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On becoming a teen mom : life before pregnancy / Mary Patrice Erdmans, Timothy Black

データ種別 図書
出版者 Oakland, California : University of California Press
出版年 [2015]
本文言語 英語
大きさ xii, 330 p : illustrations ; 23 cm

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一般図書 : pbk. 369.4/O65 2000106664
9780520283428

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一般注記 Includes bibliographical references (pages 285 -317) and index
Summary: "In 2013, the New York City Public Health Department placed public service announcements on trains and buses and at transportation stops that showed photos of frowning or crying children saying such things as 'I'm twice as likely not to graduate high school because you had me as a teen' and 'Honestly, Mom ... Chances are he won't stay with you. What happens to me?' Campaigns like this support a public narrative that portrays teen mothers as threatening the moral order, bankrupting state coffers, and causing high rates of poverty, incarceration, and school dropout. These campaigns demonize teen mothers but tell us nothing about their lives before they became pregnant. In this myth-shattering and often deeply disturbing book, sociologists Mary Patrice Erdmans and Timothy Black tell the life stories of 108 brown, white, and black teen mothers. They expose the problems that cause distress in these young women's lives and that are often overlooked in pregnancy prevention campaigns. Some stories are tragic
著者標目 *Erdmans, Mary Patrice
Black, Timothy
件 名 LCSH:Teenage pregnancy -- United States  全ての件名で検索
LCSH:Teenage girls -- United States -- Social conditions  全ての件名で検索
分 類 LCC:HQ759.4
DC23:306.874/32
書誌ID BB11360889
ISBN 9780520283428
NCID BB22111527 WCLINK
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