Policy Press
One Introduction: ‘shattered lives and blighted futures’
Abstract
This book aims to consider the depiction of teenage pregnancy as a social and public health problem and to explore ways in which policy makers, academics and the media have responded to teenage pregnancy. The focus is on the late 1990s to the present. This book covers the British experience, though reference is made to other countries’ experiences of teenage pregnancy. This book is divided into two parts, wherein the first part focuses on describing the background to, factors associated with, everyday representations of and policy on teenage pregnancy, and the second part focuses on the depiction of teenage pregnancy as a problem.
Abstract
This book aims to consider the depiction of teenage pregnancy as a social and public health problem and to explore ways in which policy makers, academics and the media have responded to teenage pregnancy. The focus is on the late 1990s to the present. This book covers the British experience, though reference is made to other countries’ experiences of teenage pregnancy. This book is divided into two parts, wherein the first part focuses on describing the background to, factors associated with, everyday representations of and policy on teenage pregnancy, and the second part focuses on the depiction of teenage pregnancy as a problem.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables vii
- Acknowledgements viii
- Abbreviations ix
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Making a problem
- Introduction: ‘shattered lives and blighted futures’ 3
- Who has a baby as a teenager? 19
- Epidemics, fluctuations and trends: the everyday depiction of teenage pregnancy 39
- New Labour, a new approach to teenage pregnancy 55
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Unmaking a problem
- What are the consequences of teenage fertility? 75
- Contextualising teenage pregnancy 91
- Theorising teenage pregnancy as a problem 109
- Conclusion: no silver bullet. Teenage pregnancy as a problem: overview and recommendations 127
- References 145
- Index 169
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables vii
- Acknowledgements viii
- Abbreviations ix
-
Making a problem
- Introduction: ‘shattered lives and blighted futures’ 3
- Who has a baby as a teenager? 19
- Epidemics, fluctuations and trends: the everyday depiction of teenage pregnancy 39
- New Labour, a new approach to teenage pregnancy 55
-
Unmaking a problem
- What are the consequences of teenage fertility? 75
- Contextualising teenage pregnancy 91
- Theorising teenage pregnancy as a problem 109
- Conclusion: no silver bullet. Teenage pregnancy as a problem: overview and recommendations 127
- References 145
- Index 169
