More than 1 million teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year; nearly
half give birth. Why do these young people, who are hardly more than children themselves …

The study of adolescence has long been dominated by psychologists, beginning with G.
Stanley Hall (1904). In the 1980s a great increase in research activity has occurred …

How have changes in media affected our everyday experience, behavior, and sense of
identity? Such questions have generated endless arguments and speculations, but no …

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 …

This article reviews recent evidence on the changing patterns of childbearing among
adolescents and the impact of premature parenthood on the life course of young mothers …

We investigate the influence of family background on early entry into marriage and
parenthood among white, Hispanic, and black men and women ages 14 to 22 in the first …

Between Two Absolutes Page 1 Between Two Absolutes Page 2 Page 3 Between Two Absolutes
Public Opinion and the Politics of Abortion Elizabeth Adell Cook, Ted G. Jelen, and Clyde Wilcox …

This chapter describes biracial adolescents as an emerging population of young people
who have some special needs, all of which are related to their ambiguous ethnicity and their …

Names: King, Bruce M., author.| Regan, Pamela C., author. Title: Human sexuality
today/Bruce M. King, Pamela C. Regan. Description: 9th edition.| Hoboken, NJ …

An analysis of major social indicators shows that black youth are relatively worse off in the
1980s than they were in 1960 in rates of unemployment, delinquency, substance abuse …