When Boys Become Parents : : Adolescent Fatherhood in America /

When Boys Become Parents : : Adolescent Fatherhood in America / / Mark S. Kiselica.

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After school specials about teenage pregnancy abound. Whether in television or in society, the focus tends toward young girls coping with all of the emotional and physical burdens of pregnancy but rarely is the perspective of the teenage fathers portrayed. In this informative book, Mark S. Kiselica...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Kiselica, Mark S.,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2008]
©2011
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (296 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Author’s Note
  • 1. The Looming Crisis America Must Confront
  • 2. The Sexual Worlds of American Teenagers from Different Eras and Their Impact on Boys Who Become Fathers
  • 3. The Characteristics and Parenting Behaviors of Adolescent Fathers: Stereotypical versus Accurate Portraits
  • 4. The Service Needs of Adolescent Fathers: Addressing Hardships and Societal Neglect
  • 5. Helping Teenage Fathers: The Process of Engaging Young Fathers and Assisting Them with the Transition to Parenthood
  • 6. Model Programs and Useful Resources: Comprehensive Service Projects, Organizations, Web Sites, Movies, and Young-Adult Books Pertaining to Teenage Fathers
  • 7. Policy Considerations: What America Must Do to Prevent Early Fatherhood and Help Teenage Boys Who Are Fathers
  • Notes
  • Index
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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