Problematic Sollutions

Want to read the rest of this paper? Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay and over 50,000 other term papers

the desired effect.
Murray’s opinion is that some women go through with pregnancy because they know the government will support them through the Welfare system. Therefore Murray feels this economic policy should be abolished. To understand his theory you must look at illegitimacy as a circle: It is a fact that women, especially teenage women, are more sexually active today than in the past. One reason for this increase is that they know the government has systems designed to support them if they become pregnant. This serves as a safety net for the women therefore they are more sexually active.
Murray feels that by cutting out this policy women won’t have that safety net. This will cause them to be less sexually active in turn cutting down the number of illegitimate births. This may work for some women, but Murray doesn’t stipulate as to what happens to the women it does not work for. Cutting out the welfare system will leave those who use, rather than ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays. Write better papers. Get better grades. Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE: