...pregnancy is a growing problem within the United States. Teen pregnancy will have a big impact on both the parents, child, education, welfare, employment and social service, also the society as a whole. The United States has the highest rate than any other country where teen pregnancy is an issue. There are many factors that comes into play when teenagers considering having children. Many teens who get pregnant without considering the consequences that they will have to face Although pregnancy is an emotional challenge for teenage girls, but it is a social problem that is affecting various things. Some individuals understand that this is a concern to the teenagers, but not everyone understand the consequences that our society have to face. 85 percent of teen is sexual active around the age 15 and 19. Throughout this paper I will be discussing why teenage pregnancy is a social problem and the various problems and consequences it have on our society. First the teenage mothers, the baby and on to the new parents. Dramatic changes need to be made before it destroy our society. The youth need to be educated more about unprotected sex and the consequences that comes along with it. There are several reasons why teen pregnancy occur. Majority of the time teen pregnancy occur because of peer pressure. Teen pregnancy is a natural drive to conform. “The main reason that peer pressure is so easily driven by teens, because they are programmed to conform” (Barker, n.d.). Unprotected sex...
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...Researching and studying teen pregnancy and how it affects the United States is important. The significance of teenage pregnancy and how it affects education, employment, economic status, and welfare use are very important to its future. Studying attitudes toward adolescent sexuality, teenage developmental progress, marriage, pregnancy, and subsequent pregnancy will give insight and help identify and understand why teenage pregnancy is on the rise. A range of factors like individual need and cultural norms influence the decisions of teenage women. Examining these needs on the front side to make sure they are met will also help in prevention of future teenage pregnancy. To break the pattern, conducting research to examine the socio-economic consequences of past, present, and future teen pregnancy rates is imperative. Teen pregnancy is increasingly correlated to disadvantage and poverty unlike those who delay child bearing. If teenagers would delay child bearing until better equipped properly to care for a child, there would be a significant reduction in a host of social and economic problems affecting this country. There would be a decrease in the legal sector of child and family services, welfare, child abuse, education failure rate, and eventually crime. The reason all these things are true is because people let their families think its ok to been on welfare. This is why the U.S. is the way it is. The country will be going down until someone finials stands up and does...
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...Community Health Practice Aline Prosper HAT 1 November 2, 2012 Western Governor University Community Health Practice The community we are introducing today is the people living around McGuire Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Richmond Virginia. A decade ago, African-American and European-American populated Southside Richmond only. Southside Richmond, like the whole state, is experiencing increasing racial diversity with the rapid growth of Hispanic and Asian populations. African-American population remains the largest minority group in Southside Richmond. McGuire Veteran Affairs Medical Center is a very large hospital-serving veterans from many different states. This large medical center has thousands of employees and hundreds of patients daily in the main facility and various outpatient clinics. In the beginning of this assignment, we decided to ask veterans, nurses, doctors, and any other employees of the McGuire Veteran Affairs Medical Center how long they drive to be at the hospital. 60% drive 30 to 60 minutes to get there. The first 20% lives in the community and drives 10 to 15 minutes or takes the city bus. The other 20% drives 60 minutes or more to come to work to the hospital. We did a focus group based on the 20% who live in the community around McGuire Veteran Affairs Medical Center. These coworkers, including this writer, and patients who live in this community have low income. They are mostly housekeeping, dietary, and nursing assistance staff...
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...and in the socialization of each individual” (M.U.S.E., 2013). Using sociological imagination I will build a connection with being an unmarried pregnant teenager and the impact it has socially in our society. Sociological Imagination As individuals we based our decisions on values instilled in us and peer pressure from our society. “We are individually shaped by society and social interaction through the process of socialization, which begins at birth and continues throughout our lifetime” (M.U.S.E., 2013). Teenage pregnancy has been a concern in our society and over the past 20 years, pregnancy in unmarried teenagers has increased dramatically. “Unmarried pregnant teenager varies based upon race, ethnicity, religion, and socioeconomic status” (Mollborn, 2009). Based on my experience low income families and the community they live in accept unmarried teenage pregnancy, because it is normal to them. Teenage pregnancy has increased and is an undisclosed major problem in our society. As a society we want to make sure everyone is properly educated on teen pregnancy. “Non-marital pregnancy is more common in racial or ethnic minority and low socioeconomic status, these parents are perceived to have low socioeconomic futures, families from high socioeconomic status and communities will discourage a pregnancy that will propel their children to a lower socioeconomic trajectory” (Mollborn,...
