Teen Pregnancy and Parenting av Keri Weed, Jaelyn R. Farris, Jody S Nicholson

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<P>Whether glamorised or stigmatised, teenage parenthood is all too often used to stand for a host of social problems, and empirical research results ignored. Identifying core controversies surrounding teen pregnancy and parenting, this book resolves misperceptions using findings from large-scale, longitudinal, and qualitative research studies from the US and other Western countries. </P><P>Summarising the evidence and integrating it with a systems perspective, the authors explore ten prevalent myths about teenage parents, including: </P><UL><UL><P></P></UL><LI>Teen pregnancy is associated with other behavior problems. </LI><UL><P></P><P></P></UL><LI>Children of teen parents will experience cognitive delay, adjustment problems, and will themselves become teen parents. </LI><UL><P></P><P></P></UL><LI>Better outcomes are achieved when teen mothers live with their own mothers.</LI><UL><P></P><P></P></UL><LI>Teen pregnancy costs tax payers lots of money. </LI><UL><P></P><P></P></UL><LI>Abs