Critical Evaluation: Teenage Pregnancy Impacts on London Society

This research project critically evaluates the impacts of teenage pregnancy on society in London. It aims to understand the reasons behind high rates, explore contributing determinants, and determine the societal impact, with the objective of recommending appropriate actions. The research employs a descriptive research design with a focus on both primary and secondary data collection methods, including questionnaires and thematic analysis. The project analyzes the lack of sex education, peer pressure and parental counseling as major reasons for teenage pregnancy, and identifies social, cultural, and modernization as key determinants. The research concludes with a discussion of the negative economic effects and social isolation as major impacts on London society, supported by relevant academic references.

Research Project

Research outline
Aim:
“To critically evaluate the impacts of teenage pregnancy on society in London”
Objectives:
• To understand the major reasons behind high rates of teenage pregnancy in
London.
• To explore the determinants that contributes to teenage pregnancy in
London.
• To determine the impact of teenage pregnancy on society in London.
• To recommend appropriate actions to resolve the impacts of teenage
pregnancy on society in London.

Research Methodology
Research philosophy: Positivism
Research design: Descriptive
Research approach: Inductive
Data collection: Primary and secondary
Instrument for data collection: Questionnaire
Sampling: Random sampling
Research evaluation technique: Thematic analysis

Data analysis
Theme 1: Reason of high rate of teenage pregnancy in London.
Analysis: Lack of sex education, peer pressure and lack of proper parents counselling
are the major reasons of high rates of teenage pregnancy in London

Conti...
Theme 2: Foremost determinant that contributes in teenage pregnancy issues in London
Analysis: Social, cultural and modernizations are three foremost determinants that give big
contribution in teenage pregnancy issues in London

Conti...
Theme 3: Major impact of teenage pregnancy on society of London
Analysis: Two major impacts of teenage pregnancy on society of London are
negative effect on economic and isolation from society of teenagers

References
Adolescent pregnancy. 2015. Maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health.
[Online]. Available
through<http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/topics/maternal/
adolescent_pregnancy/en/>. [Accessed on: 10th February, 2016 ].
Chorley, M., 2014. UK still has the highest rate of teen pregnancies in Western
Europe despite 25% fall in the last decade. [Online]. Available through
<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2794234/uk-highest-rate-teen-
pregnancies-western-europe-despite-25-fall-decade.html>. [Accessed on: 10th
February, 2016].
Maxwell, J.A., 2012. Qualitative research design: An interactive approach: An
interactive approach. Sage.
Lohr, S., 2009. Sampling: design and analysis. Cengage Learning.
Luttrell, W., 2014. Pregnant bodies, fertile minds: Gender, race, and the schooling
of pregnant teens. Routledge.