Teenage parenting, particularly mothering, is commonly seen as both personally and socially undesirable. Governments across the world demonstrate concern about teenage pregnancy figures, setting targets and sponsoring campaigns to lower rates of teenage pregnancy and this view is reflected across society and throughout the media. "Teenage Pregnancy and Parenthood "explores a broad range of perspectives on pregnancy and parenting at a young age from a number of international and cultural contexts, and looks at interventions and examples of good practice. Bringing together contributions from...
Teenage parenting, particularly mothering, is commonly seen as both personally and socially undesirable. Governments across the world demonstrate conc...
The debate of teenage pregnancy and parenthood continues to be a topical media and political issue, and a contested policy area. Covering the controversial issues, this book contributes to the debate, filling the gap in the current market. The strong chapter selection looks at areas such as:
education
social policy and welfare reforms in the UK and US
issues for young fathers
child sex abuse
girls with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
This is invaluable reading for those working on government strategies to reduce teen...
The debate of teenage pregnancy and parenthood continues to be a topical media and political issue, and a contested policy area. Covering the contr...
