Risking the Future - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Risking the Future write by Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. This book was released on 1987-02-01. Risking the Future available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. More than 1 million teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year; nearly half give birth. Why do these young people, who are hardly more than children themselves, become parents? This volume reviews in detail the trends in and consequences of teenage sexual behavior and offers thoughtful insights on the issues of sexual initiation, contraception, pregnancy, abortion, adoption, and the well-being of adolescent families. It provides a systematic assessment of the impact of various programmatic approaches, both preventive and ameliorative, in light of the growing scientific understanding of the topic.
Science and Babies
Science and Babies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Science and Babies write by Institute of Medicine. This book was released on 1990-02-01. Science and Babies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. By all indicators, the reproductive health of Americans has been deteriorating since 1980. Our nation is troubled by rates of teen pregnancies and newborn deaths that are worse than almost all others in the Western world. Science and Babies is a straightforward presentation of the major reproductive issues we face that suggests answers for the public. The book discusses how the clash of opinions on sex and family planning prevents us from making a national commitment to reproductive health; why people in the United States have fewer contraceptive choices than those in many other countries; what we need to do to improve social and medical services for teens and people living in poverty; how couples should "shop" for a fertility service and make consumer-wise decisions; and what we can expect in the futureâ€"featuring interesting accounts of potential scientific advances.
Life After Birth
Life After Birth - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Life After Birth write by Summer Owens. This book was released on 2010-07-22. Life After Birth available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Going to school, hanging out with her friends, and being a normal teenager was all Summer knew until her fifteenth birthday changed her life forever. Nine months later, she was a mother and didn't even know the father of her baby. Overcoming embarrassment and depression, she made the decision to go on with her life and pursue the dreams she had before taking on the responsibilities of motherhood. In Life After Birth, Owens depicts the real-life struggles she faced as a teenage mother in hopes that her transparency will encourage and inspire other teenage and single mothers. By sharing how she managed to give her son the best childhood possible while at the same time finishing high school, combating emotional issues, graduating from college with honors, building a career and buying a house all as a young, single mother, she demonstrates that life doesnt have to end when a child is born to a teenager.
The Culture of Teenage Mothers
The Culture of Teenage Mothers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Culture of Teenage Mothers write by Joanna Gregson. This book was released on 2010-07-02. The Culture of Teenage Mothers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explores teen mothers’ perceptions of their situations and the social stigma that affects them.
Teen Pregnancy and Parenting
Teen Pregnancy and Parenting - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Teen Pregnancy and Parenting write by Keri Weed. This book was released on 2014-08-01. Teen Pregnancy and Parenting available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Whether glamorised or stigmatised, teenage parenthood is all too often used to stand for a host of social problems, and empirical research results ignored. Identifying core controversies surrounding teen pregnancy and parenting, this book resolves misperceptions using findings from large-scale, longitudinal, and qualitative research studies from the US and other Western countries. Summarising the evidence and integrating it with a systems perspective, the authors explore ten prevalent myths about teenage parents, including: Teen pregnancy is associated with other behavior problems. Children of teen parents will experience cognitive delay, adjustment problems, and will themselves become teen parents. Better outcomes are achieved when teen mothers live with their own mothers. Teen pregnancy costs tax payers lots of money. Abstinence education is the best way to prevent teen pregnancy. Teen Pregnancy and Parenting ends by highlighting the prevention and intervention implications for families, practitioners, and policymakers. It will be of interest to academics and advanced students from a range of disciplines and professions including psychology, public policy, nursing, social work and sociology.
