Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-250) and index.
Contents:
Adolescent pregnancy and parenthood / Beatrix A. Hamburg and Sandra Lee Dixon -- Adolescent sexuality, pregnancy, and child rearing : developmental perspectives / Anne C. Petersen and Lisa J. Crockett -- Adolescent pregnancy and parenthood in the transition to adulthood / Andrew M. Boxer -- Early childbearing patterns among African Americans : a socio-historical perspective / Donna L. Franklin -- The social context of teenage pregnancy and parenting in the Black community : implications for public policy / Jewelle Taylor Gibbs -- Racial and ethnic variation in the early life course of adolescent welfare mothers / Mark F. Testa -- The next generation : children of teenage mothers grow up / Frank F. Furstenberg, Jr., Mary Elizabeth Hughes, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn -- Historical perspectives on adolescent pregnancies / Maris A. Vinovskis -- The jurisprudence of teenage pregnancy / Franklin E. Zimring. Teen pregnancy and the dilemmas of social policymaking / Evelyn Z. Brodkin -- Teenage pregnancy and premarital childbirth in Korea : issues and concerns / Kyu-taik Sung -- Early phases of family formation in contemporary Sweden / Britta Hoem -- Teenage parenthood : policies and perspectives / Margaret K. Rosenheim.
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