Format:
Online-Ressource (xi, 263 p)
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780813543581
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0813543584
Content:
After-school specials about teenage pregnancy abound. Whether in television or in society, the focus tends toward young girls coping with all of the emotional and physical burdens of pregnancy. Rarely is the perspective of the teenage fathers portrayed. In this informative book, Mark Kiselica draws on his many years of counseling teenage fathers to offer a compassionate look at the difficult life circumstances and the complicated hardships these young men experience. Through vignettes of real-life experiences, based on Kiselica's many years of counseling, readers are offered a glimpse into the
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-257) and index
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Acknowledgments; Author's Note; Chapter 1: The Looming Crisis America Must Confront; Chapter 2: The Sexual Worlds of American Teenagers from Different Eras and Their Impact on Boys Who Become Fathers; Chapter 3: The Characteristics and Parenting Behaviors of Adolescent Fathers: Stereotypical versus Accurate Portraits; Chapter 4: The Service Needs of Adolescent Fathers: Addressing Hardships and Societal Neglect; Chapter 5: Helping Teenage Fathers: The Process of Engaging Young Fathers and Assisting Them with the Transition to Parenthood
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Chapter 6: Model Programs and Useful Resources: Comprehensive Service Projects, Organizations, Web Sites, Movies, and Young-Adult Books Pertaining to Teenage FathersChapter 7: Policy Considerations: What America Must Do to Prevent Early Fatherhood and Help Teenage Boys Who Are Fathers; Notes; Index; About the Author
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813543581
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe When Boys Become Parents : Adolescent Fatherhood in America
Language:
English
