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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777921203321

Autore

Farber Naomi

Titolo

Adolescent pregnancy [[electronic resource] ] : policy and prevention services / / Naomi B. Farber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., 2009

ISBN

1-282-25961-X

9786612259616

0-8261-2549-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Disciplina

306.874/3

306.8743

Soggetti

Teenage pregnancy - Government policy - United States

Teenage pregnancy - United States - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Dimensions of Adolescent Sexual Activity; Chapter 2 Theories of Illegitimacy; Chapter 3 Contemporary Research: Sexual Risk-Taking; Chapter 4 Conceptual Framework: A Continuum of Risk; Chapter 5 Approaches to Prevention of High-Risk Sex and Adolescent Pregnancy; Chapter 6 Planning Prevention Services: An Assessment Framework; Chapter 7 Drug and Alcohol Use and Teen Pregnancy; Chapter 8 A Developmental Perspective on Adolescent Parenting; Chapter 9 Secondary Prevention Among Adolescent Parents; Chapter 10 Conclusion; Appendix A

Appendix BReferences; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This new edition of Adolescent Pregnancy contains everything a social worker needs to know to address adolescent sexual health risks and the recent rise in teen pregnancy rates. The second edition presents a new focus on cultural competence, presenting up-to-the-minute research on ethnically diverse populations. This edition goes beyond just adolescent pregnancy, discussing STI and HIV risks, as well as drug and alcohol abuse. Other cutting-edge topics include the sexualization of children, secondary prevention, the impact of abstinence-only



programs, and controversies over access to birth con