Explain why teen pregnancy is higher among Hispanic and black teens and how factors associated with poverty affect the likelihood of a teen getting pregnant.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Teen pregnancy is higher among Hispanic and black teens because these groups are more often living in poverty.
2. Poverty increases exposure to crime in the neighborhood, lack of parental involvement with the child, conflict in the family, and early initiation of sexual activity, all of which are risk factors for a teenage girl getting pregnant or a teenage male getting a girl pregnant.
3. Life circumstances such as these make teen pregnancy seem less of a disruption of the teen's future than is the case for more advantaged teens.
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