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Adolescence, Pregnancy and Abortion : Constructing a Threat of Degeneration.

Why, despite evidence to the contrary, does the narrative of the negative consequences of teenage pregnancy, abortion and childbearing persist? This book outlines a critical view of 'teenage pregnancy' and abortion, arguing that the negativity surrounding early reproduction is underpinned...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Macleod, Catriona I.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
Colección:Women and Psychology
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Setting the Scene; 2 Adolescence as Transition?; 3 Conundrums: Sex Education, 'teenage Pregnancy', and Decision-making in the Context of Abortion; 4 Constructing a Threat of Degeneration: the Invention of and Research Practices concerning the 'social Problem' of 'teenage Pregnancy'; 5 Young Women and Legalized Abortion: the New 'social Problem'; 6 Othering: Race, Culture and 'teenage Pregnancy'/abortion; 7 Managing the Threat of Degeneration; 8 from 'teenage Pregnancy' to Unwanted Pregnancy; References; Index.