Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-493) and index.
Contents:
Part 1 : the problem -- The neglect of children and adolescents in the United States -- Adolescent pregnancy and childbirth trends -- The denigration of parenthood -- Divergent parenthood styles -- Dysfunctional social policies and services -- Part 2 : theoretical foundation -- Chaos/Complexity theory -- The rights of babies and adolescents -- The rights of parents -- Part 3 : the human developmental process -- Developing human relationships : attachment bonding -- Adolescent development -- Emerging adulthood -- Parenthood as a developmental stage in life -- Part 4 : the dynamics of adolescent parenthood -- Choosing to be an adolescent parent -- Profiles of adolescent parents -- The impact of parenthood on adolescents -- The impact of adolescent parenthood on children -- Part 5 : families -- The families of adolescent parents -- The impact of adolescent parenthood on families -- Part 6 : Neighborhoods and communities -- Social class and adolescent parenthood -- Peer influences on adolescent parenthood -- Gang influences on adolescent parenthood -- Part 7 : culture -- Cultural influences on adolescent parenthood -- Muslim adolescent parenthood -- Hmong adolescent parenthood -- Part 8 : Society -- Impact of adolescent parenthood on society -- Programs for adolescent parents -- Dampening and amplifying trends -- Part 9 : solutions -- Preventing adolescent pregnancy and parenthood -- Valuing parenthood -- Parenthood planning teams and certification of parenthood -- Adoption -- Part 10 : conclusion.
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