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100 1 Erdmans, Mary Patrice
245 10 On Becoming a Teen Mom :|bLife Before Pregnancy
250 1st ed
264 1 Berkeley :|bUniversity of California Press,|c2015
264 4 |c©2015
300 1 online resource (390 pages)
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505 0 Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents --
List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction:
The Backstory to the Baby -- 1. The Distraction -- 2.
Young Young Mothers -- 3. Child Sexual Abuse -- 4.
Violence against Women -- 5. Education -- 6. Contraception
and Abortion -- Conclusion: Getting beyond the Distraction
-- Appendix A: Listening to Life Stories -- Appendix B:
Tables -- Notes -- References -- Index
520 In 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
588 Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other
sources
590 Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
Ebook Central, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access
may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated
libraries
650 0 Teenage pregnancy -- United States.;Teenage girls --
United States -- Social conditions
655 4 Electronic books
700 1 Black, Timothy
776 08 |iPrint version:|aErdmans, Mary Patrice|tOn Becoming a
Teen Mom : Life Before Pregnancy|dBerkeley : University of
California Press,c2015|z9780520283411
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