{"product_id":"teen-pregnancy-and-parenting-2","title":"Teen Pregnancy and Parenting","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhether glamorised or stigmatised, teenage parenthood is all too often used to stand for a host of social problems, and empirical research results ignored. Identifying core controversies surrounding teen pregnancy and parenting, this book resolves misperceptions using findings from large-scale, longitudinal, and qualitative research studies from the US and other Western countries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummarising the evidence and integrating it with a systems perspective, the authors explore ten prevalent myths about teenage parents, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeen pregnancy is associated with other behavior problems. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildren of teen parents will experience cognitive delay, adjustment problems, and will themselves become teen parents. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBetter outcomes are achieved when teen mothers live with their own mothers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeen pregnancy costs tax payers lots of money. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbstinence education is the best way to prevent teen pregnancy. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeen Pregnancy and Parenting ends by highlighting the prevention and intervention implications for families, practitioners, and policymakers. It will be of interest to academics and advanced students from a range of disciplines and professions including psychology, public policy, nursing, social work and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54983869595992,"sku":"9780415644327","price":204.6,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415644327.jpg?v=1777957260","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/teen-pregnancy-and-parenting-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}