Adolescent pregnancy : policy and prevention services / / Naomi B. Farber

• Autore: Farber Naomi
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer Pub., 2009
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (301 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.874/3; 306.8743
• Soggetto topico: Teenage pregnancy - Government policy - United States; Teenage pregnancy - United States - Prevention
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Adolescent pregnancy
• ISBN: 1-282-25961-X; 9786612259616; 0-8261-2549-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819422203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II