On becoming a teen mom : life before pregnancy

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Label

On becoming a teen mom : life before pregnancy

Title remainder

life before pregnancy

Statement of responsibility

Mary Patrice Erdmans and Timothy Black

Creator

• Erdmans, Mary Patrice

Contributor

• Black, Timothy

Author

• Erdmans, Mary Patrice
• Black, Timothy

Subject

• Soziale Situation
• Teenage girls -- Social conditions
• Teenage girls -- United States -- Social conditions
• Teenage pregnancy
• FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Adolescence
• USA
• United States
• Teenage pregnancy -- United States
• Junge Mutter
• Schwangerschaft

Language

eng

Summary

"In 2013, the New York City Public Health Department placed public service announcements on trains and buses and at transportation stops that showed photos 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. What happens to me?' 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 campaigns demonize teen mothers but tell us nothing about their lives before they became pregnant. In this myth-shattering and often deeply disturbing book, sociologists Mary Patrice Erdmans and Timothy Black tell the life stories of 108 brown, white, and black teen mothers. They expose the problems that cause distress in these young women's lives and that are often overlooked in pregnancy prevention campaigns. Some stories are tragic and painful, marked by child sexual abuse, partner violence, and school failure. Others are less devastating, depicting 'girl next door' characters whose unintended pregnancies expose their lack of contraception and unwillingness to abort. Offering a fresh critical perspective on the links between early childbirth and social inequalities, On Becoming a Teen Mom demonstrates how the intersecting hierarchies of gender, race, and social class shape the personal stories of young mothers"--Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

CU-S/DLC

Dewey number

306.874/32

Index

index present

LC call number

HQ759.4

LC item number

.E74 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography