Teen Mom Research Paper

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The show teen mom inspires teen pregnancy. Although the amount of teen pregnancy dropped since the show started, Shows like 16 and pregnant(teen mom) shouldn’t continue to be played on television(MTV), because they Encourage teen pregnancy, Glamorizes teen pregnancy and only play shows for views.
The show 16 and pregnant currently known as teen mom encourages teen pregnancy. Easily influenced teens shouldn't watch the show. “Girls who watched “16 and Pregnant,” when compared with the control group, reported a lower perception of their own risk for pregnancy and a greater perception that the benefits of teen pregnancy outweigh the risks, said Aubrey, an associate professor in the UA Department of Communication”. If MTV continues to televise …show more content…

“Teen Mom have appeared in various media outlets and on the covers of celebrity magazines, with some reports indicating that they earn hundreds of thousands of dollars for participating in the shows. Critics have thus argued that, far from being cautionary tales, the programs glamorize teen pregnancy and encourage young girls to engage in promiscuous sex.”If teens are exposed to glamorized pregnancies then they will want to have children. Having children at young ages will lead to dropping out of school.if teens drop out of school then they won't have very many job opportunities and if they don't have jobs then they won't be able to provide for children. (…?…..)states that “Critics also argue that 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom glorify teenage pregnancy by making stars out of girls who did nothing of note other than becoming pregnant at too young an age”(by Teens on Television: Are current portrayals of teenagers on television appropriate?)MTV sending the wrong message can lead to more teen pregnancy and possible.Therefore, teen pregnancy is …show more content…

“National Bureau of Economic Research asserts that the popular show reduced teen births by nearly six percent just in 2010. Although, teen pregnancy dropped 10% in 2010”. Just because teen births are falling when the show was starting doesn’t mean one caused the other. The show still inspired teens to have children either because they wanted to be on the show or because the glamorization appealed to them.“Whitney Purvis, who was featured on 16 and Pregnant, told Chang and Patria, "There's actually two girls who got pregnant [just to be on the show] and MTV had to wind up picking either one of them. And so they picked one of them and then the other one, you know, is just sitting home.” When MTV stops playing Teen mom, fewer teens will be exposed to glamorized pregnancy. This will actually help decrease the number of teen pregnancies

My last reason states that the show might scare future teen

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