Adolescent Mothers in Later Life [Paperback]

This study traces the life histories of 300 teenage mothers and their children over a seventeen-year period.A unique profile of long term adaptation to early parenthood emerges from this analysis of a landmark study of the life histories of approximately 300 teenage mothers and their children over a seventeen year period.A unique profile of long term adaptation to early parenthood emerges from this analysis of a landmark study of the life histories of approximately 300 teenage mothers and their children over a seventeen year period.This landmark study traces the life histories of approximately 300 teenage mothers and their children over a seventeen-year period. From interview data and case studies, it provides a vivid account of the impact of early childbearing on young mothers and their children. Some remarkable and surprising results emerge from this unique study of the long term adaptation to early parenthood. It also offers new insights into the unexplored connections between mothers' careers and the development of their children. Adolescent Mothers in Later Life will be an invaluable resource for all those interested in teenage pregnancy.List of tables and figures; Preface; 1. Reassessing adolescent parenthood; 2. Experience in adulthood; 3. Pathways to success in adulthood; 4. The children's experience; 5. The intersecting life courses of adolescent mothers and their children; 6. The life course of adolescent mothers: implications for public policy; Appendices; Bibliography; Index. ...offers real data rather than intuitive speculation. A model academic inquiry, this careful and convincing work should guide informed policy making. Gilbert Steiner, Brookings Institution ...is an excellent report of a scientifically valid study group of women who have started having their babies as teens. NOAPP Network ...arguably the most important addition to the social science literature on teenage parenthood to be published in recent years...I cannot imagine a molóä