Teen Mom

intended to study the relationship between MTV’s series “Teen Mom” reality show and teenagers’ unrealistic beliefs about what is like to be a teen mom. The seven motivations for asking “why” are used to convince the audience that it is worthy of research by exploring the relationship with the intentions to discredit the previous findings that state, “Teen Mom” and “16 and Pregnant” is one of the best public service campaign to prevent teen pregnancy. This topic presents a number of complications

find up to three million viewers tuning in to watch the show Teen Mom, which is a spinoff of the reality show 16 and Pregnant that started in 2009. The girls on the show have volunteered themselves to put their lives on television and have people across the nation watch them struggle to survive as a teenager with a child right by their side. Today's pop culture celebrates teen pregnancy by having shows on television like MTV's Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant, not to mention, the stars on the show being

Teen Mom: Encouraging or Discouraging Teenage Pregnancy? I’m here to argue why the show “Teen Mom,” is negatively influencing today's younger generation. Teenage pregnancy is pregnancy in females under the age of 20. It has become so common in our society today. Younger generations are beginning to label it as “normal” or “acceptable”. This is not an issue that society should take lightly, just because it continues to happen so often. Although many look down on teenage pregnancy, some believe it

Many adults or even friends and family think teen moms are most likely to drop out their high school year or never pursue their careers. I'm a proud teen mother, experiencing this beautiful thing that has happened to me has changed me in a good way. While being a mother, I have accomplished many things that I though I would never even accomplish. Being pregnant while going to school, was not easy at all. I didn't want my teachers nor my friends to know, afraid that they'll look down on me or force

It doesn't take watching an episode of MTV's Teen Mom for mothers everywhere to know they'd prefer not to deal with the question, "What would you do if your 15 to 17-year-old daughter came to you to tell you she is pregnant?". Most women would feel disappointed in their daughters making them get abortions or even keeping the child and giving them the responsibility of being a teen mom. Children born from teen mothers suffer from higher rates of low birth weight and related health problems

Teen Moms A group of friends are inside a classroom playing cards when out of the blue a boy with a thick glasses and a overalls comes out and asks to play. The group keeps playing and ignore him because of the way he is dressed and is classified. This is what stereotypes and misconceptions bring when it comes to socializing or trying to make friends. Stereotypes and misconceptions are labels and opinions put on people that can hold both a negative or positive meaning. One group who is stereotyped

people sees teen mothers as a bad example in the society because teenage mothers put their children at risk to become propensity to commit the same errors. Moreover; society thinks that the teen mothers put at risk the future education of the children. According to Teen Pregnancy Statistics online article, Stereotypes of Teen Moms, March of Dimes, United States nonprofit organization, describe how people believe in the stereotype of “teen moms are the bad moms” by expressing “The babies of teen mothers

Struggles of Being a Teen Mom Emotionally and physically pregnancy as a teen contends to be very difficult. Not yet an adult but being a teen who is pregnant. Having a child at a young age is a challenge. Wanting to graduate high school or any academic field, a teen mother has to face being both a student and a mom. A Lot deals with time management. As far as schooling, working, and planning for their future with their child. Struggle with babysitters is considered being expensive in some cases

Teen pregnancy is a subject easily made into a reality show as it makes viewers feel morally superior—we are made to believe that young mothers are “unstable, weak and selfish” (Friedman) and that these women’s struggles are just the ‘consequences’ of their promiscuous behaviour. Shows like 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom aim to engage an audience by showing them what poor choices (i.e. sexual activity) and the events that follow these choices look like. They also attempt to be an example for young

Carmen torres dealing with being a teen mom “Being a good mother has nothing to do with age, but more the size of your heart. If you can love enough to know that you will do anything to protect and care for your children, little else matters.” This quote is significant because even though she had her kids at a very young age she still loved them with all of her heart no matter what got in the way.In downtown allentown, in the 1980’s,she lived in a small rough neighborhood growing up, people made