Pregnancy in Adolescence
In most societies, out of wedlock pregnancy and childbearing violate the optimal life course pattern of completion of schooling, gaining employment, marriage, and then parenthood. The phenomenon of adolescent pregnancy is particularly troubling though. Although this occurrence often results in a personal, as well as very real, social dilemma, it must be recognized from the outset that it is not the behaviors themselves that are problematic, but their timing. Adolescence is a period of intense physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development. For this reason, pregnancy is not only potentially very damaging to the individual's normal development, but it is also a great challenge to prevent because there is no one method of intervention that will address every adolescent individual's need.It is primarily age that makes the adolescent transition to sexual activity and conception a problem. Childbearing and the desire to experience sexual contact are biologically normal once physical maturation has occurred (Dean 34). For this reason, premature sexual activity is unlike the socially unacceptable behaviors from which it is grouped. Illicit drug use, alcohol abuse, and delinquency are damaging at whatever age they occur an
. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
, Planning Perspectives, Zellman McAlister, Forrest Singh, Leland Fetro, Howard McCabe, Mosher McNally, Zabin Streett, Bibliography Althaus, family planning, sexual activity, family planning perspectives, Family Planning, planning perspectives, sexual onset, sexual behavior, planning perspectives 23, physical emotional, perspectives 23, health care, life options, perspectives 22, planning perspectives 22, physical emotional cognitive, emotional cognitive social,
Approximate Word count = 2989
Approximate Pages = 12 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
 |
