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Kyle Menig
Prof. Grabhorn
H SC 425i
Wed. 4pm
Nov. 2, 2005

Teenage Pregnancy in Peru

Introduction

This world is constantly changing. There is always something interesting to talk about when discussing current events. Often times, we look at these events in a cultural context: where, what, and why is this event taking place? Classifications are brought up such as “western society” or “third world.” Geopolitics and other related fields separate the world into three classifications: developing-country, less-developed-country, and developed-country. People that live in the developed-world take many things for granted, including access to healthcare; access to food; and access to an education. The availability of such necessities helps our society advance in our knowledge and way-of-life. Yet, the availability of these things cannot fully solve our society’s problems. Many citizens of the United States, for example, can’t afford to eat at night or go to the hospital to cure an illness.
If the developed-world experiences many problems even with the availability of useful information and resources, what is scope of the problems facing less-developed-countries? Embedded in the tropical forests of South America lies the country of Peru. Peru is about the size of Alaska and ranked fortieth in the world in total population (CIA, 2005). Peruvians live in the rural forests and in large metropolitan areas such as Lima, the capital city. Within the structured hierarchy of complexity, Peru is ranked as a less-developed country.

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Services afforded to Peruvians are related to where the Peruvians live. The large metropolitan areas have more services than rural areas. For example, secondary school is attended by only two-thirds of the population. Many rural students do not have easy access to a secondary school. One other problem facing Peruvians involve health issues. Barely eighty percent...