Dubious Conceptions: The Politics of Teenage Pregnancy,
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As her little boy plays at a day care centre across the street, Michelle, an unmarried teenager, is in algebra class, hoping to be the first member of her family to graduate from high school. Will motherhood make this young woman poorer? Will it make the United States poorer as a nation? That's what the voices raised against babies having babies would have us think, and what many Americans seem inclined to believe. This book takes us behind the stereotypes, the rhetoric, and the media sound bites to show us the complex reality and truths of teenage mothers in America today.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674217020
ISBN13:9780674217027
Release Date:May 1996
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:283 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"
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Family Relationships Gender Studies Motherhood Parenting & Relationships Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Pregnancy & Childbirth Public Affairs & Policy Public Policy Social Issues Social Science Social Sciences Social Services & Welfare Social Theory Sociology Teen & Young Adult Women's Health Women's StudiesCustomer Reviews
3 ratings
Great book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This book is a very insightful look at "teen" pregnancies and may help destroy many ideas that people have of the "fast" "immature" teen girl pregnant because of her hormonal drive and rebelliousness.
Start understanding what's really going on..
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
If you're public health professional, a teacher, a social worker, or even a politician, dealing with teen pregnancy at any level, you don't really understand what's going on, unless you've walked the walk, or read Kristin Luker's Dubious Conceptions, Judith Musick's Young, Poor and Pregnant, or Norine Johnson et al's (Eds.) Beyond Appearance: A New Look at Adolescent Girls. If you haven't been in their (adolescent mothers') shoes, but you have the social conscience and sense of social justice to want to help these kids, these three works are, in my view, indispensible reading. If you depend on organizations like The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy for your good ideas, you have really been missing the boat. Come down to earth and discover their real world.
Best book about what we call "teen pregnancy"
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Along with Judith Musick's "Young, Poor, and Pregnant," Luker's book is a masterpiece shattering beloved myths on all sides of the utterly phony "teen pregnancy" squabble.
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