Teen pregnancy and parenting social and ethical issues

Checkland, David, 1951- (Added Author). Wong, James, 1955- (Added Author).

Summary: "Teen pregnancy and parenting are widely considered to be a social problem. These original essays, arising from a conference at Ryerson Polytechnic University, explore the many factors affecting how Canadian society responds to, and creates, the phenomenon of teen parenting. The contributors bring expertise from diverse disciplines, including education, social work, sociology, history, and philosophy, to address matters of social policy on the issue." "The study's new findings, the interdisciplinary approach, and the Canadian focus make this unique gathering of facts and ideas an essential resource for students of sociology, health and women's studies, philosophy, urban youth culture, and public policy."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780802080707
ISBN: 9780802042156
ISBN: 0802080707 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 0802042155 (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 1442680415 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781442680418 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 184 p.) : ill.
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Publisher: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c1999.

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General Note:	Multi-user. Terms of use - Multi-User. CatMonthString:jan.13 CatMonthString:jun.14 CatBulkString:jan.03.13
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction / James Wong and David Checkland -- Teen parenting and Canadians' values / Suzanne Peters -- What do we know about unmarried mothers? / Susan Clark -- Day-to-day ethical issues in the care of young parents and their children / Miriam Kaufman -- 'On my own': a new discourse of dependence and independence from teen mothers / Linda Davies, Margaret McKinnon, and Prue Rains -- A critical feminist perspective on teen pregnancy and parenthood / Deirdre M. Kelly -- Teenage pregnancy : social construction? / Ian Hacking -- How should we live? Some reflections on procreation / Kathryn Pyne Addelson -- The construction of teen parenting and the decline of adoption / Lea Caragata -- Changing high-risk policies and programs to reduce high-risk sexual behaviours / Maureen Jessop Orton -- A round-table discussion of teen parenting as a social and ethical issue -- On choice, responsibility, and entitlement -- David Checkland and James Wong.
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