Low Income Black And Hispanic Adolescent Females Essay

I was once told I had the world in my hands by my vice principal. The reason for his statement was because I was a Hispanic young woman with above average grades, and my involvement in extracurricular activities. Why was being a Hispanic young woman so much more special? This is where the harsh reality set in; Hispanic women have the tendency to not achieve their goals.

Outcome: Contraceptive use among Hispanic teens is relatively low and almost one-half of sexually active teens do not use a condom, putting them at risk for sexually transmitted infections in addition to pregnancy. (Child Trends,

The Black youth is over represented at every stage in the United States juvenile justice system. Ten years ago, Black youth were more than two times more likely to have a delinquency case before the juvenile court than white youth. Dr. Shook and Dr. Goodkind examined three possible avenues to prove if black youth, are more likely to be detained than similarly situated white youth. “Three possible avenues have begun to be examined—the first is related to youths’ attitude and character as assessed by justice system personnel, the second is related to judgments about adequate parental supervision and/or school and work involvement, and the third is related to what some have called ‘‘justice by geography.’’ To conclude Dr. Shook’s and Goodkind findings, Black youth are treated

Michigan’s students perform near the bottom in national rankings and are on a downward trajectory (Higgins). This is partially a result of curricula throughout the state of Michigan failing to put students in a position to succeed. Many school districts and teachers struggle with developing curricula and lesson plans given time and budget constraints; this is especially prevalent in low-income and minority school districts where teachers are younger and less experienced (French). A prime example of curricula hurting student achievement is a story told at a Michigan ISD assessment and improvement representative meeting of schools “teaching” by having students copy words out of the dictionary as the teacher did not have the skills/capacity/time to create a better lesson. Alarmingly, this type of experience is common as “there’s no support, you’re woefully unprepared, and you’re totally isolated. You’re trying to put these lesson plans together at 10 o’clock at night, and you have to be up at 5 getting prepped. You’re making this curriculum up as you’re going it alone.” (French). All of this in the face of ever changing state standards forcing teachers to constantly change their curricula.

In 2012, President Obama funded 105 million dollars for Prevention Programs. This program was designed for teens to get better understanding of sexual education, and to help prevent an adolescent from becoming a mother (Siecus, 2012). Prevention programs can help these young girls learn how difficult it is to be a teen parent but also the risks they face when becoming a mother. These adolescents can be at an even higher risk for getting an STI, STD, and HIV/AIDS. They can also pass these sexually transmitted diseases to their babies. Because most Mexican American girls don’t have their parents or doctors to talk to about these horrifying risks prevention programs can help reduce the risks. They will be able to learn about their bodies and how to protect them with condoms or birth control. Mexican American girls may also be embarrassed to talk to their boyfriends about protection, so this is another way that the prevention programs can help, by showing them how to communicate with their partners about the safety’s and precautions. Other preventions don’t necessarily have to be from programs, they can be from anyone or anything. If these adolescents’ parents were more involved and open with their children they can prevent them from going down a very long and hard path. They would be able to explain to them the difficulties and risks they could be facing. Prevention can also be taught within a

Cardenas & Kerby (2012) reveal, “Our country is rapidly changing. As we approach the year 2050, our nation will be increasingly more diverse, and Latinos will be one of the forces driving this demographic change. According to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau population estimate, there are roughly 50.5 million Hispanics representing about 16 percent of the U.S. population. By 2050, when demographers tell us that there will be no racial or ethnic majority among the general population of the United States, it is projected that the Latino population will double to 30 percent. Consequently, the role of Latinos in shaping our country’s political and economic climate is becoming more significant (Para. 1).This essay will explain some of the social class experiences of Hispanic Americans including economic struggles, education attainment, and healthcare insurance.

This brings caution, as according to The Pew Charitable Trusts, although teen pregnancy and birth rates have declined over the past two decades, states still face the reality that African American and Latina teens are more than twice as likely as white teens to become pregnant (Wiltz, T. 2015).

