Teenage pregnancy : The making and unmaking of a problem /
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.
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Portland, OR :
Policy Press,
2009.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 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.