Teenage pregnancy : the making and unmaking of a problem / Lisa Arai.
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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| Language: | English |
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Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR :
Policy Press,
2009.
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| Series: | Health and society series.
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
Table of Contents:
- 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.