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Teenage Pregnancy and African Americans, 2002.
This paper discusses the topic of teenage pregnancy among African Americans.
2,988 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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The paper looks at the issue of teenage pregnancy as it has affected and continues to affect the population of African Americans. The writer takes a look at the history of African Americans in American society and how external forces influence the number of teenage pregnancies. The paper includes an interview with a young mother, and concludes with a study of the causes and suggested solutions.
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"Melissa is a 17-year-old African American. She is a single mother with a two-year-old son. Last week, she had an abortion because she did not have the financial resources to take care of another child. According to Melissa, she ?is never lucky with men.? She asserts that she has unprotected sex with her boyfriends only when she feels that she is ?going to spend the rest of her life with them.? Yet when she gets pregnant, the relationship starts falling apart. In retrospect, she realizes that her boyfriends who are usually five to ten years older than her treat her ?like a plaything.? While they are affectionate during the relationship, the pregnancy and the prospect of a committed relationship frighten them away."
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Teenage Pregnancy in the African-American Community, 2002.
A paper which investigates pregnancy in African-American teens and the relation to levels of education.
2,680 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 80.95
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Over the last few decades, in order to counter the stereotypes that often encourage racism, the African-American community has encouraged its members to obtain education for the purpose of success. The paper shows that while this endeavor has been largely successful and allowed for the combat of stereotypical attitudes, there are still disproportionate numbers of young African-American teens becoming pregnant. This paper proposes a study for the purpose of correlating the level of education among African-American pregnant teens and teen mothers, with their existence.
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"The study details the fact that rite of passage from an African American standpoint means train for a new stage of life. In this case it is the training and education about teen pregnancy (Elliot, 1998). It follows the basic premise that the teen can be taught and trained to become productive and responsible members of society, which includes not becoming teen mothers on welfare or other social programs. The literature study zeroed in on the pilot program, which started in 1991(Elliot, 1998). It began as a program to target pregnant African American teens only but it was not long until it moved to social skills and decision. This study concluded that the program targeted at risk African American teens and one of the factors that made them at risk included a lack of involvement in the school activities. While this does not prove that education level has any bearing on whether or not African American teens get pregnant it definitively points to further investigation by providing evidence that lack of caring about education does increase the risk of African American teen pregnancy(Elliot, 1998)."
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Teenage Pregnancy Among African-Americans, 1994.
An examination of the causes and effects (focusing on thefamily environment) and the development of a nursing plan to reduce pregnancy.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 31 sources, $ 119.95
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"Decreasing Teenage Pregnancy Among African Americans: A Care Plan Based on Roy's Theory
Introduction
This research develops a nursing care plan designed to reduce the incidence of teenage pregnancy among African Americans. The care plan is based on the nursing theory of Sister Callista Roy. The presentation of the findings of the research performed in the development of this nursing plan begins with an examination of the problems associated with teenage pregnancy among African Americans. Following this examination, Roy's nursing theory is described and explained. The rationale for the development of a nursing plan designed to reduce the incidence of teenage pregnancy among African Americans based on Roy's theory is also included in this..."
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Teenage Pregnancy, 2004.
A discussion of teenage pregnancy as a deviant behavior.
2,464 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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This paper covers the definition of deviance and explains why teenage pregnancy is considered a deviant behavior, as well as the consequences of such labeling. It shows how, today, most Americans believe teenage pregnancy is deviant or goes against societal norms and describes how this norm is changing. It also discusses the way that Americans view teenage sexuality differs considerably from other countries, such as France, Germany, and Holland, and how in these three countries, early sexuality is much more acceptable. Finally, it provides some suggestions of what can be done to improve the teenage pregnancy situation.
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"Sociologists Earl Rubington and Martin S. Weinberg note that the definition of deviance differs as much as what can be deviant and approach the topic in an alternate way. They see two main schools of thought: deviance as objective reality and deviance as subjective experience. Those who adhere to the objective approach stress the importance of norms and values of any given society at the structural level, with any differentiation from these considered deviant. This perspective is based on three assumptions: 1) there is consensus throughout society concerning norms and values and thus deviance is easily recognized; 2) deviance generally evokes negative sanctions against and attitudes toward the deviants and their actions; and 3) the punishment of the deviant reaffirms for the group that they are bound by common norms and values."
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Predictors of Teenage Pregnancy, 2008.
A comparison of the construction of two articles which explore the key predictors of teenage pregnancy.
1,724 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper briefly compares and contrasts two scholarly articles which explore the key predictors of teenage pregnancy. It looks at "The Relationship of Childhood Sexual Abuse to Teenage Pregnancy," by Mark W. Roosa, Jenn-Yun Tein, Cindy Reinholtz and Patricia Jo Angelini and "Childhood Victimization and Subsequent Risk for Promiscuity, Prostitution and Teenage Pregnancy: a Prospective Study" by Cathy Spatz Widom and Joseph B. Kuhns. Finally, the paper discusses the manner in which each article constructs its literature review and analyzes the theoretical frame-works underlying each work.
