Teen Pregnancy
By: Himit, Jaskaran & Sharene
How does the possibility of becoming a teenage mother affect the decision of keeping the child?
The Article
- Being A Teen Parent by Ashley Pinkney
- Social, financial and emotional issues
- Trying to build worldwide awareness
Education
- High school dropouts
- jeopardizing your education
- Legally have to be in school up till age 18
Emotional
- Number of challenges
- Responsibility
- Activities involving risk
Financial
- Number of necessities required
- Cost of raising a child from birth to age 18 is over $200,000 +
- Part time job will not be enough to support your child
How does this topic relate to the course?
- Connections between relationships
- Challenges of social institutions of intimate relationships
- Teen pregnancy disrupting the individual's development
- Impact of the child (societal & relationships)
3 in 10 teen American girls will get pregnant at least once before age 20. That’s nearly 750,000 teen pregnancies every year.
Experimental Research
- conducting a survey
- social group gatherings
- social media awareness
Additional Questions
- How does culture and religion affect the rate of teenage pregnancy?
- How does having a child affect teenagers intimate relationship?
- How do the financial aspect of a having a baby affect the parents decision to keep the baby?