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Record Nr.

UNINA9910598010303321

Titolo

Adolescent Pregnancy : Past, Present and Future Trends and Issues / / edited by Naomi Farber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, , 2016

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 172 pages)

Disciplina

618.2

Soggetti

Pregnancy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This collection provides a forum for leading scholars to examine theoretical insights and empirical findings associated with the recent decline in adolescent pregnancy and childbearing internationally, with special attention given to the United States. This recent shift in the incidence of adolescent fertility is notable in its consistency and magnitude; at the same time, however, continuing historic disparities require focused attention on the contemporary meaning of early childbearing in the U.S. as well as across the globe.  The widely interdisciplinary contributions focus on demographic trends in adolescent fertility; successful intervention approaches and major "lessons learned" regarding primary pregnancy prevention; identification of key theoretical issues associated with these trends, with particular focus on the existence and meaning of disparities and their implications for youth development and wellbeing.