Adolescent sexual behavior and childbearing / Laurie Schwab Zabin, Sarah C. Hayward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zabin, Laurie Schwab.

Contributor:

Hayward, Sarah C.

Series:

Developmental clinical psychology and psychiatry ; v. 26.

Developmental clinical psychology and psychiatry ; v. 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenage pregnancy--United States.

Teenage pregnancy.

United States.

Teenagers--Sexual behavior--United States.

Teenagers.

Teenagers--Sexual behavior.

Birth control--United States.

Birth control.

Physical Description:

x, 133 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1993]

Summary:

The topic of adolescent sexual behavior and childbearing at once entails multiple issues related to sexual activity, development, and parenting--each with its own sweeping consequences. Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Childbearing integrates current findings to provide a comprehensive approach to this topic by examining research from diverse perspectives. Discussions of the biological, sociocultural, and interpersonal forces and influences impinging on adolescents are thoughtfully delivered--and patterns of sexual activity, contraceptive use, abortion, single-parenthood, adolescent relationships, and prenatal care are carefully delineated. Interventions to prevent adolescent pregnancy are also provided, making this a resource that yields a powerful statement of the issues for research and social policy. "This is a book that should find a place in the working libraries of all persons interested in adolescent sexuality and pregnancy prevention." --Journal of Perinatology

Contents:

2. Adolescent Pregnancy in the United States 8

The Emergence of the Adolescent Pregnancy Issue 8

Adolescent Fertility Behaviors 13

The Social Environment 20

Comparison With Other Industrialized Nations 24

3. Age of Sexual Onset 27

Physical Maturation and Sexual Onset 29

Cultural Norms 39

The Role of Self-Concept 50

4. Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Contraceptive Use 54

The Nature of Adolescent Sexual Activity 55

Adolescent Perceptions of Their Partners and Sexual Selves 60

Barriers to Contraceptive Use 66

Attitudes and Behavior 74

5. Childbearing: Its Consequences and Management 77

Consequences of Early Parenthood 78

Why Do Adolescents Bear Children? 79

The Pregnant Adolescent and Her Child 82

6. Interventions 88

Categories of Intervention 90

Program Evaluation 94

An Intervention That Worked: The Baltimore Project 97

Points of Intervention 100

Approaches to Service Provision 106.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-128) and index.

ISBN:

0803942583

0803942591

OCLC:

26718961