...The Effects of Teenage Relationships Different relationships affect teenagers in various ways. Friends impact teenagers almost the same amount as their parents. Teenagers go to their friends for help or to ask questions that they could not ask their parents about. Most of the time their friends give them good advice but then there is the down side when they put pressure on their friends to do something like to smoke, drink, and do drugs. In most cases they tell their friends how to dress and act when around certain people. Love relationships just make it even harder for a teenager to get a good education. Some start to fail in school because they are hanging out with their boyfriend or girlfriend instead of doing their work. Throughout adolescence, teenagers are positively and negatively impacted by several relationships such as friends, family, and love relationships. Friends have a big influence on teenagers because they can say and do many of things to teenagers who think they were friends. They also start rumors and take their friends girlfriend or boyfriend and have them cheat on their friend. Some go out to drink, smoke, or to do drugs just to have fun but some think of driving home and most teenagers do not even make it to their driveways. Some teenagers who are so depressed about their social problems even think about committing suicide. Most start to hurt others turn into “goth’s” by dressing in all black. Many of depressed people show how they feel by dressing differently...
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...the teenager this creates struggles for them because more often than not, they end up with the load of caring and looking after the child while the teenage parents are at school or out doing other things that teenagers do. Raising a child as a teenager is not easy. Teen parents are more likely to struggle to deal with parenthood, and the child is more likely to grow up with numerous issues. Every year about 750,000 teenage girls will get pregnant unexpectedly (Gonchar and Schulten). Then society is faced with the question of “Do Television Shows like 16 and Pregnant Promote or Discourage Teenage Pregnancy?” which has caused controversial discussions since the release of the show. There is no way to put the blame of an excess in teenage pregnancy on the creation of television shows such as this. Television media shows do not promote teenage pregnancy because we all know that getting pregnant is a result of one’s personal choices and decisions. Since as early as the 1990s, teenage pregnancy has posed a big problem for the United States society. The United States has the highest rate of teenage parents in the industrialized world. The debate and issue over teenage pregnancy came long before shows such as Teen Moms and 16 and Pregnant came along. Statistics show that 46% of high school students have admitted to have participated in sexual activity. In addition, 34% of those sexually active teenagers said they did not use protection. These surveys were given to the students...
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...have not been educated about sex prior to becoming pregnant, due to the lack of communication between the teenager and her parents. There are major health concerns to be faced for teenage mothers and their unborn child. There are options available to teen moms when making decisions on parenthood; being a teenage mother is one of the most difficult experiences a young person might ever face. There are many causes for teenage pregnancy. First, teenagers take unwanted risks due to lack of knowledge and education on teenage pregnancy. Many parents feel uncomfortable about discussing sex with their children. “Most people evade their children from talking about sex. In some cases, they provide false information regarding sex and discourage their children to participate in any informative discussion about sex.” Giving your child false information is not smart! Talking to your children at an early age and answering any questions they have directly and honestly can be a step closer towards preventing teenage pregnancy. That’s why it is very important as parents to educate our children before it’s too late. (What are the Causes of Teenage Pregnancy) Lack of knowledge for safe sex is considered to be another cause of teen pregnancy. Teens between the puberty ages of 12 to 15 years old are exposed to the subject of sex. Because both boys and girls are curious about the changes in their bodies, they act in unprotected sexual ways, primarily due to lack of knowledge. Teenagers want to talk...
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...Medias Influence On Teen Pregnancy Tina Marie Bergelt Media Ethics November 2014 Teen pregnancy is described as a girl between the ages 13-19 who becomes pregnant. This phenomenon has been around historically and still continues today. Teenagers are very unaware of the consequences of unprotected sex and can result in having a child in their teenage years. Many teenagers watch television daily. Television has evolved from the past decade from reporting news to reality TV. Many television shows in the 21st century are now engrossed in teenage pregnancy. Many different actresses play the role of a pregnant teenage girl or the actress is actually pregnant in real life, this causes teenage girls to idolize them and when watching their idol it inspires one to be like them. Television is a very powerful tool and can significantly impact the actions of its viewers. With the amount of teenagers watching television today, movies and television shows that partake in having teenage pregnancy in their programs influence actual pregnancy within the teenage girls that are watching the shows. Historically, in the 1950’s, people got married before they were 20 and being pregnant while you were a teenager was the norm. This was because women were less likely to gain an education passed elementary school so they got married and started their families in their mid-teens (Daphne Matthews, 2011). During the 1950’s, television was introduced; however in its infancy, it was only used to pass...
