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The question I am going to be doing research on is: What are the major influences of teenage sex and pregnancies?

I decided to do my research on this topic because it is a very big part of our lives now a days when it really shouldnt. I also have a personal experience with the topic because most of the girls in my family have gotten pregnant at a very early age. My grandmother had my mom when she was only 15 and couldn't handle being responsible for a baby so she ended up giving my mom up for adoption. I also have 3 sisters and two of them got pregnant early. One dropped out of high school her senior year to get married (a marriage that didn't last but a year) and the other dropped out of college her first semester to have her baby and get married as well(a marriage that was very rocky and ended on bad terms).

I first got interested in this subject matter because of the first hand experience I have with it in my own family and I have seen the immediate affects of sex and pregnancy at an early age. Another big influence for my decision was the fact that a good handful of the shows on popular television networks are on teenage mothers and pregnancies. I understand that it is something that is growing, and some TV companies feel the more exposure to the subject the more teenagers will understand about it. In my opinion, however, I just see the teens who watch the show envy the main characters' lives when only the glamorous events are shown and only a glimpse of the hard times are and it also desensitizes the idea of sex. I just like the idea of learning more on the subject so I can have a more educated opinion on the matter.

I feel this topic is important because teenage sex is becoming something kids are doing at an earlier age then its been in years. Kids who are 15 years old shouldn't be having sex, because its not all just about pleasure. There are emotions involved and consequences that can be life changing, that young children may not be completely aware of. The younger and more naive population has a habit of jumping into things, often times without much thought and it is especially bad when they are doing this with sex. I like the fact that through this research I am furthering my knowledge on what I can do to help the too young population from making mistakes that change everything.