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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Adolescents and the Extended Family
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The Infant—Developmental Risks
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Some Current Programs for Adolescent Parenthood
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Implications for Programs
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About this book
The definition of the risks of adolescent childbearing has received considerable investigative attention during the last decade. We have gradually moved away from simplistically studying young maternal age as the sole determinant of biologie and psychosocial outcome, even though we recognize it is one of several factors which warrant consideration. We now recognize that if adolescents receive adequate and consistent pre natal care, they and their infants should do nearly as weIl as adult women and their infants of similar backgrounds. Thus, the major morbidities for adolescent mothers, adolescent fathers, and their infants are psychosocial: lack of educational and voca tional futures, failed marriages, and dependence on government aid for support. The adequacy of the parenting of adolescent mothers and fathers and the long-term developmental and physical outcomes of their children are largely unstudied. This book, edited by Dr. Max Sugar, a recognized authority on adolescence, focuses on the important topic of adolescent parenthood. The authors of this timely contribution approach the topic of adolescent parenthood in a unique fashion, utilizing a combination of several approaches: consideration of fictional characters in history , astute and carefully conceptual ized clinical observations, reviews of the literature, and their own investigation. lt will be through the use of such a creative approach that we shall define the important quest ions which should be addressed about adolescents as parents and the outcome for their children.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Adolescent Parenthood
Editors: Max Sugar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5924-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Spectrum Publications, Inc. 1984
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-011-5926-5Published: 28 January 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-5924-1Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 237
Topics: Public Health