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...201 | | In 2009, the first season of 16 and pregnant aired (a show to prevent teen pregnancy) and right after, it leads to a follow up of several spin-off shows of Teen Mom (after life of the girls on 16 and pregnant and where they are with their kids). After the first episodes of 16 and Pregnant and Teen mom many more seasons began to come out; four episodes of 16 and pregnant in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and then leading to three seasons of Teen Mom (Teen Mom 2 and Teen Mom 3). Shortly after the shows aired it was said that girls were getting pregnant on purpose just to be on the new television show. The newly show for pregnant girls isn’t helping girls prevent pregnancy. But more of leading girls on to become pregnant just to be a star get their 15 minutes of fame. Is the show really coming off as educational and realistic or are the shows making the girls make bad decisions. It all started with Maci, Farrah, Amber and Catelynn on the first season of 16 and Pregnant. The show was made to be educational and prevent teen pregnancies, to show young girls and boys about the real struggles of being a teen parent, showing the real struggles of parenting. It went into great and deep detail of the everyday lives of the girls. The show started off as a good educational show but then lead into more drama than just teen pregnancy. Catelynn had more than just issues with dealing with her adoption. She dealt with drama between her boyfriend and issues with her family having to do...
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...of Unwed Mothers Is Teen Pregnancy the Problem? Institute for American Values This report comes from the Marriage Project of the Institute for American Values. Maggie Gallagher, the principal investigator, is an affiliate scholar at the Institute and the director of its Marriage Project. The Institute is grateful to Amara Bachu, Douglas J. Besharov, Norval Glenn, Dana Mack, Steven L. Nock, and Maris Vinovskis for their scholarly and editorial suggestions, and to the William H. Donner Foundation for its generous financial support of this initiative. The contributions of other supporters are also greatly appreciated. On the cover: Maternity (1950) by Milton Avery. Oil on canvas, 32 X 46 inches. Collection of Sally M. Avery. ©1999, Milton Avery Trust/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY. © 1999, Institute for American Values. All rights reserved. No reproduction of the materials contained herein is permitted without the written permission of the Institute for American Values. ISBN 0-9659841-5-X Institute for American Values 1841 Broadway, Suite 211 New York, NY 10023 Tel: (212) 246-3942 Fax: (212) 541-6665 info@americanvalues.org www.americanvalues.org The Age of Unwed Mothers Is Teen Pregnancy the Problem? Executive Summary Why have three decades of intensive national effort to reduce teen pregnancy not been more successful? Largely because for three decades, we have framed the problem falsely. What we have called our “teen pregnancy” crisis is not...
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...Unit 2 DB RE: Teen Pregnancy Teen Pregnancy Growing up Too Fast by people Magazine. Between the ages of 15-19 females tend to get pregnant each year. One of the youngest pop teens found out she was pregnant at the age 16 Jamie Lynn Spears (sister of Britney Spears). Once America was aware that this, they soon realized she wasn’t the only one that was 16 and pregnant. There over 790 thousand girls between the ages of 15 through 20 who are going through the same situation as the rest of these young mom. Majority of American agree on that no teenage mother is ready for the responsibilities of parenthood and as every parent knows, the challenges really begin once the baby is born. Only one-third of teen moms ever finish high school. People magazine interviewed at least six different girls that are pregnant and are going through realities of an unplanned pregnancy. A girl from Kentwood says “for girls her age, getting pregnant is the “IN” thing to do.” There is no shame in these young adults that are either trying to get pregnant or is already pregnant. Another 17 year old girl says “she felt alone, and felt like she was up against the world” This girl had no support from the baby’s father and she also dropped out of high school. With all the negative feedback contacted an adoption attorney. The adoptive pair funded for her living and health costs during her pregnancy and also provided her emotional support during her pregnancy so she wouldn't feel so alone, which is not good...