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...Teenage pregnancy 2 Teenage Pregnancy Sexuality always has been a curious topic for teens. Teenagers do not think of the consequences of sexual intercourse; including pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and economic aspects. When a child becomes a teenager, hormones affect how a teenager thinks rationally about sex. They think they have the maturity level to have sexual intercourse. Persisting problem Teenage pregnancy is a growing problem that affects the rest of that person’s life. The statistics of teenage pregnancy are staggering to consider. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 400,000 infants were born to teenage mothers in 2009 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). Teenage pregnancy has lifelong consequences that most teenagers do not consider; including dropping out of high school, health problems, and a life of poverty (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). A teenage pregnancy is more than a global problem; the local communities are affected as well. Community affected A teenage pregnancy not only puts a burden on the teenager and the families involved but also the surrounding community. Teenage pregnancy costs more than $9 billion per year for the taxpayers of the community. The costs cover health care, foster care, lost tax revenue, and teenagers have a higher rate of crime; resulting in incarceration (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011). Teenage pregnancy 3 ...
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...connectedness in the completion of the ASSET intervention study. The models in the study showed that self-esteem and proactive coping increased a lot in every subgroup that was in the study. The social connectedness stayed the same through the whole experimental study. The sexual minority youth is a very vulnerable population in the youth community and they are at risk a lot of times. Most of their risks comes from mental and emotional health. This group is basically the homosexual youth and they have a harder time than the heterosexual teenagers. These teenagers have a hard time coping in society because of how other people look at them and their self-esteem is not confidant most of the time. This youth group suffers higher rates in involvement in crime, depression, suicidal, homeless, depression, and self-harm. In this experiment the people that conducted the study found out that the use of substance abuse was used more in the homosexual group than the heterosexual (straight group...
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...the ages of 15 through 19 (Editorial Board, 2012). This resulted in 442,000 births among teenagers in 2006 (Maynard, 2008). The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate than any other industrialized country in the world. About a third of these teens abort their pregnancies, 14 percent suffer a miscarriage, and 52 percent take their pregnancy to a full term, 72 percent of these teenagers are out of wedlock (Maynard, 2008). Many of these teenage girls that become pregnant end up with disastrous results they either leave school altogether or miss an entire year due to the pregnancy, thus graduating a year later. They receive low grades or fail due to excessive absences related to health issues. Once the child is born some teenage mothers do not have time to complete homework assignments because they are too tired after seeing to their child’s needs. Teen pregnancy is an important social issue because becoming a mother at such a young age, the risk of social and economic disadvantage tends to be greater. The majority of teenage mothers come from very low income families and...
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...cultural for thousands of years and is continue to be used to this day. Some people have many questions about the rite of passages that are harming young children as young as six years old that are forced to have sex for the first time, the growing rate of teenagers being sexually active and sex trade. In this paper will discussing how teenage sex is effecting our youth in the Black community where we are raising teenage daughters and how a village in Malawi has a ritual where the take their boys and girls to camp to engage in sexual acts.. These sexual acts are being done in more places than we can think of as well according to our research. In this paper we will discuss how this rite of passage of sexual acts affect the people and what people are doing trying to stop this act from happening. In the Black community we are dealing with a rise in teenage pregnancy the rite of passage of this is the teenagers are being forced to step into adulthood before they are actually ready. In the Baptist community in which they grew up in we were raise to save ourselves for our husbands and then start a family. Usually in the community the teenage mother is forced to drop out of school after the baby is born because she does not have any help from the father and her family simply cannot afford child care. We have seen dozens of young girls have babies early and never get a chance to farther their education and end up on government assistance while raising another generations of children...
