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Author Kiselica, Mark S.

Title When boys become parents [electronic resource] : adolescent fatherhood in America / Mark S. Kiselica.

Imprint New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2008.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xi, 263 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-257) and index.
Contents The looming crisis America must confront -- The sexual worlds of American teenagers from different eras and its impact on boys who become fathers -- The characteristics and parenting behaviors of adolescent fathers : stereotypical versus accurate portraits -- The service needs of adolescent fathers : addressing hardships and societal neglect -- Helping teenage fathers : the process of engaging young fathers and assisting them with the transition to parenthood -- Model programs and useful resources : comprehensive service projects, organizations, web sites, movies, and young-adult books pertaining to teenage fathers -- Policy considerations : what America must do to prevent early fatherhood and help teenage boys who are fathers.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Teenage fathers -- Counseling of -- United States.
Teenage fathers -- Services for -- United States.
Teenage fathers -- United States -- Life skills guides.
Unmarried fathers -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0813543584 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780813543581 (hardcover : alk. paper)

 
    
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