Views on Teens Pregnancies Through the Years

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The Views on Teens Pregnancies Through the Years
There are many different attributes to teenage pregnancy. The majority of teenagers do not realize the consequences of their actions. Taking that into consideration the influences of the teens are highly important during the pre teen stage all the way to adult hood. During the time of this impressionable stage many of the teens are having sex not because of love, but because it is a trend. The media is glamorizing teen pregnancy and leading to a cultural shift.
Around the world teenage pregnancy has been an issue. Many of the teen mothers are between 15 and 19. There have been a variety of attempts to provide a decline in teenage pregnancy such as: abstinence groups, the Federal Government, and local attempts. Teenage pregnancy was at an all time low in 2005 and then rose in 2006 and continues to rise. It is believed that teen pregnancy was lower because it was highly looked down upon as opposed to todays society it is more accepted.
The glamorization of teenage pregnancy has increased the different views on teenage pregnancies and also the way it influences young minds. In todays society the media covers stories on hollywood stars in the same way they would cover a teenage pregnancy story. "Forget leaking sex tapes, getting multiple plastic surgeries, and fist-pumping. The latest way to get on the cover of a tabloid these days? Get pregnant and have a baby when you're a teenager, and do it on TV"(McKay). The latest way to be put on tabloid like a movie star is to become pregnant as a teenager and become famous while doing it. In todays society young impressionable women are are infatuated with the media.
Lets shove the celebrities aside and take a closer look at another influe...

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Kersey, Lori. "School Health Centers Seen as Way to Reduce Teen Pregnancy." Charleston Gazette, The (WV) 16 June 2013:Newspaper Source Plus. Web. 20 Jan. 2014.
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McKay, Hollt. "Tabloids Glamorizing Teen Pregnancy By Putting Teen Moms on Covers?" Fox News. FOX News Network, 10 Sept. 2010. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.
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"Teen Pregnancy Reality Shows Reduced Teen Births, Study Says." UPI Top News (2014): Newspaper Source Plus. Web. 20 Jan. 2014.
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