An overview of recent research on adolescent sexual activity, pregnancy, and parenthood is
presented, with a focus on the dearth of knowledge concerning psychological precursors …

In the USA, as many as 1 in 6 women nationwide become adolescent mothers, making
adolescent pregnancy and childbearing issues a frequently encountered occurrence by …

Despite the fact that most people become parents and everyone who has ever lived has had
parents, parenting remains a mystifying subject about which almost everyone has opinions …

Socialization is a process in which an individual's standards, skills, motives, attitudes, and
behaviors change to conform to those regarded as desirable and appropriate for his or her …

The purpose of this book is to present basic facts about adolescent development. Rather
than taking a personal, idiosyncratic perspective, the text is written from a scientific research …

PREGNANT BODIES, Page 1 FERTILE MINDS PREGNANT BODIES, Gender, Race, and the
Schooling of Pregnant Teens W endy L uttrell PREGNANT BODIES, FERTILE MINDS Luttrell …

Negotiating motherhood: the struggles of teenage mothers Aims. This article presents the
results of an ethnographic study exploring how teenagers negotiated motherhood. The main …

" I like it when people notice I'm having a baby. It gives me a good feeling inside and makes
me feel important."--a teenage mother Teenage mothers are often poor young girls who …

This longitudinal study examined teen mothers' descriptions of being students before and
after giving birth and the impact of mothering on their educational goals and school …

Purpose Although a purported risk factor for early pregnancy is abuse history, the strength of
this association has been inconsistent across studies and may vary as a function of abuse …