280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
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Unwed teenage pregnancy is a national problem - and a puzzle for clinicians and social psychologists. For how are we to understand a pattern of behavior that is strongly motivated and yet likely to end in unfortunate outcomes? Moreover, why does the pattern of unwed teenage pregnancy repeat in successivegenerations in some families, despite education and previous experience, whereas in other... Read more
Introduction. Historical Background. Adolescent Pregnancy in the River Parishes. Finding Patterns and Meanings Through Qualitative and Quantitative Methods. Family Environments and Cultural Schemas in the Larger Sample. Internal Working Models of Attachment in the Adolescent Pregnancy System. A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Internal Working Models. Putting Culture and Psyche Together with Adolescent Pregnancy. Conclusions.
Biography
Dean, Anne L
"This is an important and fascinating book about one of the most important risk factors of our time. Dean's clinically meaning application of attachment theory concepts and methods sets new standards for the field. Teenage Pregnancy is a unique study that stands without peer in this complex and difficult field."
- Peter Fonagy, Ph.D., University of London
