My idea for essay three; define a social problem would be teen pregnancy. I think it is a problem that many high school and even junior high kids face. So many of these kids that become parents at a young age drop out of school and become dependent on welfare. It is an exception to find teen parents that go to college and get their four year degree. This is a problem that all citizens face, due to the taxes that all employees pay for welfare, and it is a problem to the kids themselves who are not ready to become parents at such a young age and have the responsibility of caring for another human being. My solution would be to inform and teach teenagers that there are ways to prevent pregnancies, contraceptives that are available for both boys and girls, and how to talk to their parents if they are having sex. I know that parents would like to believe that their children are not having sexual intercourse but the truth is that the majority of them probably are. Teenagers need to know how to protect themselves, if they do choose to be sexually active. Also, I totally support abstinence, however topics besides just abstinence need to be addressed. I know that this is a touchy subject, so I welcome all comments and criticism and will take those into consideration as I write my paper.
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The social problem proposed is teenage pregnancy but you actually have two issues here. I personally don’t see teenage pregnancy as a problem. I DO see welfare dependency as a problem. Women have been having babies at young ages as long as the human race has been here. I think what makes it such a social issue now is that women don’t have the support they used to have. More divorce, more one or no parent families equal welfare dependency for these girls.
The solution offered of informing and teaching teenagers about contraceptives and talking to their parents may work but only on a mass scale. Adults have been trying this for years and it hasn’t worked. I think offering these kiddos some real guidance would work better. Show them how to go to school and raise a baby. Teach them to be productive and not a victim. Instead of making teenage mothers remember the mistake they made, give them some real life advice.
I think this is a wonderful topic for a paper and is definently something that needs to be addressed. I do have to disagree with the comment above. I think that educating teenagers to be better parents if they already have children is a good idea. But, just teenage parenting classes in general gives teenagers the encouragement to go out and do it.
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