Social Development And Journey Towards Autonomy

As we see in the world today many teens are becoming mothers before they finish high school or before they turn 18. Although some teens are on birth control already many are not because they are afraid to tell their parents which may lead to their parents thinking they are sexually active. Moreover, teens usually find themselves in a professional clinic trying to seek different options of birth control but they are derailed by having parental consent or notification. Many clinics have a policy were teen needs to have parental consent to receive birth control. Many parents feel that teens should be able to make the choice by themselves if they are having sex or just being careful. But the one question many parents are unable to agree upon

In our society today, the topic of birth control and other contraceptives for teens is a stirring debate. Teens are more promiscuous and sexually active than ever before; as early as middle school, we are seeing more teenage pregnancies, STD’s, and abortions than ever. Teenagers are not comfortable discussing their sexual activity with their parents and as a result they are seeking out other ways to gain access to birth control and other forms of contraceptives without parental consent. Access to birth control reduces the number of unintended teenage pregnancies and abortions each year, and access to birth control also fuels teenage promiscuity and encourages sex outside of marriage.

Birth control is defined as the practice of preventing unwanted pregnancies, typically by use of contraception. In today’s society, teenagers typically do not feel comfortable talking to their parents about birth control or sex because parents will think that they are having sex. Having the “desire” feeling is normal for adolescence, but talking to the parents is the scary part. Some parents put the pressures on a child by neglecting the conversation, arguing about no sex until a certain age or marriage, and even go as far as no birth

Teenage pregnancy significantly impacts an adolescent’s education, as well as the goals they have set for themselves. Parental involvement is sometimes overlooked by the teen while deciding if abortion is the right choice. Most teenagers have access to obtain an abortion without their parents’ permission because some states consider a pregnant teen an adult. When states consider a pregnant adolescent an adult, the teen has the authority to make their own decisions. One reason why abortion is a chosen procedure by young adults is to continue their education and receive an ideal career in the future. Teens have a difficult time caring for themselves while attending school, less lone adding a child to the scenario. They realize that they are

Parents, especially from minority groups who did not have the opportunity to pursue and education, often times do not have the proper resources or time to give advise to their children about sexual health. A research study in the form of a survey in six Boston high schools was conducted about what high school students think about teen pregnancy prevention. The sample of students consisted of half female and half male. The study concluded that 32% of students wanted more parental communication about sexual health to prevent unwanted pregnancies. This shows that if parents were more involved in their children’s lives, they would be influences positively to make the right choices when choosing to have sex at a young age (Hacker, 1999). It may seem impossible for some parents to talk to their teens about sex due to their schedules, education, or simply embarrassment, but having a thirty-minute conversation about sex is a lot better than having their children give birth to children.

The conception of autonomy is a characteristic that many of us seek through the course of our lives. The definition of autonomy is the need to be imposed on by others (Communication M@tters 2 edition). Independence is an important aspect that I seek to have in my life. In the environment that I grew up it in, it was and still can be at times more or less challenging to be an autonomous person. Early in my life, I became disconnect with who I am and at times. I became this way due way due the toxic environments that I was exposed as a young child of verbal and physical abuse, an unstable living arrangements, chronic disabilities, and etc. Although the experience of disconnect in my case was a chose; so that I could survive in each plot twist

One of today’s biggest debates sweeping the nation is about sexually active teens and if teenagers should be allowed to get birth control with parental consent?” Age groups ranging between 12 and 25 year old's, pregnancy rate has dropped. Within the past few years, teen pregnancy has decreased in the United States due to different form of contraception and the use of protection. Even though birth control is given to teens at women’s clinics and such, it should be made easier because it can decrease the rate of unwanted pregnancy, our teen’s rights stay protected and any lack of family communication the teen may have.

While some speakers on the issue argue their side with the perspective of the students and teens in mind others focus on the parents and how their perspectives relate to the issue. Helium.com presently has a poll and debate occurring that allows the public to review multiple arguments from both sides of the debate, and then vote “Yes” or “No” on the issue of teens receiving birth control at school. Jeannie Kerns, a mother of seven children, says that it’s in the best interest of the teen, and their parents, to allow them to have the option to decide for themselves if they require “the pill”. She supports her argument by informing the reader, no matter how strongly parents push for their children to abstain from sex they’ll most likely engage in it anyway. She closes her argument by asking why parents wouldn’t

If they don’t have open communication with their parent or any form of communication at all, health services can provide sexual education, improving a person’s health as well as the atmosphere between family communication. Due to this, parental communication or formal communication can enhance awareness in sexual and reproductive health to youths depending on the quality of information exposed to them. Creating a stable environment in which a parent can openly communicate with their child by using quality information about healthy choices leads to a well-adjusted adult. It is key that communication begins early, in young adulthood, to generate a health conscious generation of

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The culture of autonomy represents what people are experiencing in our society today. Our society powered by digitalism, allows individuals to discover and communicate their values, projects and interests through the internet. Through acquiring these ideals, one can develop a sense of security in their personal and organizational networks. With the use of internet it provides people a platform to communicate freely, have sociopolitical involvement, and explore entrepreneurship ( Castells, 2014). Through the use of the internet, it holds power in our search for autonomy that propels us to be true individuals.

A literature review regarding adolescent parenthood returned a very large number of articles ranging in publication dates that spanned over four decades. One may assume that the continued interest in this topic provides many opportunities for debates among professions in various disciplines. Some of the articles reviewed for this comparative literature comparison could be perceived as argumentative; however, many shared major themes. These themes included the perception that most adolescent parents do not plan to become pregnant, the role of Social Workers and the Public Welfare System in the lives of pregnant and parenting adolescents, the role of grandparent/grandmothers in the lives of pregnant and parenting

Since society has gone through a social revolution in the past 30-40 years in which the way that people express their sexual identities, my parents realized the importance of educating me about being safe but I don’t think they knew just quite how to do that. My parents are older than most people’s parents my age, my mother had me at 42 years of age. Therefore, when she was young it was frowned upon if a young lady talked about sex or even showed an interest in the topic. Sheltered under my parent’s wing as a girl, I was not given the opportunity to explore my sexuality. My parents did their best to mold me into an image and didn’t allow for much choice or room for growth.

In today’s generation, sex is openly accepted for both married people as well as the younger and older single adolescence. Social influence through generations of parental guidelines has changed the way in which parents teach their adolescence about sexual conduct. The approach many of our parents had and/or have towards their children’s sexual experiences is just one of the many. The adolescence’s parents have changed their views of the act of sex. Many of the parents were brought up in the time where “save yourself of marriage” was the going trend. They were to follow in their parents footsteps and marry as virgins, but now many of their views have changed to “be safe”

As we all know, family plays a significant role in teens’ life as it will cause a great impact on their emotions and characters when they are still in the growing and learning stage. However nowadays, teens get neglected or feel unloved and uncared most of the times as their parents are caught up in the rat race or family problems such as divorcee. According to an article published by the Heritage Foundation, Children whose parents have divorced are increasingly the victims of abuse and neglect. They exhibit more health problems, as well as behavioral and emotional problems (The Effects of Divorce on America). On the other hand, according to a research done by the ministry of education of Singapore, slightly more than 80 per cent of parents think that it was important to broach the sexual topic, but less than 50 per cent had actually done so (Many parents shy to talk