Taking It Lying Down: Sexuality and Teenage Motherhood

ISBN-13: 9780333531785 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 234 str.

Frances Hudson;Bernard Ineichen

Opis

This excellent book should be read by policy-makers, service providers and anyone working with or concerned about young people.' Margaret Chekri, FPA Information Officer Teenage sexuality, pregnancy and motherhood have become matters of concern in many countries. A variety of both explanations and solutions have been put forward. This book reviews the existing state of knowledge within Britain, the USA and elsewhere. On their first-hand experiences as director of a unit for schoolgirl mothers and sociological researcher, the authors suggest ways of both reducing teenage pregnancies and providing more effective help for teenage mothers.

Spis treści

Teenage Sexuality and Pregnancy: an Issue for Concern.- The Changing Shape of Teenage Pregnancy.- Paths to Pregnancy.- Becoming a Teenage Mother.- Teenage Mothers and their Babies.- Very Young Mothers: 16 and Under.- The World of the Teenage Mother and her Child.- Implications of Teenage Parenthood.- Current Operational Policies.- What Further Needs to be Done?.