On Becoming a Teen Mom - by Mary Patrice Erdmans & Timothy Black (Paperback)

This book is a game-changer when it comes to understanding teen mothers.

It shatters myths and offers a fresh critical perspective on the links between early childbirth and social inequalities.

Through personal life histories of 108 brown, white, and black teen mothers, the authors expose the problems that cause distress in these young women's lives and often overlooked in pregnancy prevention campaigns.

The stories are both tragic and painful, marked by child sexual abuse, partner violence, and school failure, as well as less devastating depicting "girl next door" characters whose unintended pregnancies lay bare insidious gender disparities.

This book offers a fresh perspective on the links between teen births and social inequalities, demonstrating how the intersecting hierarchies of gender, race, and class shape the biographies of young mothers.

Don't miss out on this eye-opening and inspiring investigation into the lifeworlds of teenage moms.

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