Breaking the adolescent parent cycle
Subtitle: valuing fatherhood and motherhood
By: Jack C. Westman
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 505
ISBN-13: 9780761845362; 9780761845379
Subjects: Parent-Child Relations; Teenage pregnancy; Pregnancy in Adolescence; Social conditions; Teenage parents; Prevention; Social Problems
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-493) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1 : the problem; title: The neglect of children and adolescents in the United States; title: Adolescent pregnancy and childbirth trends; title: The denigration of parenthood; title: Divergent parenthood styles; title: Dysfunctional social policies and services; title: Part 2 : theoretical foundation; title: Chaos/Complexity theory; title: The rights of babies and adolescents; title: The rights of parents; title: Part 3 : the human developmental process; title: Developing human relationships : attachment bonding; title: Adolescent development; title: Emerging adulthood; title: Parenthood as a developmental stage in life; title: Part 4 : the dynamics of adolescent parenthood; title: Choosing to be an adolescent parent; title: Profiles of adolescent parents; title: The impact of parenthood on adolescents; title: The impact of adolescent parenthood on children; title: Part 5 : families; title: The families of adolescent parents; title: The impact of adolescent parenthood on families; title: Part 6 : Neighborhoods and communities; title: Social class and adolescent parenthood; title: Peer influences on adolescent parenthood; title: Gang influences on adolescent parenthood; title: Part 7 : culture; title: Cultural influences on adolescent parenthood; title: Black adolescent parenthood; title: Latino adolescent parenthood; title: American Indian adolescent parenthood; title: Muslim adolescent parenthood; title: Hmong adolescent parenthood; title: Part 8 : Society; title: Impact of adolescent parenthood on society; title: Programs for adolescent parents; title: Dampening and amplifying trends; title: Part 9 : solutions; title: Preventing adolescent pregnancy and parenthood; title: Valuing parenthood; title: Parenthood planning teams and certification of parenthood; title: Adoption; title: Part 10 : conclusion.