Young, Poor, and Pregnant

The Psychology of Teenage Motherhood

By: Judith S. Musick

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Paperback | 22 February 1995 | Edition Number 1

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"I like it when people notice I'm having a baby. It gives me a good feeling inside and makes me feel important."-a teenage mother

Teenage mothers are often poor young girls who define themselves through motherhood and who see getting pregnant as less frightening than finishing school or getting a job. In this book an expert on adolescent pregnancy discusses how psychological pressures of adolescence interact with the problems of being poor to create a situation in which early sexuality, pregnancy, and childbearing-often repeated childbearing-seem almost inevitable. Drawing on her experience as founding director of one of the nation's largest and most successful programs for teenage mothers, Judith Musick sheds new light on what is required to significantly improve the life chances of teenage mothers and their children.

Frequently quoting from the diaries of teenage mothers themselves, Musick looks at the family and community problems that accompany poverty and shows how they influence the psychological development of young girls, examines the sexual socialization (and exploitation) of disadvantaged females, and analyzes the role played by mother-daughter relationships. She describes how adolescents feel about and raise their children. Musick concludes by recommending strategies for intervention programs that will help promote the developmental, psychological, and environmental conditions necessary for teenage mothers to change their lives.

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Non-Fiction Psychology Sexual Behaviour Social Psychology Society & Culture Social Issues & Processes Poverty & Unemployment Sociology & Anthropology Sociology Sociology & Family & Relationships Social Groups Gender Studies

Sociology & Birth

Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
An Interventionist's Perspectives on Adolescent Motherhood	p. 7
Adolescent Development in Social Context	p. 31
Relating to Men	p. 69
Wanting a Baby, Having a Baby	p. 107
Adolescents as Mothers: the Being and the Doing	p. 143
Transformations: Developments and Otherwise	p. 187
References	p. 235
Index	p. 265
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