Breaking the adolescent parent cycle : valuing fatherhood and motherhood / Jack C. Westman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Westman, Jack C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenage parents--United States.

Teenage parents.

Teenage pregnancy--United States.

Teenage pregnancy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (532 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. ; Plymouth : University Press of America, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book addresses the discrepancy between efforts to prevent adolescent pregnancy and support of adolescent parenthood, which is arguably America's greatest unrecognized public health crisis. It proposes a feasible legal procedure as the basis for ensuring that adolescents' babies have competent parents with the resources and environments they need.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Prolog; Part 01. THE PROBLEM; Chapter 01. The Neglect of Children and Adolescents in the United States; Chapter 02. Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbirth Trends; Chapter 03. The Denigration of Parenthood; Chapter 04. Divergent Parenthood Styles; Chapter 05. Dysfunctional Social Policies and Services; Part 02. THEORETICAL FOUNDATION; Chapter 06. Chaos/Complexity Theory; Chapter 07. The Rights of Babies and Adolescents; Chapter 08. The Rights of Parents; Part 03. THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS

Chapter 09. Developing Human Relationships: Attachment BondingChapter 10. Adolescent Development; Chapter 11. Emerging Adulthood; Chapter 12. Parenthood as a Developmental Stage in Life; Part 04. THE DYNAMICS OF ADOLESCENT PARENTHOOD; Chapter 13. Choosing to Be an Adolescent Parent; Chapter 14. Profiles of Adolescent Parents; Chapter 15. The Impact of Parenthood on Adolescents; Chapter 16. The Impact of Adolescent Parenthood on Children; Part 05. FAMILIES; Chapter 17. THE FAMILIES OF ADOLESCENT PARENTS; Chapter 18. The Impact of Adolescent Parenthood on Families

Part 06. NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIESChapter 19. Social Class and Adolescent Parenthood; Chapter 20. Peer Influences on Adolescent Parenthood; Chapter 21. Gang Influences on Adolescent Parenthood; Part 07. CULTURE; Chapter 22. Cultural Influences on Adolescent Parenthood; Chapter 23. Black Adolescent Parenthood; Chapter 24. Latino Adolescent Parenthood; Chapter 25. American Indian Adolescent Parenthood; Chapter 26. Muslim Adolescent Parenthood; Chapter 27. Hmong Adolescent Parenthood; Part 08. SOCIETY; Chapter 28. Impact of Adolescent Parenthood on Society

Chapter 29. Programs for Adolescent ParentsChapter 30. Dampening and Amplifying Trends; Part 09. SOLUTIONS; Chapter 31. Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood; Chapter 32. Valuing Parenthood; Chapter 33. Parenthood Planning Teams and Certification of Parenthood; Chapter 34. Adoption; Part 10. CONCLUSION; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-47974-1

9786612479748

0-7618-4537-2

OCLC:

430180637