Abstract

Contents: Series Editors' Foreword. Preface. Introduction: Beyond the Sterotypes: What Kind of Problem Is Teenage Parenting? The American Context: Sex, Marriage, Work, and Poverty. Resilient Processes: Gaining Strength From Challenge and Support. Pathways to Adulthood: School and Work. Life as a Working Mother: Teressa and Charise. Welfare Benefits for Inner-City Adolescent Mothers: Supporting Early Adult Development. Living on Welfare: Mialisa, Helen, and Vivian. Resilient Relationships: Men as Fathers and Partners. With T. Harmon, Relationships That Hurt: Escaping Domestic Violence. With W. Hoglund, Adolescent Mothers as Co-Parents: The Effects of Maternal Care, Grandmothers' Involvement, and Day-Care Experiences on Child Competence and Problem Behaviors. Building a Rock to Stand On: Policies That Enhance Competence for the Transition to Early Adulthood. Appendices: Description of Measures. Interview for Ethnographic Data.

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