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Originally posted by Taualumna
But what if they come from a culture where they really aren't supposed to work? I know that girls from these cultures aren't making up the bulk of unwed teen moms, but they do have kids fairly early. In my M.Ed program, I have heard classmates, who are "real teachers" talk about parents who expect their daughters to marry straight after they graduate high school. They expect their sons to go into Engineering (or some other sciency/techy field) and their girls to be wives. In many cultures, parents have the ultimate control on their kids, girls and boys (I feel sorry for the guys too. They don't have much choice as to what they can study in university)
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The girls I mentioned were born and raised in New York City. Generally, they have mothers who were teenagers when they were born. It becomes a cycle. Teenage girl becomes pregnant, drops out of high school, goes on welfare. WHen that baby becomes a teenager, she does the same thing. History repeats itself. You have 14 to 17 year old mothers who become grandmothers in their early to mid 30s. They don't see education as an option because it isn't emphasized as important. They don't have that as an example. BTW the number one reason girls drop out of hs in NYC is pregnancy.
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