Teen parenting [electronic resource] / Laurie Willis, book editor.
Contributor(s): Willis, Laurie [editor.] | Gale (Firm).
Series: Gale eBooks.Issues that concern you: Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2012Description: 1 online resource (96 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map.ISBN: 9780737764611 (electronic book).Subject(s): Teenage parents | Teenage pregnancyAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Teen parenting.DDC classification: 306.85/6 Online resources: Available via Gale eBooks. Click here to accessIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Being teen parents is challenging / Melissa Daly -- Being a teen mother is particularly challenging for Latinas / Betty Cortina -- Being a teen father is challenging / Wendy Grossman -- Children of teen parents are disadvantaged / Denise Rinaldo -- Babies of teen fathers are born with greater health challenges / Jane Bainbridge -- Telling the family is a challenge for teen parents / Joanna Gregson -- Teen fathers face social stigmas / Mark S. Kiselica -- Teen parents are helping in school programs to discourage teen pregnancy / Sharon Jayson -- TV teen parenting shows are realistic / Jennifer Grant -- TV teen parenting shows ignore pregnancy prevention / Liz Goodwin.
Explores the issues surrounding teen parenting. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.
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