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4. 'On My Own': A New Discourse of Dependence and Independence from Teen Mothers

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© 2016 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

© 2016 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. CONTRIBUTORS vii
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
  5. INTRODUCTION: JAMES WONG and DAVID CHECKLAND xiii
  6. 1. Teen Parenting and Canadians' Values 1
  7. 2. What Do We Know about Unmarried Mothers? 10
  8. 3. Day-to-Day Ethical Issues in the Care of Young Parents and Their Children 25
  9. 4. 'On My Own': A New Discourse of Dependence and Independence from Teen Mothers 38
  10. 5. A Critical Feminist Perspective on Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood 52
  11. 6. Teenage Pregnancy: Social Construction? 71
  12. 7. How Should We Live? Some Reflections on Procreation 81
  13. 8. The Construction of Teen Parenting and the Decline of Adoption 99
  14. 9. Changing High-Risk Policies and Programs to Reduce High-Risk Sexual Behaviours 121
  15. 10. A Round-Table Discussion of Teen Parenting as a Social and Ethical Issue 151
  16. 11. On Choice, Responsibility, and Entitlement 176
Teen Pregnancy and Parenting
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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442680418-007

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. CONTRIBUTORS vii
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
  5. INTRODUCTION: JAMES WONG and DAVID CHECKLAND xiii
  6. 1. Teen Parenting and Canadians' Values 1
  7. 2. What Do We Know about Unmarried Mothers? 10
  8. 3. Day-to-Day Ethical Issues in the Care of Young Parents and Their Children 25
  9. 4. 'On My Own': A New Discourse of Dependence and Independence from Teen Mothers 38
  10. 5. A Critical Feminist Perspective on Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood 52
  11. 6. Teenage Pregnancy: Social Construction? 71
  12. 7. How Should We Live? Some Reflections on Procreation 81
  13. 8. The Construction of Teen Parenting and the Decline of Adoption 99
  14. 9. Changing High-Risk Policies and Programs to Reduce High-Risk Sexual Behaviours 121
  15. 10. A Round-Table Discussion of Teen Parenting as a Social and Ethical Issue 151
  16. 11. On Choice, Responsibility, and Entitlement 176
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