Teen Mothers Citizens Or Dependents

Author : Ruth Horowitz
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226353791
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teen Mothers--Citizens Or Dependents? written by Ruth Horowitz and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1996-06-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horowitz examines one of the most critical questions of welfare policy: how can a government program help one of society's most needful groups move from welfare dependency to employment, independence, and responsible citizenship? This book brings to life the dramas of women on welfare--women that daily face drams unknown to most Americans.

Author : Mary Patrice Erdmans
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520959280
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Becoming a Teen Mom written by Mary Patrice Erdmans and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-02-06 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2013, New York City launched a public education campaign with posters of frowning or crying children saying such things as "I’m twice as likely not to graduate high school because you had me as a teen" and "Honestly, Mom, chances are he won’t stay with you." Campaigns like this support a public narrative that portrays teen mothers as threatening the moral order, bankrupting state coffers, and causing high rates of poverty, incarceration, and school dropout. These efforts demonize teen mothers but tell us nothing about their lives before they became pregnant. In this myth-shattering book, the authors tell the life stories of 108 brown, white, and black teen mothers, exposing the problems in their lives often overlooked in pregnancy prevention campaigns. Some stories are tragic and painful, marked by sexual abuse, partner violence, and school failure. Others depict "girl next door" characters whose unintended pregnancies lay bare insidious gender disparities. Offering a fresh perspective on the links between teen births and social inequalities, this book demonstrates how the intersecting hierarchies of gender, race, and class shape the biographies of young mothers.

Author : Rebecca A. Maynard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429840292
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kids Having Kids written by Rebecca A. Maynard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1997. Adolescent mothers are more likely to encounter a variety of economic and social ills than women who delay childbearing until they are adults. This work is a comprehensive examination of the extent to which these undesirable outcomes are attributable to teen pregnancy itself rather than to the wider environment in which most of the pregnancies and the subsequent child-rearing take place. It also examines the consequences of adolescent pregnancy for the fathers of children, and even more importantly, for the children themselves.

Author : Rae Simons
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1422297616
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teen Parents written by Rae Simons and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a teenager becomes pregnant, what are her options? If she decides to keep the baby, what kind of life will the baby have? What will the mother's life be like? And what about teenage fathers? This book talks about many of these issues and tells the story of some teen parent families. The people in this book are very aware of the difficulties involved in being a teen-parent family. They know how hard it can be. But they can also tell you the ways their situation have made them stronger, what they have learned, and what you can learn from them.

Author : Joanna Gregson
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438428871
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Culture of Teenage Mothers written by Joanna Gregson and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-07-02 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores teen mothers’ perceptions of their situations and the social stigma that affects them.

Author : Mary Patrice Erdmans
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520283422
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Becoming a Teen Mom written by Mary Patrice Erdmans and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2015-02-06 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2013, New York City launched a public education campaign with posters of frowning or crying children saying such things as “I’m twice as likely not to graduate high school because you had me as a teen” and “Honestly, Mom, chances are he won’t stay with you.” Campaigns like this support a public narrative that portrays teen mothers as threatening the moral order, bankrupting state coffers, and causing high rates of poverty, incarceration, and school dropout. These efforts demonize teen mothers but tell us nothing about their lives before they became pregnant. In this myth-shattering book, the authors tell the life stories of 108 brown, white, and black teen mothers, exposing the problems in their lives often overlooked in pregnancy prevention campaigns. Some stories are tragic and painful, marked by sexual abuse, partner violence, and school failure. Others depict "girl next door" characters whose unintended pregnancies lay bare insidious gender disparities. Offering a fresh perspective on the links between teen births and social inequalities, this book demonstrates how the intersecting hierarchies of gender, race, and class shape the biographies of young mothers.

Author : Saul D. Hoffman
Publisher : The Urban Insitute
ISBN 13 : 9780877667452
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kids Having Kids written by Saul D. Hoffman and published by The Urban Insitute. This book was released on 2008 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teen childbearing in the United States has been declining since 1991, yet we consistently have the highest teen birth rates in the industrialized world. In 1997, Kids Having Kids was the first comprehensive effort to identify the consequences of teen childbearing for the mothers, the fathers, the children, and our society. Rather than simply comparing teen mothers with their childless counterparts, the assembled researchers achieved a new methodological sophistication, seeking to isolate the birth itself from the mother's circumstances and thus discover its true costs. This updated second edition features a new chapter evaluating teen pregnancy interventions, along with revised and updated versions of most first edition chapters.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1662 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teen pregnancy written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 1662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Constance Willard Williams
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780669243130
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Teenage Mothers written by Constance Willard Williams and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ground-breaking book, Constance Williams reveals why, contrary to the adverse outcomes previously attributed to their lot, many black teenage mothers consider their lives enriched by childbearing. Here is a poignant exploration of themeaning of pregnancy and motherhood to young women who, although impoverished, express hope as freely tell their stories and reveal new truths about their attitudes. Williams discoverss that it is more often socialization -- not ignorance -- that leads black teens into motherhood at such a young age. She also reveals why early childbearing for these teens may well be an adaptive and even reasonable response to their social and cultural realities.

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309041368
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science and Babies written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By all indicators, the reproductive health of Americans has been deteriorating since 1980. Our nation is troubled by rates of teen pregnancies and newborn deaths that are worse than almost all others in the Western world. Science and Babies is a straightforward presentation of the major reproductive issues we face that suggests answers for the public. The book discusses how the clash of opinions on sex and family planning prevents us from making a national commitment to reproductive health; why people in the United States have fewer contraceptive choices than those in many other countries; what we need to do to improve social and medical services for teens and people living in poverty; how couples should "shop" for a fertility service and make consumer-wise decisions; and what we can expect in the futureâ€"featuring interesting accounts of potential scientific advances.