Teens_In_America

Teens In America 75% of American high school students have sex before the age of 17. Of these, 72% had sex during or before the age of 15. Of those cases, only 42% have had sex with only one person, so far (Time 63). In this decade of AIDS and the "me" era, when more people put off pregnancy longer and longer, why do some many people take the risk of exposing themselves to either' Statistics show that 13% of these young people never use birth control, and 26% use it only sometimes (Time 64). Why then, do people take such risks with their futures and their lives' why has sexual activity run rampant' Perhaps some of the reasons for sex among teens are not so easily seen being teenagers, many feel betrayed by their parents and look for affection and understanding elsewhere, and they would do anything for that feeling of love and acceptance. "Teens aren't looking for sex, they are looking for love, acceptance, and security" (Christianity Today 28). Other suffer from low self-esteem and feel dependent on having sexual relationships in order to define themselves. Still others find themselves weak under pressure and don't have the courage or the strength people, sex, time, feel, aids, young, today, should, one, sexual, christianity, asked, about, students, pregnancy, themselves, michael, control, take, society, said, condoms, birth, because, among, years, teens, taught, school, say, reasons, problem, never, know, information