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soccerdreamer_17

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Single-parent families have been maligned for causing juvenile delinquency, poverty, and a host of other social problems. List at least three difficulties with such a sweeping generalization.
 
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Question 2

List at least three suggestions made by the Casey Foundation to reduce teenage pregnancy.
 
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Answer to Question 1

(1) There are different kinds of single-parent families with different kinds of circumstances (e.g., a teenage mother and a 40-year-old female executive); (2) There are different paths to becoming a single parent with varying consequences; (3) The cause-and-effect relationship is unclear; (4) Single parenthood is less problematic in other industrialized nations because of many social supports that are notably lacking in the United States.

Answer to Question 2

(1) Reinvigorate prevention efforts, intensifying the focus on underlying causes; (2) Help parents succeed in their role as sex educators; (3) Broaden the scope of pregnancy prevention efforts; (4) Provide accurate, clear, consistent, and ongoing information about how to reduce risk-taking behavior; (5) Create a community-wide plan for teen pregnancy prevention, including adolescent reproductive health services; (6) Give young people a credible vision of a positive future.



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