There is a big problem that is going on in the United States and it is teen pregnancy. The United States have the highest teen birth rates than any other western industrialized nations. Teen pregnancy doesn’t only affect the teen and the baby, it affects everyone around them including their family and the society around them. There are solutions to teen pregnancy that doesn’t only include the teen and their family, it includes the community. Teens need to know the risks and consequences of teen pregnancy.
Teen pregnancy causes problems for the teen, the baby, and everybody around them. “Teen pregnancy costs society billions of dollars a year. There are nearly half a million children born to teen mothers each year and most of these mothers are unmarried, and many will end up poor and on welfare”. Since the teen mothers are more than likely going to end up poor and on welfare, the federal government spends billions of dollars a year on families with teen pregnancy.
The lack of family structure is one of the major factors that contribute to the crime epidemic in the African American community. Family structure is the way in which the child and or children are raised. The mother and father play a significant role in the growth and development of children. Majority of Hispanic families … Read more
After reading numerous articles and abstracts in regards to the ever so intriguing topic of teen pregnancy, I’ve come to a conclusion which is a little different than I had expected. Before reading any of the literature on teen pregnancy, I was under the assumption that the sex education classes provided in school were an … Read more
It started from the colonial era onward. Childbearing occurred frequently in the US before the twentieth century even. Sass’s sass’s By 1900, the timing of marriage and parenthood rose as the country became industrialized. Due to the mass production of WWW, women became more independent and worked rather than starting families right away. Sass’s During … Read more
Alyssa Gonzalez Prof. Carter ENC 9020 11-3-09 Teenage Pregnancy Everyday we see or hear about a teenage girl pregnant. When were teenagers we don’t realize the long term effect on unprotected sex. Not only getting pregnant but picking up sexual transmitted diseases. There are many effects on teenage pregnancy emotional and physical. Teenage pregnancy is … Read more
