Teen parenting [electronic resource] /
Laurie Willis, book editor.
- Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2012.
- 1 online resource (96 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map.
- Issues that concern you Gale eBooks .
- Issues that concern you. .
Includes 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.