Kids Having Kids Economic Costs and Social Consequences of Teen Pregnancy

Name: Kids Having Kids Economic Costs and Social Consequences of Teen Pregnancy
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ISBN: 9780877667452

ISBN-10: 0877667454

ISBN-13: 9780877667452

Edition: 2nd (Revised)

Authors: Saul D. Hoffman, Rebecca A. Maynard

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Teen childbearing in the United States has been declining since 1991, yet we consistently have the highest teen birth rates in the industrialized world. In 1997, Kids Having Kids was the first comprehensive effort to identify the consequences of teen childbearing for the mothers, the fathers, the children, and our society. Rather than simply comparing teen mothers with their childless counterparts, the assembled researchers achieved a new methodological sophistication, seeking to isolate the birth itself from the mother s circumstances and thus discover its true costs. This updated second edition features a new chapter evaluating teen pregnancy interventions, along with revised and updated…

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List price: $50.00
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/26/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 460
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English

The Study, the Context, and the Findings in Brief	p. 1
Trends in Fertility and Sexual Activity among U.S. Teenagers	p. 25
Consequences of Teen Childbearing for Mothers	p. 51
Consequences of Teen Childbearing for Mothers through 1993	p. 52
Updated Estimates of the Consequences of Teen Childbearing for Mothers	p. 74
Costs and Consequences for the Fathers	p. 119
Outcomes for Children of Teen Mothers from Kindergarten through Adolescence	p. 161
Children's Health and Health Care	p. 221
Consequences of Teen Childbearing for Child Abuse, Neglect, and Foster Care Placement	p. 257
Consequences of Teen Childbearing for Incarceration among Adult Children	p. 289
Approach and Estimates through 1991	p. 290
Updated Estimates through 2002	p. 311
Children of Teen Mothers as Young Adults	p. 323
Consequences of Teen Childbearing for the Life Chances of Children 1968-88	p. 324
Consequences of Teen Childbearing for the Life Chances of Children 1979-2002	p. 342
The Costs of Adolescent Childbearing	p. 359
What Do We Know about the Effectiveness of Programs Aimed at Reducing Teen Sexual Risk-Taking?	p. 403
Index	p. 441
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