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