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...This essay looked at how the environment influences teenage pregnancy in the United States. The purpose of this essay is to identify how preeminent teenage pregnancy has become in teens ages fourteen and up, how famous it has become in the United States and how the majority of teens do not finish their education after becoming pregnant. The sources used in this essay provide the necessary information needed for readers to understand why and how a teenagers environment has become influential for them becoming pregnant. Teenage pregnancy is affecting teens by causing them to drop out of school and not finish their education which later results in a limited amount of choices when choosing a career. Outline Thesis: The social life of teenagers influences teenage pregnancy through pressure from peers, too much access to the media and lack of sex education from parents and teachers in the United States. I. Peer pressure in the United States is the major factor influencing teenage pregnancy in the U.S. A. During adolescence, teenagers often feel pressure to make friends and fit in with their peers. B. Many times these teens let their friends influence their decision to have sex. C. The Kaiser Family Foundation states that more than 29 percent of pregnant teens reported that they felt pressured to have sex. II. Excessive access to the media plays an important role in teenage pregnancy A. In the U.S today, the majority...
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...theft involves the illegal activity of employees taking up company property for their own use (Paulsell, 2007). According to Stettner (2010), economic recessions and employee theft are directly linked. Stettner (2010) asserts, “In recessions, individuals in dire straits tend to commit crimes against their employers that they might never consider in economic booms. Concern over dishonest employees is increasing every year, especially in the retail industry.” Stettner (2010) offers various alternatives to address employee theft: 1. Maintain close accountability of employees who handle cash. 2. Introduce various measures such as: electronic surveillance and regular audits. 3. Educate employees about the importance of these measures. Teenage pregnancy. Teenage pregnancy denotes pregnancies that are conceived and held by young women before the age of twenty ("United States: Growing pains; teenage pregnancies," 2009). The research shows that teenage pregnancy has been growing since 2005 ("United States: Growing pains; teenage pregnancies," 2009). The research also shows there are multiple factors that contribute to teenage pregnancy ("United States: Growing pains; teenage pregnancies," 2009). Among those factors are: demographic factors, the current financial climate, gender roles, mixed messages, and the idea that sexually transmitted diseases do not...
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...very serious. Thirty percent of businesses fail because of employee theft (Kulas, McInnerney, DeMuth, & Jadwinski, 2007 as cited in Geesey & Rocha, 2012). The research also states the factors that affect employee theft to include the workplace environment, employee age, employee gender, and employee’s tendencies to steal. According to Moorthy, Seetharaman, Arokiasamy, & Marimuthu (2010), employees with a lower stake in a company have a higher tendency to steal. Teenage pregnancies occur due to various reasons some of which include social pressure, coerced sexual relations, and lack of information and availability of contraceptives (UNICEF, 2012). It is such a huge problem because of its ability to affect the growth of a community and the world at large. Poverty, reduced health, and maternal mortality result from teenage pregnancy (Gennari, 2013). The similarity between both employee theft and teenage pregnancy is a lack of self-control (Geesey & Rocha, 2012). “People committing crimes and analogous behaviors in adolescence and in adulthood start manifesting conduct problems early in life,” (Pratt & Cullen 2000, p.932 as cited in Geesey & Rocha, 2012). Employee theft in the past was largely ignored, however, it is now controlled and prevented through proper planning and execution (Geesey & Rocha, 2012). Small business owners and managers have been in charge of such planning and execution because of the impact of employee theft on the company’s...
