Most teens don’t realize that using a cell phone while driving is dangerous. Most teens believe that they are “good drivers” and nothing
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Teen Crashes Using a cell phone while driving is one of the worst decisions any one can make. So many deaths have been caused by being distracted from a cell phone. This is a problem for teenagers because it has caused so many deaths‚ and injuries! Here are the statistics. National Teen Driving Statistics In 2007‚ the latest year for which data are available‚ motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of death among 13-19 year-old males and females in the United States. A total of 3‚466 teenagers
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rebellious behaviour develops over time‚ beginning with a teen wanting to hang out with friends more and disagreeing with parents more frequently. Society stamps a "bad teen" label on rebellious teens. However these teenagers are not always bad people. To understand why teenagers rebel‚ you have to look past society’s label and into the backgrounds and mental thoughts of teenagers. Different experiences in life can cause individual teens to react differently and possibly result in rebellion. Parents
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factors contribute to the increase of teen suicide; one of the most over-looked reasons is through the influences of communication technology (Netter‚ Niles & James‚ 2010). The internet and cell phones are innovative way to communicate‚ but today‚ teenagers now are exposed to more information and have manipulated them to do online bullying – which most teens hide for fear of embarrassment (Netter‚ Nies & James‚ 2010). Based on a developmental standpoint‚ teens are in a period of identity searching
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Teen pregnancy is not just a rare virus that has recently sprung up‚ adolescent pregnancy has plagued our country for over three centuries‚ but it is only more recently that we have noticed its growth and severe impact on many aspects of society.Teen pregnancy has been around for generations; however‚ not until the twentieth century has teen pregnancy become a major issue. With teen pregnancy on such a rise‚ there are many issues that can be discussed: the many risks of teen pregnancy‚ society’s
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2002). Smoking among teens is associated with additional health and social problems. Smoking affects the physical growth and activities of teenagers. The younger people start smoking‚ the more likely they are to become strongly addicted to nicotine. Furthermore‚ teens who smoke are much more likely to use alcohol‚ use drugs‚ engage in fighting‚ and engage in unprotected sex (Center for Disease Control 1994; Willard & Shoenborn 1995). Most smokers begin smoking during their teen years. Yet‚ studies
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Haley Lundak Professor Haddox English 1302- 7a.m. 31 January 2013 Teen pregnancy is a growing trend. Cities and towns all over the country are being affected by this growing statistic. However‚ El Paso is being overwhelmed with this statistic. Teenagers in El Paso are being affected by the growing statistic in extreme ways. The teens of El Paso are being greatly influenced by the culture of El Paso‚ today’s society‚ and they are falling into the trap that their demographics portray will happen
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