Teen pregnancy and parenting : social and ethical issues / edited by James Wong and David Checkland.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wong, James, 1955- editor.

Checkland, David, 1951- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenage mothers--Canada.

Teenage mothers.

Teenage parents--Canada.

Teenage parents.

Teenage mothers--Canada--Case studies.

Teenage mothers--Services for--Canada.

Canada.

Genre:

Livres numeriques.

Case studies.

e-books.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Teen pregnancy and parenting are widely considered to be a social problem. These original essays, arising from a conference at Ryerson Polytechnic University, explore the many factors affecting how Canadian society responds to, and creates, the phenomenon of teen parenting. The contributors bring expertise from diverse disciplines, including education, social work, sociology, history, and philosophy, to address matters of social policy on the issue." "The study's new findings, the interdisciplinary approach, and the Canadian focus make this unique gathering of facts and ideas an essential resource for students of sociology, health and women's studies, philosophy, urban youth culture, and public policy."--Jacket

Contents:

Introduction / James Wong and David Checkland

Teen parenting and Canadians' values / Suzanne Peters

What do we know about unmarried mothers? / Susan Clark

Day-to-day ethical issues in the care of young parents and their children / Miriam Kaufman

'On my own': a new discourse of dependence and independence from teen mothers / Linda Davies, Margaret McKinnon, and Prue Rains

A critical feminist perspective on teen pregnancy and parenthood / Deirdre M. Kelly

Teenage pregnancy : social construction? / Ian Hacking

How should we live? Some reflections on procreation / Kathryn Pyne Addelson

The construction of teen parenting and the decline of adoption / Lea Caragata

Changing high-risk policies and programs to reduce high-risk sexual behaviours / Maureen Jessop Orton

A round-table discussion of teen parenting as a social and ethical issue

On choice, responsibility, and entitlement

David Checkland and James Wong.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-02575-9

1-4426-8041-5

9786612025754

OCLC:

923071737