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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819513003321

Autore

Gregson Joanna <1971->

Titolo

The culture of teenage mothers [[electronic resource] /] / Joanna Gregson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2009

ISBN

1-4384-2887-1

1-4416-3213-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

306.874/320973

Soggetti

Teenage mothers - United States

Teenage parents - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- THE CULTURE OF TEENAGE MOTHERS -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. METHODS AND SETTING -- 3. GETTING PREGNANT -- 4. KEEPING THE BABY -- 5. COMPETITIVE PARENTING -- 6. TEEN MOTHERS' CONCEPTIONS OF FATHERHOOD -- 7. DEFINING, EXCUSING,AND JUSTIFYING DEVIANCE -- 8. THE STIGMA OFTEENAGE PARENTING -- 9. TRANSFORMED SELVES,TRANSFORMED RELATIONSHIPS -- 10. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

Explores teen mothers' perceptions of their situations and the social stigma that affects them.