Teenage Childbearing as a Public Issue and Private Concern

Teenage Childbearing as a Public Issue and Private Concern

Teenage childbearing has been a topic of sociological research, public discourse, and political discussion since the mid-1960s. It is surprising that the intensity and topics of the discussion over this period have corresponded poorly with research on the rates and consequences of teenage childbeari...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annual review of sociology 2003-01, Vol.29 (1), p.23-39
1. Verfasser: Furstenberg, Frank E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent Parents
Adolescent Pregnancy
Adolescents
African Americans
Birth rate
Births
Children
Contraception
Decades
Families & family life
Family
Fertility
Girls
Inequality
Marriage
Mothers
One-parent families
Parenthood
Parents
Poverty
Prefatory Chapters
Pregnancy
Public Policy
Sexuality
Social change
Social Problems
Social research
Society
Sociological Research
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
Teenage parents
Teenage pregnancy
Teenagers
U.S.A
Youth problems
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Zusammenfassung:Teenage childbearing has been a topic of sociological research, public discourse, and political discussion since the mid-1960s. It is surprising that the intensity and topics of the discussion over this period have corresponded poorly with research on the rates and consequences of teenage childbearing. This essay chronicles the history of the issue of early childbearing and my contributions to this field of study.
ISSN:0360-0572
1545-2115
DOI:10.1146/annurev.soc.29.010202.100205