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Race and Ethnic Variation in the Schooling Consequences of Female Adolescent Sexual Activity.
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Forste, Renata; Tienda, Marta – Social Science Quarterly, 1992
Presents study results of the influence of adolescent childbearing and marriage on the likelihood of girls completing high school. Reports striking differences by ethnicity. Concludes that the effect of teen marriage on school completion was significant only for whites, with Latinas likely to drop out regardless of pregnancy, and married African…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cultural Influences, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
Teenagers Willing To Consider Single Parenthood: Who Is at Greatest Risk?
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Abrahamse, Allan F.; And Others – Family Planning Perspectives, 1988
Analysis of data from the High School and Beyond panel study indicates that the willingness to consider single motherhood can be linked to the following: (1) nonconforming behavior; (2) educational opportunity costs; and (3) for whites and Hispanics, depression. This report examined 13,061 females from the 1980 sophomore cohort who responded to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Blacks, Cohort Analysis
The Effects of Mother-Only Family Structure on the Education and Marriage Plans of Black Adolescent Females.
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Karraker, Meg Wilkes – International Journal of Social Education, 1995
Contends that, in the public's perception, much of adolescents' trouble today can be traced to deterioration in the quality of family life. Reports on a study of education completion and marriage. Finds that females living with mothers only, who complete their senior year in high school, actually have higher educational attainment and later…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment