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Why are so many people against teen marriage? Because it is believed that more than 1/2 who marry in their teens will be divorced within 15 years. That is a pretty sobering statistic
Stritof, Sheri. "Teen Marriage - History and Statistics." N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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Additionally, according to the Center for Law and Social Policy, "Compared to girls who marry later, teenage brides have less schooling, less independence,and less experience of life and work." Teen brides are also at more risk for being abused and living at poverty levels.
Stritof, Sheri. "Teen Marriage - History and Statistics." N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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Both early teen marriage and dropping out of high school have historically been associated with a variety of negative outcomes, including higher poverty rates throughout life.
DAHL, GORDON B. "Early Teen Marriage and Future Poverty." Demography. Population Association of America, n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2015. |
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. The baseline IV estimate indicates that a woman who marries young is 31 percentage points more likely to live in poverty when she is older. Similarly, a woman who drops out of school is 11 percentage points more likely to be poor.
DAHL, GORDON B. "Early Teen Marriage and Future Poverty." Demography. Population Association of America, n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2015. |
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teens choosing to marry young might have lower unobserved earnings ability, making it hard to draw conclusions about the causal relationship between teenage marriage and poverty.
DAHL, GORDON B. "Early Teen Marriage and Future Poverty." Demography. Population Association of America, n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2015. |
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Previous research points to a variety of social, family, health, and financial outcomes that are strongly correlated with early teen marriage and low education.
DAHL, GORDON B. "Early Teen Marriage and Future Poverty." Demography. Population Association of America, n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2015. |
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There were 891,000 married 15- to 19-year-olds in 2000, up from 598,000 in 1990, when married teens comprised 3.4 percent of all 15- to 19-year-olds. The increase came after a steady decline since 1950, when 9.5 percent of teens were married.
"Teenage Marriage On The Rise." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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Some researchers attribute the surge during the 1990s to an influx of immigrants. Many came from areas where marriage is more common among teens — Latin America, Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
"Teenage Marriage On The Rise." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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At least two-thirds of married teens in 2000 lived apart from their spouse for various reasons; one may have been in jail, away in college or remaining in their homeland.
"Teenage Marriage On The Rise." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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| Teen Marriage:Think there adults |
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Most states allow people to marry at age 18, with exceptions given in some places for people as young as 12 who have their own child, or who get parental approval.
"Teenage Marriage On The Rise." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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Figures released last year from the National Center for Health Statistics found nearly half of marriages in which the bride is 18 or younger end in separation or divorce within 10 years. For brides 25 and older, half as many marriages break up.
"Teenage Marriage On The Rise." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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The rapid increase in the number of early marriages over the past several years coupled with the extremely high rate of divorce within this same group makes this subject extremely important.
"Teenage Marriage: Weigh It Carefully!" Teenage Marriage: Weigh It Carefully! N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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If you are a teenager and are seriously considering an early marriage, these are a number of potential problem areas of which you should be aware, so that, if you do decide that this is the best course of action, you will be alert to the possible difficulties which could lie ahead.
"Teenage Marriage: Weigh It Carefully!" Teenage Marriage: Weigh It Carefully! N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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| Teen Marriage:Love and Lust |
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A third potential problem to be considered is the problem of growing apart. This simply means that while two young people in their middle teenage years have much in common, that in many cases, our ideals and goals change as we pass the teenage years, to such an extent that we may easily find ourselves married for life to a person with whom we will ultimately have very little in common.
"Teenage Marriage: Weigh It Carefully!" Teenage Marriage: Weigh It Carefully! N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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One of the surest signs of immaturity and irresponsibility in both young men and young women is a lack of willingness to do a reasonable share of work in a consistent, dependable way prior to marriage. When such an indifferent attitude is demonstrated before marriage, you can be sure that it is only likely to become worse after marriage.
"Teenage Marriage: Weigh It Carefully!" Teenage Marriage: Weigh It Carefully! N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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Getting married as a result of an unplanned pregnancy is not as popular as it was a number of years ago.
"Pregnancy Outreach » Marriage." Pregnancy Outreach » Marriage. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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The statistics, however, show us that 90% of teens who get married because of pregnancy will be divorced within six years. The percentage of divorces goes down slightly, the older the couple is when they wed.
"Pregnancy Outreach » Marriage." Pregnancy Outreach » Marriage. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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Some will tell you that getting married is the only "right" or "responsible" thing to do. The father of the baby may feel that it is his duty to get married. You may feel at a loss and marriage may sound comforting and secure
"Pregnancy Outreach » Marriage." Pregnancy Outreach » Marriage. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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Marriage to the man or woman of your dreams is a wonderful blessing. But marriage is still a difficult relationship even in the best of circumstances.
"Pregnancy Outreach » Marriage." Pregnancy Outreach » Marriage. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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Learning to live unselfishly with a husband or wife and adding the responsibility of raising and supporting a child puts a tremendous amount of stress on a couple.
"Pregnancy Outreach » Marriage." Pregnancy Outreach » Marriage. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. |
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