A social problem is a condition that most people in society view as being undesirable. A public policy is a possible solution to all social problems. The first step would be to define the problem, identify causes, evaluate a policy, develop solutions, select a best solution, benefits & costs, the prince system and political strategies. Unfortunately not all public policies pass and some social problems remain to exist. One being teenage pregnancy and, this is one social problem that will probably never be eliminated 100%. The movie, Fifteen and Pregnant that aired on Lifetime focused on this issue.
Fifteen and Pregnant was about a fifteen year old girl who lived in a small town with her mother, brother and sister. Her parents were divorced, but her and her siblings still spent time with their father. The mother was financially stable enough to care for her and her children's basic needs and not enough for extra added luxuries and what not. Just enough to get the family by, they were far from wealthy and just barely considered middle class. The girl became involved with a guy in her school who was seventeen, slightly older than her. Between all the confusion with her family issues she was feeling alone and out of place and this guy made her feel like she belonged. The couple was involved for a brief time before he suggested the idea of becoming sexually active. She was a little un-sure at first but he used some of the basic typical guy lines, "oh I love you so much and I just want to show you how much you mean to me," "if you loved me you would give me you"re virginity." So she agreed and, after the first time, she became pregnant. They didn't use any form of protection which was probably a strong reason for the pregnancy. She anxiously a waited for her period but it never came. She took a pregnancy test and when the pregnancy test came out positive, she kept it a secret and explored her possible options.
