1st Edition
Growing Up Fast Transitions To Early Adulthood of Inner-city Adolescent Mothers
262 Pages
by
Psychology Press
260 Pages
by
Psychology Press
264 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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In this book the authors examine in depth the lives of inner-city adolescent mothers, going beyond stereotypes to illuminate the diverse pathways to young adulthood taken by these young women. The different ways they respond to becoming a parent reflect a range of abilities, aspirations, and supports. Their often-creative solutions to living in poverty, the intensity of their desires to make their... Read more
Contents: Series Editors' Foreword. Preface. Introduction: Beyond the Sterotypes: What Kind of Problem Is Teenage Parenting? The American Context: Sex, Marriage, Work, and Poverty. Resilient Processes: Gaining Strength From Challenge and Support. Pathways to Adulthood: School and Work. Life as a Working Mother: Teressa and Charise. Welfare Benefits for Inner-City Adolescent Mothers: Supporting Early Adult Development. Living on Welfare: Mialisa, Helen, and Vivian. Resilient Relationships: Men as Fathers and Partners. With T. Harmon, Relationships That Hurt: Escaping Domestic Violence. With W. Hoglund, Adolescent Mothers as Co-Parents: The Effects of Maternal Care, Grandmothers' Involvement, and Day-Care Experiences on Child Competence and Problem Behaviors. Building a Rock to Stand On: Policies That Enhance Competence for the Transition to Early Adulthood. Appendices: Description of Measures. Interview for Ethnographic Data.
Biography
Bonnie J. Ross Leadbeater, Niobe Way
"The authors consider the various pathways to adulthood that these young women traverse, the diversity of their solutions to the problems of parenting in poverty, the strengths of their aspirations for the future, and the depths of their desires to improve their lives and the lives of their children. The result is a fascinating study of human resilience that will soon be recognized for its contribution to individuals involved in program development and policymaking with teenage parenting....Highly recommended for all psychology and sociology collections."
—CHOICE
