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Peer reviewedPresser, Harriet B. – Journal of Social Issues, 1980
Based on a longitudinal survey of first parity, mostly Black mothers in New York City, examines the coping strategies of unmarried mothers. Analyzes the expansion of role responsibilities and support systems utilized and discusses the relationship between support systems and subsequent fertility. Presents three case studies. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Black Mothers, Coping, Emotional Adjustment
Download full textHollinshead, Merrill T. – 1975
This is an evaluation report of a New York City school district educational project funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The program was designed to provide bilingual instruction to pregnant school-age girls who were two or more years below grade level in reading and mathematics. It was also designed for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, English (Second Language)
Appel, Yetta; Berken, Ruth R. – 1969
This project for pregnant school age girls is an ESEA Title I program operating in five facilities in Manhattan, Bronx, and Brooklyn. The primary objective of the project was to assist pregnant school age girls complete their education by being able to attend school. Additional objectives included provision of information and training in personal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Care, Day Care, Disadvantaged Youth
Rodriguez, Abraham, Jr. – 1992
The seven short stories in this collection portray the lives of Puerto Rican children and adolescents in the South Bronx (New York City). The hopelessness of many Puerto Rican and Black youth is vividly depicted in stories dealing with drug use, discrimination, unwanted and early pregnancy, and a host of other urban social ills. Titles of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, Children, Disadvantaged Youth
Homes for the Homeless, Inc., New York, NY. – 1992
This document presents results of a survey involving 400 homeless families on a number of social and economic factors, including family structure, housing history, employment background, educational attainment, and various interpersonal problems. The study sought to gain a greater understanding of the demographics surrounding homelessness.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Daily Living Skills, Demography
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
The first in a series of five regional fact-gathering committee hearings, this hearing report includes testimony from private and public social agencies in New York, New Jersey, Maine, Massachussetts, and Connecticut. Information and statistics are presented on a wide variety of social problems, including (1) family violence; (2) family planning…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adolescents, Adults, Blacks
