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    Does the show ‘16 and Pregnant encourage or discourage teen pregnancy? It discourages teen pregnancy because when teens watch that show, they see how hard it is to be a teen and worrying about a baby. Teens watch that show and then realize how life would really be if she was pregnant. It encourages the teens of today to be safe. After putting this show on MTV the birth rates went down for teen pregnancy, it shows how hard it is to be a pregnant teen, and it has encouraged people to have safe sex

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    teenagers. MTV’s show “16 & Pregnant,” which has only been on air since June 2009, is already reflecting the rapid boom in teenage pregnancy across various cities in America. Since the early eighties MTV has been considered somewhat of a cultural phenomenon for American adolescents and its depiction of gender has a strong impact that continues to this day (Holtzman 2000). Created by Morgan J. Freeman (director of teen shows Dawson’s Creek and Laguna Beach), the show “16 & Pregnant” has been said to be

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    Do TV shows like ’16 and Pregnant’ Promote or Discourage Teenage Pregnancy? Teenage Pregnancies have become more prevalent in modern times due to the changing attitudes of society. Alcohol, drugs, media exposure, and peer pressure are but a few of the contributing factors that result in teenage pregnancy. Many teens find themselves pregnant due to a lack of knowledge and parental guidance. Programmes like ’16 and Pregnant’ and ‘Teen Mom’ show and may influence the impressionable audience watching

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    Does The TV Show “16 & Pregnant” Promote or Discourage Teenage Pregnancy? Do you think “16 & pregnant” promotes teenage pregnancy or discourages pregnancy? In my opinion, I personally think the TV show discourages teenage pregnancy. The Problems with teenage pregnancy are that some teens are not financially ready to support a baby, teens have lack of experience with how to take care of a baby, and more importantly it is just like Kids Raising Kids. In my opinion, the solutions to teenage pregnancy

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    like ‘ 16 & Pregnant ‘ and ‘ Teen Mom ‘ glamorize teen pregnancy ? Or do you think they present a cautionary tale ? Studies began to show that in fact they don't glamorize it , yet they caused teenage pregnancy to decrease . Also teenage mothers have been showed as abused or in jail . Also some of these mothers haven't even finished school . Multiple teen parents from these shows have stressed the point that being a teen parent is harder than it is cut out to be . Kailyn Lowery from ‘ 16 & Pregnant

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    Victoria Okafor Dr. Stainbrook English 111-121 02 December 2015 Do TV Shows Like 16 and Pregnant Promote or Discourage Teenage Pregnancy? Teenage pregnancy has become a major issue in today’s society for our adolescents. This is a major problem for all who are involved. It creates hurt and a struggle for on the parents, especially for the mother (Gonchar and Schulten). Also for the parent(s) of the teenager this creates struggles for them because more often than not, they end up with the load

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    Taking Sides: 16 and Pregnant Popular media submits many teens to sexual content and influences their views on subjects such as teenage pregnancy. The article Evaluating the Impact of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant on Teen Viewers’ Attitudes About Teen Pregnancy takes a closer look at the relationship between the viewers of the show and their attitudes towards teen pregnancy. Three major weaknesses found after the review of the study are listed as follows; The study has several confounding variables, the

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    young teenage girl and one day she comes to you and tells you she is pregnant. How would you handle this situation? If you were able to go back in time before all this happened, how would you try to prevent this? Would you even consider making your daughter watch the hit shows on MTV called 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom? What if you were the who is pregnant, or you are the one responsible for getting a young teenage girl pregnant? How do you tell your parents and family? If you were exposed to the

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    “16 and Pregnant”/ “Teen Mom” Promote or Discourage Teenage Pregnancy? (Agree/Promote) When it comes to the topic of do TV shows like “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom” promote or discourage teenage pregnancy, most of us will readily agree that it in fact does promote teenage pregnancy. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of how does this promote teenage pregnancy. Whereas some are convinced that it promotes teenage pregnancy through the fame some of the young couples have

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    ○ Factors V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII.1,16,17 ○ von Willebrand factor.16 ○ Decreased levels of fibrinolytic protein C (an anti-coagulation factor).16 ○ Coagulation changes are most pronounced in the third trimester.16 ● Effect on Dental Treatment o The patient’s hypercoagulable state places them at increased risk for thromboembolic disease.17 Because of this, there is an increased risk that the patient may have a thromboembolism while in the dental office. (See the following section titled “Thromboembolic

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