03539nam 2200637 450 991045998990332120210421221515.00-520-28342-20-520-95928-010.1525/9780520959286(CKB)3710000000316766(EBL)1732137(SSID)ssj0001381692(PQKBManifestationID)12587627(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001381692(PQKBWorkID)11438041(PQKB)10407168(MiAaPQ)EBC1732137(DE-B1597)519366(OCoLC)898421638(DE-B1597)9780520959286(Au-PeEL)EBL1732137(CaPaEBR)ebr11003290(CaONFJC)MIL688030(EXLCZ)99371000000031676620150120h20152015 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrOn becoming a teen mom life before pregnancy /Mary Patrice Erdmans and Timothy BlackOakland, California :University of California Press,2015.©20151 online resource (915 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-56748-4 0-520-28341-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Illustrations --Acknowledgments --Introduction: The Backstory to the Baby --Chapter 1. The Distraction --Chapter 2. Young Young Mothers --Chapter 3. Child Sexual Abuse --Chapter 4. Violence against Women --Chapter 5. Education --Chapter 6. Contraception and Abortion --Conclusion: Getting beyond the Distraction --Appendix A: Listening to Life Stories --Appendix B: Tables --Notes --References --IndexIn 2013, New York City launched a public education campaign with posters of frowning or crying children saying such things as "I'm twice as likely not to graduate high school because you had me as a teen" and "Honestly, Mom, chances are he won't stay with you." Campaigns like this support a public narrative that portrays teen mothers as threatening the moral order, bankrupting state coffers, and causing high rates of poverty, incarceration, and school dropout. These efforts demonize teen mothers but tell us nothing about their lives before they became pregnant. In this myth-shattering book, the authors tell the life stories of 108 brown, white, and black teen mothers, exposing the problems in their lives often overlooked in pregnancy prevention campaigns. Some stories are tragic and painful, marked by sexual abuse, partner violence, and school failure. Others depict "girl next door" characters whose unintended pregnancies lay bare insidious gender disparities. Offering a fresh perspective on the links between teen births and social inequalities, this book demonstrates how the intersecting hierarchies of gender, race, and class shape the biographies of young mothers.Teenage pregnancyUnited StatesTeenage girlsUnited StatesSocial conditionsElectronic books.Teenage pregnancyTeenage girlsSocial conditions.306.874/32Erdmans Mary Patrice1053453Black TimothyMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459989903321On becoming a teen mom2485352UNINA