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"As with the Roosa et al, study, Spatz Widom and Kuhns are to be commended for using a rigorous methodology. Specifically, they employ multivariate analyses to control for race and ethnicity (as well as socio-economic station) and logistic regression was utilized to ascertain the proper role of each variable in predicting destructive behavior. The basic methodology, in addition to being sound, is devoid of emotionally-heightened rhetoric. The article is also structured in a manner akin to the structure which informs the work of Roosa et al, so the broad suppositions in the introductory part of the paper are progressively explored in a manner befitting the best of the inductive tradition."
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Teenage Pregnancy - Causes and Prevention, 2006.
An overview of the causes of teenage pregnancy, and the organizations and individuals that are in place to aid its prevention.
3,034 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 89.95
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The paper shows that teenage childbearing crosses all socioeconomic, ethnic and racial backgrounds. The writer describes different projects that have been set up in order to prevent teenage pregnancies, showing which were successful and which failed. The writer explains that one of the primary causes of teenage pregnancy is low self-esteem. Young men and women see having a baby as an achievement, a statement of self-worth. In summation, the writer states that teen pregnancy is an epidemic in American society and that adolescents need to see that a baby is not an achievement, but rather a life long commitment. The writer suggests that any program that wants to succeed will need to implement life skills, decision making and critical thinking into its curriculum.
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"In studying the causes of teenage pregnancy, some trends are apparent. Students doing poorly in school are more inclined to use pregnancy as a measure of tangible self-worth. In addition, school dropouts have a high pregnancy rate. Most teenagers are well versed in sex education but do not have the critical thinking needed to see their choice as far reaching, nor do they have decision-making ability. This is a greater problem in black populations than in white ones. Teenagers are reluctant to use contraceptives for numerous reasons, resulting in unwanted pregnancies; some of these teens choose abortion as an alternate means of birth control. Teenagers with low educational and low vocational aspirations have a higher rate of pregnancy. Teens from single parent families have a high rate of pregnancy."
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Teenage Pregnancy, 2002.
Discussing the phenomenon of teenage pregnancy.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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Teenage pregnancy is a growing problem in America. Why? Many reasons stem to the need for teenagers to feel love and accepted. Often teenagers are abandoned by families and boyfriends when the teenage pregnancy is confirmed. Parents teaching their teenagers values and morals will aid in helping this problem.
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Teenage Pregnancy, 2002.
A discussion on teenage pregnancy as a sociological problem.
3,080 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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The paper discusses the fact that teenage pregnancy remains one of the most pervasive social problems discussed in the media today. It explains that teenage pregnancy does not occur in a vacuum, it is also a sociological problem, as certain teenagers from certain disadvantaged backgrounds engage in high risk behavior with greater frequency than those who do not. The paper discusses that a cognitive-behavioral psychological approach of unintended rewards and reinforcement combined with a homeostatic structural-functional sociological approach towards human society can produce an explanation and some possible solutions to this problem.
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"First, however, an overview of the problem and current available solutions must be briefly documented. One of the most striking facets about teenage pregnancy is the relatively high rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States, as compared with other industrialized nations. Frank pregnancy-prevention programs in nations such Sweden with low rates of teenage pregnancy have caused many advocates to suggest that the cause of the United States? relatively high teenage pregnancy rate must be due to its enforced sexual naivete in education and Puritanical attitudes towards teenage sexuality. Other advocates take the opposite view and stress abstinence as the answer to the problem of teenage sexuality."
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Unwanted Teenage Pregnancy, 2003.
A comprehensive overview of teenage pregnancy in the United States today.
2,572 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 23 sources, APA, $ 77.95
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This paper details the problem of teenage pregnancy in the United States today. This is then followed by an assessment of two clinical interventions that have shown promise in reducing the incidence of unwanted teenage pregnancies. A summary of the research is provided in the conclusion.
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"Just a few years ago it seems, there was enormous social pressure for young people to get married and have families within this marital framework; this was really the only socially acceptable way to raise a family in the United States. However, things have changed and today, America continues to have the highest rates of teen pregnancy and births in the Western industrialized world. In fact, 40 percent of all girls in the United States become pregnant before their twentieth birthday, and one out of every five goes on to become a teen mother. ?The overwhelming majority of these young mothers are unmarried and end up poor and on welfare? (Sawhill, 2000, p. 1). While the pundits debate on the best way to educate young people about the risks associated with these early pregnancies, tens of thousands of babies in the United States will continue to suffer from the physical and emotional problems associated with early teen pregnancies and the social welfare system appears to be contributing to this phenomenon."
