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This 8 page paper examines the problem of teen pregnancy in light of social programs. Public policy issues related to welfare, sex education and birth control are included. Solutions are suggested which considers both left and right wing ideologies. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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girls. Why? When a mother gives birth, her life changes forever. Thus, when values in society change and affect the rate of birth among teenagers, lives are changed immeasurably. The
life of the mother as well as the life of the infant will be different than if the pair were not united that early on in life. If a teenager
waits and establishes a marriage, a career, and gains a bit of maturity before having children, those children will be far better off and the state will not likely have
to become involved in their lives. While many like to think that they are independent, particularly the teenagers, the state does take responsibility for the bulk of the expenses related
to pregnancies when they occur in adolescence. Because teenage pregnancy is a social problem, there have been remedies suggested by government as well as the private sector. Due to strong
feelings about religion and birth control, abortion and premarital sex, a great deal of information has not been disseminated resulting in more teenage pregnancies. How big is the problem? In
1990, a record 1.16 million babies were born to unwed mothers an the majority of those were teenagers ("Paternity Establishment Plan...," 1993 as cited in Rodriguez & Moore, 1995,
p. 685). American Demographics reports that a significant trend is the rising rate of teenage pregnancies among Latinos (Suro, 1999). This is particularly true for foreign-born teens (1999). However, a
positive change is indicated as these same rates declined for whites and blacks (1999). Thus, problems with respect to immigration, and a failure to assimilate, may be indicated here.
While teenage pregnancy continues to be a large problem despite the fact that it is more acceptable today than in past generations, it is one that is even more
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