Teenage Pregnancy Research Paper

Although exposed to birth control information and sex education, teenagers continue to become pregnant. The reasons for this phenomenon are debated while programs to prevent teenage pregnancy are promoted in schools and communities nationwide.

BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS

306.7–306.856

362.8284–362.8392

LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)

Teenage pregnancy—United States

Teenage mothers—United States

Teenage parents—United States

Unmarried mothers

USE PAMPHLET FILE (ALSO CALLED VERTICAL FILE) UNDER THE HEADING

Teenage pregnancy

REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

CQ Researcher, May 14, 1993; July 5, 1991.

DeCherney, Alan H., and Martin L. Pernoll, eds. Current Obstetric and Gynecologic Diagnosis and Treatment, 1994.

Hempelman, Kathleen A. Teen Legal Rights: A Guide for the ’90s, 1994.

Westheimer, Ruth K. Dr. Ruth’s Encyclopedia of Sex, 1994.

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries

InfoTrac

NewsBank and other newspaper indexes

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)

WILSONDISC

ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH

America Online

CompuServe

Dialog

Internet

Prodigy
KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES

Teenage pregnancy

Teenage mothers

Pregnancy—teenagers

Pregnant schoolgirls

Unwed mothers

VIDEOTAPES ON THIS TOPIC

Teenage Pregnancy. Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1990.

Teenage Pregnancy and Prevention. Human Relations Media, 1986.

FICTION BOOKS RELATING TO TOPIC

Doherty, Berlie. Dear Nobody, 1992.

Johnson, Lissa Hall. Just like Ice Cream, 1995.

Myers, Walter Dean. Sweet Illusions, 1986.

Woodson, Jacqueline. The Dear One, 1993.

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 810 7th Ave., New York, NY 10019.

SIECUS (Sex Information and Education Council of the United States), 130 W. 42nd St., Ste. 2500, New York, NY 10036.

SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC

Discuss the moral and ethical aspects of teenage pregnancy.

Evaluate the impact of teenage pregnancy on society.

Investigate the availability of prenatal care for pregnant teenagers.

Research the causes of teenage pregnancy.

SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS

Abortion

Adoption

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Sex education

Teenage sexuality

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