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Teenage Pregnancy, 2002.
A study of the increasing rates of teenage pregnancies in America.
4,150 words (approx. 16.6 pages), 14 sources, $ 151.95
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This is a paper about teenage pregnancy. Teenage pregnancy is one of America's growing problems. There are more than 1 million teenagers that are pregnant in the United States. The American Medical Association Report states that sexual activity is beginning at an earlier age. Most teenagers believe that it will not happen to them, but it can and does.
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Teenage Pregnancy, 2002.
A look at the types of problems stemming from teenage pregnancies.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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Teenage unwed mothers have been a problem in the United States for many years. Although the rate of teenage pregnancy has decreased, the problems stemming from teenage pregnancies continue to affect the nation.
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Teenage Pregnancy, 2002.
A discussion of the disadvantages of teenage pregnancy.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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Teenage pregnancy and childbearing are key factors leading teenage mothers into disadvantaged lives. This paper discusses the negative effects of pregnancy on a teenager's life. It looks at how this effects a teenager's family life, education, social life, and the future prospect for the baby.
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"Women who give birth as teenagers share many similarities prior to becoming pregnant in terms of family background, racial/ethnic profile and education (Bissel, 2000). These factors will attempt to present fundamental issues related to teen pregnancy and childbearing (Bissel, 2000). The consequences of teenage pregnancy and childbearing in the lives of young women in five different countries will be examined as well (Bissel, 2000)."
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Teenage Pregnancy, 2004.
An evaluation of the rates and reasons for teenage pregnancy in the U.S.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper attempts to understand why the teenage pregnancy rates in the United States are among the highest in the developed world. The paper suggests that sexuality education -- or lack thereof -- in the U.S. may be to blame. The paper shows how health care costs relating to teen pregnancy are exorbitantly high, which the paper says taxes all of society's social and economic resources. To reduce these costs, the paper recommends basic ideological shifts in the approach to sexuality education, and calls for greater access to contraceptives for teenagers.
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"Teenage pregnancy rates in the United States are among the highest in the developed world. As the nations of Western Europe prove, educational fallacies in the US concerning sexuality education..."
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The Problems Associated with Teenage Pregnancy, 2008.
A review of the problems associated with teenage pregnancy, both to the parents and to the children.
812 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper discusses the problems associated with teenage pregnancy. It describes the issues in terms of the damage to teenage girls who lose part of their childhood and may have their education interrupted and in terms of an increasing number of single-parent households. It also looks at the damage done to the children of teenage mothers because of neglect and poverty and at the problems society faces because of increased welfare costs and other social issues.
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"Single women have long had fewer opportunities in society, and single mothers face even more difficulties not only because of fewer opportunities but because of the exigencies of child-raising while working full time. They also face difficulties with tolerance from others, with curtailed freedom because of the needs of the family, and may face religious censure in some communities. To a degree, they may be challenging the normal social roles. Single-parent families resulting form death and divorce constitute one largely unavoidable population, while single-parenting by choice is a different matter. Society can absorb a certain number of single-parent families by necessity, but an increasing number come about through the exercise of personal choice, from pregnancy resulting from unprotected sex to artificial insemination and other ways of deliberately starting a single-parent family. Women exercising free will is a good thing, as is the demand for tolerance for those making different choices. However, it is even more important to assure that children have the solid foundation in life conferred by the traditional family."
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Preventing Teenage Pregnancy, 2002.
A study into the causes of teenage pregnancy and the methods available for preventing and discouraging it.
6,494 words (approx. 26.0 pages), 31 sources, MLA, $ 149.95
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This paper reviews a study conducted into the effects of teenage pregnancy on both the mother and child. The paper focuses on programs in place to educate teens in order to prevent early pregnancies. The purpose of this paper is to assess the literature and current studies available on the topic of adolescent pregnancy, its prevalence, causes, and prevention through sex education programs in schools. It provides a framework for other valid studies in related areas and is written as a starting place for the development of future studies and programs.
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Introduction
Statement of Purpose
Literature Review
Evaluating Current Programs
Overview of Current Programs and Philosophies
Factors Affecting A Teen?s Decision to Have Sex
Comparative Programs
Findings
Summary
References
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"A slightly less radical view than those expressed by the previous group is that it is OK to teach about abstinence from sex, but it is not OK to teach about other topics such as contraceptives and sexually transmitted diseases. This particular group has gained the acceptance and support of the Federal Government, even though their approach to the problem has been found to be the least effective. Their claims are not based on good research, but are based on their own political agendas. This topic itself is laced with obscure research and political agendas, so much so that it is sometimes to separate the good science from the political rhetoric."
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