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Peer reviewedSawhill, Isabel V. – Public Interest, 2002
Suggests that preventing early childbearing among those who are still young and unmarried is likely to yield significant social benefits, including the restoration of marriage, discussing whether marriage is the solution to the problem of early motherhood. Explains the need for strong efforts to prevent early childbearing, examining teen pregnancy…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Marital Status, Marriage
