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Eiduson, Bernice T. – 1979
Fifty Caucasian, never-married single mothers aged 18-30, who had opted to keep their babies, were studied longitudinally from the last trimester of pregnancy through the first three years of their children's lives in order to learn the extent to which they had reinterpreted traditional roles and responsibilities and had restructured their lives.…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Fatherless Family, Individual Differences, Longitudinal Studies
Lindsay, Jeanne Warren – 1981
This parenting guide for teenage parents of infants and toddlers incorporates numerous comments from 61 teenage parents who chose to stay in school after the birth of their child. Specific problems confronting young parents are addressed. These problems include single parenthood, early marriage, and the advantages and disadvantages of living with…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Child Development, Child Rearing
Lindsay, Jeanne Warren – 1981
Discussion questions, writing assignments, and project ideas are included in this parenting guide for teenage parents of infants and toddlers. Topics addressed in the guide include pregnancy, breast and bottle feeding, child proofing the home, money problems, discipline, developmental stages of young children, and problems related to single…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Child Development, Child Rearing
Peer reviewedScott, Joseph W. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1993
Examines mother-daughter relationships and teenage pregnancy prevention in 153 school-aged mothers. The consistent finding is that negative daughter-mother relationships foster earlier first pregnancies, whereas positive relationships resulted in later-age pregnancies. Consistently positive relationships are second in potency for delaying or…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Family, Black Mothers, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedVinovskis, Maris A. – Public Interest, 1988
Reviews "The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy," by William Julius Wilson. Criticizes Wilson's analysis of the rising number of out-of-wedlock births and female-headed households among Blacks. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Rate, Black Attitudes, Black Culture
Download full textWest Virginia State Coll. and University Systems, Charleston. – 1994
This directory provides information regarding West Virginia's sex equity projects and programs that received set-aside Perkins Act funds in FY94. Described in section 1 are 30 sex equity programs that are offered through the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDOE) and that deal with the following topics: nontraditional jobs for women, tech…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Programs, Community Colleges, Community Programs
Citizens for Missouri's Children, St. Louis. – 1994
This Kids Count report presents current information on adolescent pregnancy rates in Missouri. Part 1, "Overview of Adolescent Pregnancy in Missouri," discusses the changing pregnancy, abortion, and birth rates for 15- to 19-year-old adolescents, racial differences in pregnancy risk, regional differences suggesting a link between…
Descriptors: Abortions, Adolescents, Birth Rate, Births to Single Women