Latino/Hispanic Americans cover a much wider demographic then believed. Latino/Hispanic Americans consist of; Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Guatemalan American to name a few. Latino/Hispanic Americans are the largest ethnic group in the United States. The Latino/Hispanic culture is very different than ours. Their culture differs in economics, politics, family traditions, family structure, religion, education, language, fashion, art, music, dancing, and food. As natural born Americans in the United States it is important for us to learn about the different cultures migrating into the United States. Many United States citizens have a hard time understanding other cultures; being culturally insensitive is a common theme in the United

Young Hispanic children experience multiple disparities in health status, insurance coverage, barriers to healthcare access and the quality of health care received. There have been multiple studies that have researched racial/ethnic disparities among adults, however few studies have examined the racial/ethnic disparities in the health care of children. The United States is experiencing a demographic surge in minority children, particularly among the youngest age groups. "Estimates indicate that, by 2030, there will be more minority children than non-Hispanic white children" (Flores, Olson & Korman, 2004, p. 192). This alarming statistic has caused a national concern. This paper will discuss the

In a society that is still majorly ruled by gender, economic class, and ethnicity, Latino students are still battling the same battles of their ancestors. Social media and other communication medias plays a big role in boxing in the ideology attached to the Latino community. Media portraying Latinos as an inferior race contributes subliminally to the life of the Latino students. Latino students are especially vulnerable to the opinion of society and their low expectation. Taking all this in consideration one can always ask about the role of the parents particularly in the education of their children’s. in the world of education and media a soccer mon is one of the most iconic representation of what a parent should be and in that stander Latino parents might be judged as lacking. The lack of a Latino’s parent involvement in their children life is one of the main issues that Ada and Zubizarreta talk about especially in the context of trying to dispel the idea that an academically involved parent is a better parent.

Census back in 2000 stated that about thirty-four percent of Latinos did not have any health insurance. There was an analysis of Latino students in seventh, ninth, and eleventh grades, twenty percent did not know where to go for medical help. The younger adolescents were not informed about healthcare needs, which may show their lack to regular check ups and or their lack of knowledge to seek for help. In 1988 through 2000, Latina teens had increasing numbers of STDs than did non-Hispanic adolescence women. About fifty-nine percent of Latina adolescence that do not use any kind of protection at first sexual intercourse, compared to close to eighty-one percent of non-Hispanic, about seventy-seven percent Asian Americans, Native Americans was also about seventy-seven percent and African Americans was at about sixty-eight percent. Latina adolescences receive little knowledge about protection and family planning. The school interventions and healthcare services only reach a portion of Latina adolescences, because of the high numbers of school dropout level in this population. The issues preventing Latina adolescences' accessing to healthcare are verbal barriers and not enough knowledge about healthcare

Low-income students are another group of students that sexual education programs need to cater to. According to Schalet et al., (2014), low-income students make up a large proportion of public school students in the United States, as one in six of students in public schools lives in poverty. This population of students also represents a disproportionate amount of the teenage birth and STD rates (p. 1602). Due to the large amount of low-income students, and this population's tendency to experience pregnancy or STDs, it is crucial that sexual education programs address low-income students in order to reduce the rate of teenage pregnancy and STDs.

recent incident occurred with a teenage black girl and her school’s white security guard. The girl refused to give up her cell phone causing the security guard to flip her out of her desk while tossing her across the floor. “Black girls are subjected to discipline that is harsher and more frequent than that of white girls.” (Kolhatkar,2014) Since black girls are seen as the troublemakers at school, punishment is far more intense in school. This procedure builds a girl that will continue acting out and/or eventually have continuous run-ins with the law. Because of law enforcement increasing cases where black girls and women are being subjected to abuse, women have to worry for the black men in their lives as well; such as their father, brother, uncle or significant other. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, black men are four times more likely than black women to experience

1. In the study conducted by Sedgh and co-researchers (2015) of the Guttmacher Institute in New York, among 21 countries with teen pregnancy estimates for 2008–2011, the pregnancy rate was the highest in the United States with 57 pregnancies per 1,000 adolescents in 2010.

In these lower incomes family many teens are pregnant or have or have had a sexual transmitted disease because they can not afford or where not educated about contraceptives. Sex education should be offered not only in schools but in local communities that have a higher risk of sexual behavior.