Teenage pregnancy : the making and unmaking of a problem /

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This title provides an introduction to teenage pregnancy. It examines who is likely to have a baby as a teenager, the consequences of early motherhood and how teenage pregnancy is dealt with in the media.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Arai, Lisa
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2009.
Series:Health and society series.
Subjects:
Teenage pregnancy > Great Britain.
Teenage pregnancy > Government policy > Great Britain.
Teenage pregnancy > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Teenage pregnancy.
Pregnancy in Adolescence
Grossesse chez l'adolescente.
Grossesse chez l'adolescente > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne.
Grossesse chez l'adolescente > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne.
Grossesse chez l'adolescente > Grande-Bretagne.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > Motherhood.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Children's Studies.
Teenage pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy > Government policy
Teenage pregnancy > Social aspects
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Teenage pregnancy; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: 'shattered lives and blighted futures'; 2. Who has a baby as a teenager?; 3. Epidemics, fluctuations and trends: the everyday depiction of teenage pregnancy; 4. New Labour, a new approach to teenage pregnancy; 5. What are the consequences of teenage fertility?; 6. Contextualising teenage pregnancy; 7. Theorising teenage pregnancy as a problem; 8. Conclusion: no silver bullet. Teenage pregnancy as a problem: overview and recommendations; References; Index.

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