Study & Research Teenage Pregnancy

This Study Guide consists of approximately 171 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Teenage Pregnancy.
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Study & Research Teenage Pregnancy

This Study Guide consists of approximately 171 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Teenage Pregnancy.
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Kristin A. Moore, Anne K. Driscoll, and Theodora Ooms

Most teenage pregnancy prevention programs focus on young girls, because they bear the consequences of unintended pregnancies. In the following viewpoint, Kristin A. Moore, Anne K. Driscoll, and Theodora Ooms argue that more emphasis should be placed on educating young men and boys on contraception, safe sex, and responsibility. She contends that society is increasingly holding young men responsible for illegitimate children by enacting stricter child support regulations, and boys need to be taught not only how to act responsibly, but also to take responsibility for careless actions. Moore, Driscoll, and Ooms are affiliated with Child Trends, a non-profit research organization.

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1. As quoted by the author, what does William Marsiglio call three types of procreators"

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