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...graduating and going off to college, I was trying to figure out whether or not I would keep the baby or give him up for adoption. I hid my pregnancy because I was afraid of the reaction of my peers and teachers, who had expressed such high hopes about my future. My family life was a mess. My parents were understandably upset with my choices. I believe that for a good portion of my pregnancy I was depressed, and I felt very isolated. Because of the stigma associated with teenage pregnancy, adolescents may also experience extreme emotional highs and lows. It's important for a teen to assess how she feels: Sad? Anxious? Embarrassed? and then acknowledge these feelings. Pregnant teens should reach out to friends and family and share their thoughts. I felt anxious that friends may not want to hang out with me once I started showing,and I should have told them. I bet many friends would have stood by me and offered support during this time. I was sad about disappointing my family, and I should have better expressed those feelings — it's important to ask for support and reassurance. And as I was worried about my future, I know how important it is to talk about your concerns with your family or a trusted adult who can help access all available health, educational, and social services. Most importantly, it's essential to read up on information about pregnancy hormones. Teens may have a hard time telling the difference between typical mood swings associated with pregnancy, and unusual, lingering...
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...Teen pregnancy is an important issue in America today and has been for several decades. In the 60’s and 70’s, it was handled much differently than it is today. When a teenage girl became pregnant in the pre-abortion era, it was hidden at all costs. The girl became a pariah if she was ever found out and as it was considered a disgrace for a young unmarried girl to become pregnant. Families would often take great lengths to hide the pregnancy, even going so far as to send the girl away to have the baby in secret and would often place the baby up for adoption then going about life as though nothing had occurred. No one knew the affects this would have for the mother and child until many years later, when the child became old enough to search for the mother who gave them up. It affected the mother in the most grievous way because not only did she have to endure a pregnancy (most times alone), but she also had to deal with the emotional and psychological issues that come with an unplanned pregnancy, carrying the baby to term, giving birth and finally, giving the child away. However, the child had to deal with knowing that his or her mother and father, for whatever reason, could not, would not or simply did not want to take care of a child. The community is affected because of the costs incurred by the prenatal care and the delivery of these babies. Then many of these babies were born with medical issues due to their mothers’ young age. Studies show...
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...Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy hurts our socially, it is messing the world up as we speak. 352,000 babies are born every day worldwide. Teen pregnancy is one of the worst things in the world, today, it is causing problem because more teenagers are choosing abortions, the jobs are going to teens and not adults, and most teenagers can’t take care of the baby and themselves. The U.S. teen pregnancy rate dropped six percent between 2008 and 2009. About 750,000 teens get pregnant in the United States each year. Nevada has the highest teen birth rate; 113 out of every 1,000 teens will get pregnant. About 1 in 3 women become pregnant at least once before they're 20. A sexually active teen that does not use contraceptives has a 90% chance of becoming pregnant within a year. It affects education - only a third of teen mothers earn their high school diploma. And only 1.5% has a college degree by age 30. It also affects their kids - girls born to teen mothers are more likely to be teen mothers themselves. Boys born to teen moms are more likely to end up in prison. 75% of girls and over half of boys report that girls who have sex do so because their boyfriends want them to. 8 in 10 girls and 6 in 10 boys say they wish they had waited until they were older to have sex. Most teens (6 in 10) and adults (3 in 4) believe that teen boys often receive the message that they are “expected to have sex.” Diapers are expensive, but it's nothing compared to the $9 billion that teen pregnancy...
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...4 Honors Mrs. Wilson 9/06/12 The type of work I chose to react to was the teenage radio diaries because I figured there would be several reactions formed in my mind since the pieces were coming from actual teenagers. From the website, I selected “Melissa’s Diary, Part 1: Teen Mom” and “Melissa’s Diary, Part 2: Raising Isaaiah.” Melissa recorded each one herself. She talked about some of the struggles she had both during her pregnancy and after having Isaaiah for one year. In her first radio diary, Melissa states that she is 18 years old and about eight and a half months pregnant. She never meant to get pregnant, but after growing up in multiple foster families, she sounded excited to have someone of her own and who would love her no matter what. Melissa admitted that she considered abortion when she first realized she was pregnant. I paused the diary to reflect on what has been said. After hearing that, my impression of Melissa changed. When I hear the word “abortion,” I think of killing an innocent life. I began listening again and she says exactly what I was thinking. She does not agree with abortion or adoption. If I were in her shoes, I definitely would not consider abortion, but maybe adoption if I was not in a good enough state to raise a baby. Melissa said that all of her friends had children except for one. This made me think that her group of friends thought having a baby was some sort of accessory or trend. That is usually what I think when I see girls my age...
