Pregnant bodies, fertile minds : gender, race, and the schooling of pregnant teens / Wendy Luttrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luttrell, Wendy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenage mothers--Education--Social aspects--United States.

Teenage mothers.

Feminism and education--United States.

Feminism and education.

Teenage mothers--Education.

Social aspects.

United States.

Ethnicity--United States.

Ethnicity.

Physical Description:

xviii, 238 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

Pregnant Bodies, Fertile Minds provides a startling, humane portrait of young pregnant women. With poignancy, Luttrell shows the struggles these young women face as they make the transition to motherhood while still remaining in school. Luttrell counters the stigmatizing ways in which such girls have been traditionally held by examining how these young women view themselves and the choices they've made.

Contents:

Separate and unequal

Shame, blame, and the stigma wars

Self portraits : from girlhood to motherhood

Making the "self, which-I might-be"

Showing and telling pregnancy stories. Representing youth worlds, identities, and relationships

Entering girls' worlds

Split at the roots : re-thinking educational practice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and indexes.

ISBN:

0415931886

0415931894

OCLC:

50609372