ISBN:
9781137495389
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (259 p)
Series Statement:
Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Series Statement:
Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Brown, Sally Teenage Pregnancy, Parenting and Intergenerational Relations
DDC:
362.78743
Keywords:
Sociology
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editor's Introduction -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: Introduction -- The Generations Study -- References -- 2: 'They're Not This Kind of Thing That You Think They Are': Patterns, Trends and Policy -- Problematic Motherhood -- Illegitimacy -- Shifting Attitudes Towards Lone Mothers -- Marriage and Cohabitation -- The Emergence of Teenage Motherhood as a Problem -- Labour's Teenage Pregnancy Strategy -- Did the Strategy Work? -- International Comparisons -- The Coalition Approach -- Where Next with a Conservative Government in Power?
Abstract:
Conclusions -- References -- 3: 'It Feels Like It's a Cultural Thing in This Area': The Study in Context -- Inspiration -- The Settings -- The Settings Summarised -- Hearing People's Stories -- Analysis and Story-Building -- Theoretical Frameworks -- References -- 4: 'I was Scared but I was Happy': Getting Pregnant as a Teenager -- 'I'm Pregnant'-Telling Parents -- Reactions Outside the Immediate Family -- Breaking the News to the Father-to-be -- What Now? -- Adoption -- Abortion -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Participants in Young Parent and Family Interviews and Focus Groups -- References
Abstract:
5: 'I wouldn't Swap It for the World': Being a Young Parent -- Becoming a Young Parent -- Being a Mother -- Negotiating a Stigmatised Identity -- Surveillance and Judgement -- Parenthood as a Turning Point -- Conclusions -- References -- 6: 'It's Bringing New Life in': The Baby and the Wider Family -- The Baker Family -- The Fox Family -- The Smith Family -- The Jones Family -- The Young People -- Katy -- Naomi and Jamie -- Multigenerational Experiences -- Hoping for Better -- Models of Motherhood -- Mending Relationships -- Becoming a Grandparent -- Being a Family
Abstract:
Different Shapes of Families, Different Ways of Doing Family -- Similarities and Differences Between the Generations -- Conclusions -- References -- 7: 'There's a Pattern Going on There': Local Contexts of Teenage Parenting -- Understanding Fertility and Contraception -- Education -- Reactions to Pregnancy -- Parenthood as a Turning Point -- Aspiration -- Aspiring to be a Good Parent -- Local Cultures -- Futures -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Participants in Staff Focus Groups and Interviews -- References -- 8: 'It's Mad How Much You Grow up': The Future for Young Parents and Their Children
Abstract:
Transition to Adulthood -- Becoming Grown up -- Being a Good Mum -- Being a Good Dad -- Don't be Like Me: Education and the Future -- Aspiration and Social Mobility -- Conclusions -- References -- 9: 'My Mum is a Young Mum and She's Done Fine': Conclusions -- Key Themes -- Unplanned Pregnancies -- Family (and Other) Reactions -- Supportive Families, Geographically Close -- Interruptions in Education or Work -- Becoming a Family -- Constructions of Parenthood -- Social and Cultural Contexts of Parenthood -- Rewriting the Life Script -- Countering a Stigmatising Identity
Abstract:
Social and Cultural Capital
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