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...pregnancy is one of the most difficult experiences a young person might ever face when it interrupts school or other plans. It can create an emotional crisis resulting in feeling ashamed and scared, and it may appear that you will crumble under pressure in your environment. Education, abstinence, and parental involvement are vital in reducing the rate of teen pregnancy. The best way to prevent teenage pregnancy, which is 100 percent effective, is abstinence. Most teenagers have their whole life ahead of them and having a child will cause a lot of complications in their goals. It’s not impossible for teenage mothers to complete high school, or try to reach their goals in life, but having a child could very well interfere with those goals. Abstinence is when you give up something you desire or of pleasure to you. Abstaining from sexual activities is a great way to prevent teen pregnancy, and the risk of getting a disease. In the past years less sex and more condoms use has meant lower rates of teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease. Abstinence is not a crime, as most teenagers and their peers seem to think. Most teens have sex because of their peers being sexually active. The percentage of sexually active males declined from 57.4 percent to 48.8 percent, essentially erasing the gender gap. In high school students alone the rate for being sexually active went from being 66.7 percent to 60.9 percent in the years of 1991-1997. Abstinence is very important, but...
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...could have accomplished great things in their life – babies who are already alive – are killed deliberately by doctors. And everyday, more and more abortions occur as they are starting to be legalized in more countries. With that stated, I don’t agree with abortion and I definitely think it should be illegal in every country. As a teenager I’ve been warned and talked extensively about abortion by my parents, teachers, and relatives in general. Abortion is a very popular topic among adolescents. The reason why this is a very prominent issue among the people of my generation is because every day more and more teenage girls are getting pregnant. They don’t take sex seriously and are very irresponsible during intercourse. An internet article states that in the U.S. alone there are 820,000 teen pregnancies annually. This is very shocking because it means that 34% of all teenage girls in the States will end up pregnant before turning 20. Other alarming figures include that 8 out of 10 of these pregnancies are unintended and that 81% are to unmarried couples. So what can a young girl in that scary situation do? Most of the times they are afraid to tell their parents, boyfriend, and even friends about the pregnancy. They simply research on nearby clinics and find a way to get an abortion, even though in most countries you need parental authorization. Or in the rare occasion in which a girl decides to...
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...Cause and Effect of Poverty Barbara Virgo Strayer University Abstract Over the past twenty five years it seem as if poverty has become an Institution in the United States of America, with so much structural changes, economic structuring such as the shifting of manufacturing employment, the high rate of mental illness, the increasing high school drop out rate, the skyrocketing rates of incarceration, with single parenting on the rise and most alarmingly is the amounts of children living in poverty. The risk of not working or working low paying jobs is essential for poverty overload that can lead to the breakdown of family system and the lack of willpower to even address this issue. In the United States years of poverty will “contributes to financial hardships, inadequate housing, substandard schools, and deteriorating neighborhood”. (Dashiff, 2009, p. 23-32). Poverty is voiceless yet powerful enough to cause enormous burden on those that are trapped without any means of escaping its fury. The Unites States Census Bureau revealed that poverty is estimated to affect over thirty five million people, including thirteen million of which are children. Poverty is becoming an epidemic problem in the United States of America; it is unfortunate that even though the United States is a very rich developed country it is associated with so many people living in poverty, deplorable, destitute conditions (there is so much blame to go around.) Poverty is when the basic human...
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...Teenage Pregnancy Name: Institution: Teenage Pregnancy Introduction One of the questions that arise at the mention of the teenage pregnancy is why different countries record different rates of teenage pregnancy, with others having high States of America is one of the countries that have recorded high rates of teenage pregnancy with its prevalence in the country rating higher than any of the Western industrialized nations. For instance, A National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy conducted in 2006 revealed that in the United States of America, 4 out of every pregnancy occur in women of younger age. They go ahead to explain that annually, the United States among other countries with high rates of teen pregnancy record approximately one million teenage pregnancy. The purpose of this essay is to provide a claim of evaluation that critically examines the statistics of teenage pregnancy and the relationship between depression and poverty on teenage pregnancy. Given the establishment of how bad the prognosis for teenage pregnancy is, this claim of policy intends to establish the link between this public health issue and depression and poverty. Relationship between Teenage Pregnancy and Poverty One of the steps towards with any issue that appears to be a predicament is to establish the root cause of that particular problem. In this case, therefore, the main purpose of this claim of evaluation is to find out the relationship or link between...
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