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             In American society, women are given the message starting from a very young age that in order to be .
             successful and happy, they must be thin. Eating disorders are on the rise. It is not surprising given the value which .
             society places on being thin. Television and magazine advertising that show the image of glamorous and thin model .
             are everywhere. .
             Thousands of teenage girls are starving themselves daily in an effort to attain what the fashion industry .
             considers to be the "ideal" figure. An average female model weighs 23% less than the recommended weight for a .
             woman. Maintaining a weight 20% below your expected body weight fits the criteria for the emotional eating .
             disorder known as anorexia .According to medical weight standards, most models fit into the category of being .
             anorexic. Physicians now believe that anorexia has existed for at least 300 years . It was however only about one .
             hundred years ago that Professor Ernest Lasegue of the University of Paris finally identified anorexia as an illness . .
             The term "anorexia nervosa" literally means nervous lose of appetite. Most researchers and physicians .
             agree that the number of patients with this life threatening disease is increasing at an alarming rate. Garfinkle & .
             Garner define anorexia as "an emotional disorder characterized by an intense fear of becoming obese, lack of self-.
             esteem and distorted body image which results in self-induced starvation" . The development of this disease .
             generally peaks between the age of 14 to 18 but can occur later in life and is not uncommon to see it in women in to .
             their early 40's. Recent estimates suggest that 1% of American girls between this age span will develop anorexia to .
             some degree .It has also propagated in many college campuses, and it is spreading.
             Studies have shown that nearly 20% of college women may suffer from anorexia or bulimia . The disease .
             develops slowly over a period of months to years during which the sufferer changes her eating patterns to a very .


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... night. Binge drinking, mischievous behavior, and experimenting with drugs constitute part of some teens" lives. Many adults do not think about a teen like this being depressed or having thoughts of suicide. They know nothing of the real stresses adults face. Many believe the problems teenagers have ... own actions. They should be more aware that these actions greatly disturb their child's stability in the future, which in turn can make a teen more susceptible to suicide. Sexual orientation is also another factor. As I learned from Brian McNaught's speech at Broome Community College, as te...

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2. Teen Pregnancy and Reality Television

... on television or in movies or as frequently talked about. Today it is plastered everywhere, with celebrities and normal everyday girls. Two popular shows today are Teen Mom 1, 2 and 3 and 16 & Pregnant by MTV. These shows display the real lives of teenage girls who are pregnant. It shows girls who ... glamorizes teenage pregnancy, but even if glamorized the argument that it shows the real life struggles of teenage pregnancy is very relevant. Seeing the teen moms or girls of 16 & Pregnant plastered all over the media may make teenage girls think the wrong way but then they realize that ....

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3. Teen Suicide

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4. Teen Suicide

... psychiatric disorders or illnesses, such as schizophrenia, anorexia nervosa, and major cases of depression, also have an increased risk of becoming part of the teen suicide statistics ("Youth" 4). Some risk factors that are related to suicide that should be noted are as follows: recent bereavement, failures, over-achievers ... other paths of destruction for their problems. This is where suicide comes into the picture. Suicide transforms from a plan to an action. The teen at risk starts to seriously consider suicide. The best thing for suicidal teens is a comforting friend, teacher, paren...

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5. Birth Control and Teen Pregnancy

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6. Teen Pregnancy

... who get pregnant do not know what they are getting themselves into. Most young girls get pregnant by mistake. Children who are born to teen mothers are at risk because of their mother's young age and undeveloped body. (Bell) By being born to younger women, infants are more ... having a baby gives them status in society. In today's society, schools are more mother friendly. High schools are now equipped with daycare centers for teen mothers that attend that school. (Bell) By providing these privileges, society only lets teenagers know that it is all right to have children at their ... an...

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7. Teen Pregnancy

... teenage birthrate exceeds that of most other industrialized nations, even though American teenagers are no more sexually active than teenagers in Canada or Europe (Gormly, 1997). Recent statistics concerning the teen birthrates are alarming. About 56,000 teenage girls give birth each year. Almost one-sixth of all births in the United States result from unintended pregnancies (Gormly, 1997). By ... at minimum wage have contributed to fewer births among teenagers (Donovan, 1988). Americans, however seem to be against some of the methods used by these various organizations to reduce the teen...

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8. Teen Violence

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9. Teen Suicide

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10. Teen Suicide

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