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...parental guidance, as well as peer pressure. Television plays a role in what our children come to believe that how things should and shouldn't be. Some shows and movies portray life to be something other than that of being realistic. There was a time when HIV was a scare, but now that folk are seeing victims living with this disease longer due to the medication at hand, the use of condoms have decreased. Since the ninety's, teen pregnancy have decreased but remain to be at a high level. Some believe that pregnancy among teens are okay in that they are permitted to marry young. We the people in America don't see this as being normal. Americans see teen pregnancy as being a deficit, a henderance to life. Not only does teen pregnancy cause a delay in life for some, the health risks can be life threatening. Research shows that 85% of these pregnancies are unplanned, which in any population can increase the risk for problems. The biggest risk for teen mothers is delaying prenatal care or worse, 7.2% received no care at all. (Weiss, August 2013.) Some teens are ashamed of their situation and refrain from telling their parents or someone who would be able to guide them to the help needed. They are afraid of what would be said or worse. Parents should establish a relationship with their children where that they feel comfortable coming to them with any problem he or she may have. Sitting down and talking to your kids will instill some knowledge of the risks and consequences of choices...
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...I sat on my bed and cried; looking down at the test. I couldn’t believe it was positive. All because I wasn’t on a birth control plan; now i have another life depending on me. I don’t know what I am going to do now. But, I do know one thing. When my baby is a teenager I will sit down and talk to them about birth control. 85% of teens who have vaginal sex without birth control will end up pregnant every year(Robin). Birth control is a great way to avoid teen pregnancy and should be encouraged to lower birth rates among teens. Some people say birth control for teens is bad. Some say that birth control makes you less fertile. These are all myths. Birth control does not make you less fertile. An article from 2007 says that women who took birth...
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...Rhetorical Analysis Revised Draft “The first time to many teens have the sex talk with their parents they’re telling them that they are pregnant, parents if you teen has a question about sex don’t assume they are doing it. And teens, if your parents aren’t talking to you about sex don’t assume they don’t care. Teenage pregnancy is 100% preventable. Start talking.” This statement is said at every commercial break and at the end of every episode following, resources that can be utilized if you become or are pregnant and need support services. Hampton effectively convinces her audience that teen pregnancy is a life changing experience through the ABC Family’s hit show the Secret Life of the All American Teenager. As Hampton directed a show that resembles these hardships and possible outcomes of having the responsibility of being a teen parent, she goes in depth about the different events and obstacles that may be faced. Parents are so strict when it comes to their teens becoming sexually active that when they become sexually active they feel that they can’t talk to their parents putting them at a higher risk for teen pregnancy due to the miss use of contraception. Secret Life was created to spread awareness about safe sex and the responsibilities of being sexually active. Throughout this show Hampton demonstrates the difference between adoption, abortion, and miscarriage. By having each represented in an episode and having different characters throughout the show act these...
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...My Adoption Story I was a normal teen at the age of 16, enjoying time with friends, going to football games on Friday nights, going out to eat with my father on occasion and most of all spending time with the boyfriend. I was a normal sixteen year old girl, whose life was about to change. I was going to be a mother, yet I was still a child. I had to make one of the hardest decisions a person will ever have to make. What do I do with my baby? After a couple of months of dating my boyfriend at that time, we were so happy. It was Christmas break while I was visiting my mom for the holidays; my boyfriend was at his grandma’s house in Indiana. I didn’t know how to tell him that I was late getting my monthly cycle. So I decided to text him and it took him a while to text me back due to the fact that he was in shock that I might be pregnant. When school started back in January after the holidays and he came to me and asked if I was pregnant and I haven’t taken a test yet. Then it was February and I still have not received my monthly cycle and I knew that I had to be pregnant and I just kept hoping that I wasn’t because I was not ready to be a mother at such a young age. I was still in high school and wanted to go to college and be able to live in a dorm, as well as further my education. A few more weeks went by and I still not received my monthly cycle and I was beginning to get worried. When my boyfriend and I decided to tell his mom and dad that I was pregnant they didn’t...
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